Jessica Grace Wing (July 24, 1971 – July 19, 2003) was an American theatrical composer active in New York City. She was resident composer of the off-Broadway Inverse Theater Company and wrote one full-length musical, ''Lost''. Wing was born in

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and grew up in

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, where she attended

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. She attended college at

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. In 1997 she moved to New York City, where she co-founded the Inverse Theater Company. Her musical accompaniments incorporated a diverse range from bluegrass to

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. Wing served as assistant sound designer on the

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'' and wrote and directed a number of short films in pursuing an MFA in film at

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. Wing was a member of San Francisco-based improvisational ambient electronica band Weird Blinking Lights, providing compositional, vocal, synthesizer, and effects performance, and released several solo electronica compilations under the moniker Warm Blooded Love.

Works

Music and songs for theater

* ''Othello'' (1998) * ''The Death of Griffin Hunter'' (1998) * ''Twelfth Night'' (1999) * ''Midnight Brainwash Revival'' (1999) * ''The Death of Don Flagrante Delicto'' (2000) * ''The Burnt Woman of Harvard'' (2001)

Full-length musical

* ''Lost'' (2003)

References

Obituary
in the ''

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Obituary
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External links

Official site

Warmblooded Productions
her production company, including music and video samples *

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