Charles A. Looker (born May 23, 1980) is an American composer, improviser, vocalist, and guitarist known for his work in experimental metal,[3] contemporary classical,[4] avant-jazz, and Renaissance and Medieval musical forms.

[5] Looker is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where he studied with Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier.

[6] Alongside his work as a solo artist,[3] Looker also leads an Early/Renaissance-music inspired project, Seaven Teares;[7] performs improvised "death-jazz" with Period, whose rotating cast includes Darius Jones, Chuck Bettis, and Mike Pride;[8] played in Sculptress, a duo with Chuck Stern;[9] and leads the industrial-metal duo Psalm Zero, formerly alongside Castevet's Andrew Hock.

[13] Other collaborators include M Lamar,[14] Mariel Roberts, Ty Braxton,[15] Mary Halvorson, Mick Barr, Tim Berne, Nat Baldwin,[16] Earle Brown, Sam Mickens, Kelly Moran, Dax Riggs, Lingua Ignota,[17] Matthew Welch,[18] Stu Watson, William Parker,[19] and Glenn Branca.

In 2011, Looker was named one of NPR Music's "Top 100 Composers Under 40".