Kurt Harland

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.

Biography

He was born Kurt Harland Larson on January 25, 1963 in Minnesota. His father, Paul Larson, is a chemist. Starting at the age of six he took piano lessons, and by the end of high school this 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, 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.

Career

Harland began his experience with electronic audio gear and recording in 1982.

Information Society

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)".