Ron Geesin
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1943|12|17}}<br />[[Stevenston]], [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]
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| Instrument = Piano
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| Years_active = 1967-
| Label = [[Headscope]]
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'''Ronald 'Ron' Geesin''' (born [[17 December]] [[1943]], in [[Stevenston]], [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[music]]ian 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 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{{Fact|date=June 2007}} 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 [[Expo '70|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 [[Yuri Landman|Zoppo]].
==Discography==
*''[[A Raise of Eyebrows]]'' ([[1967 in music|1967]])
*''[[Music from "The Body"]]'' ([[1970 in music|1970]])
*''[[Electrosound]]'' (1972)
*''[[As He Stands]]'' ([[1973 in music|1973]])
*''[[Electrosound (volume 2)]]'' (1975)
*''[[Patruns]]'' ([[1975 in music|1975]])
*''[[Atmospheres]]'' (1977)
*''[[Right Through]]'' (1977)
*''[[Magnificent Machines]]'' (1988)
*''[[Funny Frown]]'' ([[1991 in music|1991]])
*''[[Bluefuse]]'' ([[1993 in music|1993]])
*''[[Hystery]]'' (1994) (Compilation)
*''[[Land of Mist]]'' (1995)
*''[[A Raise of Eyebrows/As He Stands]]'' (1995) (2 albums on one CD)
*''[[Right Through and Beyond]]'' (2003) (Right Through plus additional tracks)
== External links ==
* [http://www.rongeesin.com/ Geesin's website]
* [http://www.headscope.co.uk/ Headscope]
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