User:Lorin Richards

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Lorin Morgan-Richards is a writer, producer, and electronic artist that has incorporated visually into his live performances; modern dance, stage sets, film, and theatrical drama. Richards first album 'ENKI', released in 1999, was based on the book 'The Twelfth Planet' by author-historian Zecharia Sitchin.

April 8th, 2000, at the Cleveland Public Theater, Lorin Morgan-Richards premiered 'ENKI' on stage. This performance was choreographed by New York City trained Michael Medcalf. Michael Medcalf is the founder of the Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre group.

Richards second album 'An Occurrence Remembered' was based on Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and 'Chickamauga'. Music for the album was syncopated in time to Robert Enrico's films of the same name. Richards turned to choreographer Nicole Cavaliere and co-producer Valerie Stoneking for the New York premiere of 'An Occurrence Remembered'. Invisible Records released two of the songs from this production 'Hanging by a Thread' and 'the escape' on their release 'Notes from thee Real underground', 2002.

In 2002, Richards worked with Jim Beck, a Brooklyn musician and tech, to create the live soundtrack for 'We See but Dimly', a modern dance performance by Angela Huddleston.

May of 2002, Richards released a cover of Alice Cooper's 'Im Eighteen' for a special compilation of the artist, entitled Mutations: A Tribute to Alice Cooper.

Richards currently resides in Los Angeles.