Jay Karl Stevens is a poet,

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, and

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with a special interest in states of

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. He is the author of ''Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream'', and co-author of ''Drumming at the Edge of Magic'' with

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percussionist

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

and ethnomusicologist

Fredric Lieberman Fredric Lieberman (1940 - died May 4, 2013) was an American ethnomusicologist, composer, music professor, and author. As a faculty member at the University of California at Santa Cruz, he was affiliated with the Music Department (including the unde ...

. He is the founder of Applied Orphics, a revolutionary DIY for the marketing and distribution of digital media, and of Rap Lab, a program bringing at-risk teenagers and professional musicians and poets together.

Books

* ''Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream'' (Grove Press 1998) * ''Drumming at the Edge of Magic'' (with Mickey Hart & Fredric Lieberman) (1990 Harper San Francisco) * ''Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm'' (with Mickey Hart & Fredric Lieberman) (1998 Harper San Francisco)

Discography

* ''Dance House'' by Jay Stevens and Derek Young (2012

* ''Orphic Revival'' by Jay Karl Stevens and The Raven (2013

Notes

References

* ''The Sixties'' edited by Peter Stine, Jay Stevens contributor. Wayne State University Press (January 1, 1996) , * ''Acid Christ: Ken Kesey, LSD, and the Politics of Ecstasy'' by Mark Christensen. Schaffner Press (November 1, 2011) , * ''Sex, Death, and God in L.A.'' edited by David Reid. University of California Press (1992) (Reissued 2013 by Random House) * ''Drunk the Night Before: An Anatomy of Intoxication'' by Marty Roth. University of Minnesota Press (2005) * ''The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock 'n' Roll'' by Simon Reynolds. Harvard University Press (1996) * ''San Francisco: A Cultural and Literary History'' by Mick Sinclair. Interlink Books (2004) * ''Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD : the CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond'' by Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain. Grove Press (1992)

External links

Jay Stevens' website

New scientist

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