Joseph Bernardot (January 9, 1947 – January 6, 2024), better known by his stage name Iasos, was a Greek-born American musician and composer who was considered a pioneer of new-age music. His company Inter-Dimensional Music is based in Sausalito, California. Iasos performed and lectured internationally, and his music is distributed worldwide.

Jan 12, 2024 · He’s up there with the likes of Brian Eno, Laaraji and Vangelis as one of the electronic pioneers of new age music, having immersed himself in California’s psychedelic scene in the 70s and carving out his own DIY and experimental sound: modulated flutes, steel guitars, spacey electric pianos.

Aug 11, 2011 · The musician Iasos sometime during the mid 70s From the get-go, the intention of the genre was more about effect or feeling as opposed to the actual instruments used, melodies, or styles. It was meant to put the listener in a relaxed, or meditative state.

This is a documentary on Iasos that was created in 1979 in California. Iasos website: http://iasos.com

Jan 25, 2024 · Iasos, a composer and former Sausalito resident whose work in the 1970s pioneered the New Age genre, died Jan. 6, a few days shy of his 77th birthday.

Jan 9, 2024 · Iasos, musician whose Inter-Dimensional Music was one of the earliest New Age albums, died Saturday at the age of 76.

Apr 28, 2021 · Extensive interviews and performances with the new age icon explaining the origins of his inter-dimensional music. Here is Iasos, the legendary and peculiar new age figure from the Bay Area, in 1979 at the peak of his musical powers.

Jun 16, 2024 · Iasos is being interviewed for a 1979 documentary by students at Marin College, four years after his debut, Inter-Dimensional Music, one of the first albums to pair new age philosophy with...

Jan 10, 2024 · By injecting West Coast mysticism and inter dimensional travel into the gestalt of his art, Iasos also helped define New Age music, for better and worse, for the larger culture.

This "archival" album includes 11 photos of Iasos in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as extensive text, describing his life & career during those years. (Iasos playing electric flute on the "San Rafael" Ferry Boat, in the Gate 5 house-boat area of Sausalito, California - early 1970s)