Eric Lee Chin, also known as Eric Qin (1967 – April 19, 1993), was an American composer of experimental music. While studying at the Mannes College of Music in New York City in the early 1990s, Qin founded the Rough Assemblage composers' collective, along with Mark De Gli Antoni and Norman Yamada. Born and raised in New York City, Qin was killed in a bicycle accident on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on April 19, 1993, at the age of 25. His music was performed posthumously at the 1993 Bang on a Can Festival, and a CD of his music entitled Photographs was released in 2002. Discography Qin, Eric. Photographs (2002). New York, New York: Tzadik. Rough Assemblage (1995). Construction and Demolition. Japan: Avant. References 1967 births 1993 deaths American male classical composers American classical composers Road incident deaths in New York (state) Cycling road incident deaths 20th-century classical composers American people of Chinese descent Tzadik Records artists Musicians from New York City Mannes School of Music alumni 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians