Jason Cady is a composer and librettist. He performs on pedal steel and modular synthesizer. Pitchfork called him a "mod-synth mastermind…funny and engaging." The New York Times, described his video opera, "I Screwed Up the Future", as “charming fantasy...drably comic and spacey.” His opera, "Candy Corn", was called "hilarious" by The Wire Magazine, and “radically enjoyable” by I Care If You Listen. He is the Artistic Director of Experiments in Opera, and the Director of Music Programming at The Flea Theater. He was born in Flint, Michigan and now lives in New York City.
