Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.max-neuhaus.info/ www.max-neuhaus.info -rsb- - years active: 1957 -- 2009 - death date: 3 february 2009 - genre: avant-garde , experimental - birth date: 9 august 1939 - name: '' ' max neuhaus '' ' - background: non_performing_personnel - image: max neuhaus.jpg - occupation: public art , sound art , sound installation Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of max neuhaus .
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max neuhaus -lrb- august 9 , 1939 -- february 3 , 2009 -rrb- was born in beaumont , texas , and was a renowned percussionist and interpreter of contemporary music in the 1960s who moved on to pioneer artistic activities with sound .he has created numerous sound works -lrb- including sound installations -rrb- that have extended sound as a primary medium into the domain of contemporary art .