Ned Lagin

Ned Lagin
Born (1948-03-17) March 17, 1948 (age 76)
OriginRoslyn Heights, New York, United States
GenresElectronic, avant-garde, space music, jazz, classical
Occupation(s)Artist, Photographer, Scientist, Composer, Keyboardist
Instrument(s)Piano, Electric Piano, Clavichord, Synthesizer, Computer
LabelsRound, United Artists, Rykodisc
WebsiteSpiritcats.com

Ned Lagin (born March 17, 1948) is an American artist, photographer, scientist, composer, and keyboardist.[1][2][3]

Lagin is considered a pioneer in the development and use of minicomputers and personal computers in real-time stage and studio music composition and performance.[4][5]

He is known for his electronic music composition Seastones, for performing with the Grateful Dead, and for his photography and art.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Prendrergast, Mark (2000). The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Trance – the Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 244. ISBN 1-58234-134-6.
  2. ^ a b Ned Lagin interview with David Gans on KPFA, February 3, 2001
  3. ^ Ned Lagin interview with David Gans, August 2001 in: Gans, David. Conversations with the Dead, The Grateful Dead Interview Book, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2002. pp. 343–389. ISBN 0-306-81099-9
  4. ^ "Mini Helps 'Grateful Dead' Compose Rock", Computerworld, August 13, 1975, page 33
  5. ^ "Dead Go To Computerized Synthesizer", Billboard, September 6, 1975, pp. 19 and 29