Gigi Masin (born October 24, 1955) is an Italian composer, ambient musician and producer from Venice. He is best known for his 1986 LP Wind and as a member of Gaussian Curve, a trio with Jonny Nash and Young Marco. A member of Italy's underground electronic scene, Masin pressed Wind privately and only released it at a series of small concerts in 1986. Most of the remaining copies were destroyed when Masin's house was flooded. However, it became a cult item after being sampled by artists such as Björk and Nujabes, leading to a revival of interest in Masin's work. Music from Memory released the compilation Talk to the Sea in 2014, and the following year Masin reissued Wind on his own label The Bear on the Moon. In the years since he released two albums (Clouds, in 2015 and The Distance, in 2017) with the newly formed trio Gaussian Curve, collaborated with Italian duo Tempelhof and released three solo albums and a number of singles and collaborative works. Biography Early life Despite his childhood dream of studying violin never becoming a reality, Masin's love for music did not subside. It soon evolved, first into playing the guitar and becoming a radio speaker and DJ, another childhood dream, when he was 18 years old. As a host of a public radio stations's late-night show, Masin could play long sets of very diverse music of his liking. After almost 10 years in this dream role, Masin found himself looking for a job as many public radio stations were closing down to changes in legislation. He first tried to make music of his own upon requests from friends working in theatre to use his vast collection of records and peculiar music for their productions. However, instead of playing the records in the “normal” way he would play them slower or backwards or record them on tape and add different noises on when playing the tapes back. It was during these late 1970s experimentations of sound collages made with tape loops, field recordings and turntablism that Masin discovered a new way to express his musical self which culminated in the release of his debut album Wind in 1987. 1986–1991 Masin's first release Wind in 1986 (self-released and distributed for free) was a personal project originally conceived as a gift to give out at small local gigs and to friends. Following up from this