Kurt Harland Larsen
| Kurt Harland | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kurt Harland Larson |
| Also known as | Kurt Valaquen, Kurt Larson |
| Born | January 25, 1964 |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Genres | Synthpop, new wave, freestyle |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, game soundtrack composer, audio engineer |
| Associated acts | Information Society |
Kurt Harland is a singer, composer, and video game developer/audio engineer. He is best known as the lead singer of Information Society and composer of the soundtracks for the Legacy of Kain video game series.
Kurt Harland Larson was born on January 25, 1964 in Minnesota. His father, Paul Larson, is a chemist. At the age of six he took piano lessons, and by the end of high school had expanded into choral and theatrical singing and stage performing.
During college, he and a high school friend started a recording group they called Information Society, which would become a decades-long involvement with music, electronic audio, and recording/programming.
After living in New York City, Vienna, and Minneapolis, Harland moved to California. He currently resides in San Francisco with his wife, Michelle, and sons, Allistair, born 2006, and Halvard, born 2012.
Harland began his experience with electronic audio gear and recording in 1982.
Formed in 1982, synthpop band Information Society achieved mainstream success for a time in the late eighties and early nineties. They are most widely known for their 1988 hit single "What's On Your Mind? (Pure Energy)".
In early concerts and albums, Harland was credited under the pseudonym "Kurt Valaquen," Valaquen taken from Tolkien, meaning child of light. After the band had achieved mainstream success, he began using his own middle name as his professional last name.[1]
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