BlankFor.ms is the project of Brooklyn-based composer and electronic musician Tyler Gilmore, whose work centers on the textural and emotional possibilities of degraded tape, analog synthesis, and layered decay. His recordings include After the Town Was Swept Away (Leaving Records, 2025), his most recent solo album, and Shards (Red Hook, 2026), a collaborative album with Jason Moran and Marcus Gilmore. He has also composed for film, with contributions to the Academy Award Best Picture–nominated Nickel Boys, and his tape-focused sample packs — available via Gumroad and Splice — have found a wide audience among producers and sound designers worldwide.
“…at the cutting edge of his craft.” - Larry Blumenfeld, TIDAL
"That music is at times excitable and other times deeply contemplative, but even at the extreme ends of that spectrum, motion and stillness bleed across the divide.” - Bandcamp Daily
“It is an impressive team for a first foray. On “Refract,” their new album, the trio works across medium and style, with composed elements and prepared loops by Blankfor.ms sparking improvisations from his collaborators.” - New York Times
"This three-way studio collaboration between pianist Jason Moran, electronic musician Blankfor.ms, and drummer Marcus Gilmore is a fascinating experiment... Blankfor.ms is always at work disrupting and sidetracking the music, letting shimmering waves of electronic tone waft through.” - Stereogum