Richard Bone

Richard Bone (born February 3, 1952) is an American electronic musician.
Life and career.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Bone began his professional musical career creating soundtracks and scores for several off-Broadway companies working in experimental theater. In 1979, he released with his band Bone the single "Pirate the Islands/Headlines Have It" before joining the new-wave band Shox Lumania in 1981. Bone then recorded a solo 7" entitled "Digital Days/Alien Girl" on and was subsequently signed to Survival Records in the UK where he released several LPs, EPs, singles and contributed to various compilation albums. His 1983 single "Joy of Radiation" reached No. 1 on the Hong Kong Dance Chart.
Bone started the label Quirkworks Laboratory Discs in 1991, allowing him freedom to create music of a more experimental nature and retain control of his musical direction. Since then Bone has released over 25 recordings of new material and several collaborations and compilations. Of the new material recordings, three quickly rose to No. 1 on industry charts as well as receiving numerous other honors. In 2004 Bone's recording "The Reality Temples" was nominated for the 2004 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Electronic Album, his 2005 recording "Saiyuji" was nominated for the 2005 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Ambient Album, his 2007 recording "Infinite Plastic Creation" was awarded the 2007 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Electronic Album and his 2008 release "Sudden Departure" was nominated for the 2008 New Age Reporter LifeStyle Awards’ Best Ambient and Best Electronic Album.
In 2019 Bone released "Empyrean Castles" and "A Garden of Invited Flowers".