David Greenberger was born in Chicago (1954) and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1974, he moved to Boston to attend the Massachusetts College of Art. In the early ’80s, Greenberger set aside painting to explore other media. Starting as a periodical in 1979, based on his conversations with nursing home residents, The Duplex Planet evolved into audio works, both as recordings and performances with music. Greenberger was also the bass player in the band Men & Volts through the ’80s.