American experimental artist and producer, active since 1981. With , McGee operated the cassette label and distributor in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the mid-1980's, McGee recorded works as a member of , solo as , and in collaboration with and .
McGee moved to Florida in 1988, where he operated the label out of Gainesville, FL, simultaneously with an Electronic Cottage Magazine into the 1990's. This was restarted as an online zine and community in April 2018.
In the mid to late 1990's, McGee released dozens of cassettes of homemade experimental music, solo and in collaboration with , (), , (), and others. He also produced a series of "Tape Heads" cassette compilations on his own label.
In the late 1990's and early 2000's Hal McGee started releasing homemade CDr albums. During this time he collaborated heavily with Brian Noring of the , in person and via mail collaboration, and with his long-time partner . In 2006, with the encouragement of and , McGee began performing live for the first time since 1987, joining the ranks of Florida's live noise/experimental music scene. From 2014 to 2015 Hal operated a new label, , and has contributed to . He continues to release music on the label.
Since 2008 Hal has hosted a numbered series of live performances from his apartment called Apartment Music. Attendance is limited mostly to participants but documentation is posted on his YouTube channel, and some live audio recordings have been released.
Name Vars
- H. McGee
- HM
- Hal
- Hal MCgee
- Hal Mc Gee
- Hal Mgee
- Mc Gee
- McGee
- Prof. Hal McGee
- hm
Aliases
- Dog As Master
- Occupant
- Jolifanto Karawane
- The Stipulator
- Captain Mission