Everything about Ron Geesin totally explained
Ronald 'Ron' Geesin (born
17 December 1943, in
Stevenston,
Ayrshire,
Scotland) is a
British musician and
composer, noted for his quirky creations and novel applications of sound. He is probably best known as the orchestrator and organizer of
Pink Floyd's "
Atom Heart Mother (suite)" in
1970, after the band found themselves hopelessly deadlocked over how to complete it. Geesin first collaborated with the band's
Roger Waters (the two shared a love of
golf) on
1969's
Ummagumma ("
Several Species...") and then recorded a whole album with him,
1970's unconventional film soundtrack
Music from "The Body", sampling sounds made by the human body.
After his first solo album,
A Raise of Eyebrows, in
1967, Geesin went on to launch one of the first one-man record companies,
Headscope, with the self-released
As He Stands,
Patruns, and
Right Through. In the
1990s, Headscope released a pair of CDs,
Funny Frown and
Bluefuse, melding modern technology with appropriated and found sounds. In
1994,
Cherry Red Records released the
Hystery CD, an overview of his career. In
1995, Cleopatra Records released his
Land of Mist CD, a collection of instrumental ambience. In 1995,
See For Miles Records re-issued his first two vinyl albums on CD. Headscope followed in 2003 with the CD
Right Through - and Beyond, a reissue of his last vinyl album, unissued material and a
Sour New Year suite.
Geesin has long been interested in the potential for environmental sound and video installations. In 1970 he produced a sound-work for the British pavilion at the
Osaka world fair. During the 1990s, he collaborated with the artist
Ian Breakwell on video projects such as the large-scale work
Auditorium and live art pieces such as
Christmas Carol in which four synchronised figures dressed in Santa Claus costumes performed in Newcastle's Northumberland Street, having been banned from the Gateshead
MetroCentre.
Miscellaneous
Ron is the father of
Dan Geesin, a musician and painter, filmer, sculptor who made a videoclip for
Zoppo.
Discography
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