Latham Gaines

Latham Gaines (born February 3, 1964) is an American composer, actor, artist, and inventor. He is the son of the novelist Charles Gaines and artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines. Gaines is known for his work as 1/2 of the duo GAINES, where he collaborates with his brother Shelby Gaines to create sound sculptures from 'found' materials. Their art has been featured in various NY Art Shows. In 2010, their live performance of their original score in Ethan Hawke's revival of Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind earned them a Drama Desk Award nomination. They also collaborated with Hawke in 2013 for the sound doors in Jonathan Marc Sherman's play 'Clive'. Recently, Latham and his brother built 5 new instruments from found objects to create the original score for the upcoming 2019 film The Kid from Mimran Schur Pictures, directed by Vincent D'Onofrio. Gaines is also known as an inventor and, in 2008, he and his partner, Laura Interval, established 'Opi and Me, LLC', a product development company.