I am an artist who plays with sounds, images, and technology. I use a variety of media and styles: graphite & charcoal drawing, pen & ink, paint, video, musical instruments, digital audio, interactive software. I am primarily interested in the synesthetic blending and phase shifting of visual art with sound and music, and the techniques of sampling, compositing, and hybridization. My musical background, which includes Western classical, rock, electronica, and free improvisation, informs my approach to visual art. I am interested in how sound is represented visually, and how images are interpreted sonically, the application of musical ideas to visual contexts, and the exploration of these ideas within the interstitial areas between the musical, visual and digital arts. As a bass guitarist, I have performed with musicians such as Jack Dishel (Only Son), Regina Spektor, Shawn Phillips, Paul Buckmaster, and J. Peter Robinson. I am currently based in eastern Long Island, New York, working as a forensic artist for the local police. Clients and collaborators include Language In Common, the Venice Music Festival, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and G. Schirmer. |
Photo by Jenny Vosacek |
| 2008 | 7 | Shawn Phillips, Paul Buckmaster, and J. Peter Robinson, Weesner Amphitheater, Minneapolis, MN (bass guitar). |
| 4 | How Town, DanceClub, San Francisco, CA (laptop DJ set, audio visualizers). | |
| 3 | Friendly Fire, Starkwhite Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (sound art collaboration organized by Ian-John Hutchinson). | |
| 2007 | 7 | LoVid's "Patch", The Stone, NYC (laptop). |
| 5 | How Town, Velvet Lounge, Setauket, NY & Tritone, Philadelphia, PA (solo). | |
| 2006 | 11 | Only Son, Warsaw, NYC (bass - rock band, music by Jack Dishel). |
| 10 | How Town, Laptop Battle, Tritone, Philadelphia, PA (solo). | |
| 9-10 | tour with Only Son: Toads Place, New Haven, CT; Lupos, Providence, RI; Town Hall, NYC; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC; Avalon, Boston, MA. | |
| 8 | How Town, Knitting Factory, NYC (solo). | |
| 2005 | 2 | duo improvisations with Holland Hopson, Lit Lounge, NYC (laptop, guitar). |
| 1 | Raw Shack, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC (prompter). | |
| 2004 | 9 | Raw Shack, Odeon Lounge, Auckland, New Zealand. Performed by Trudy Lile, Drew McMillan, Nigel Gavin, Samilton, Bruce Morley, Dave Allen, and Derek Tearne. Prompted by Matt Brennan. |
| 7 | Ooblek, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Austin, TX (duo performance with officerfishdumplings). | |
| 4 | New Music Co-op Presents: The New York School. Cage's "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" (radio), Wolff's "Changing the System" (keyboard), Ballet Austin, TX. | |
| 3 | Ooblek, The Parish, Austin, TX. | |
| 3-7 | Austin Cobra Players, Raw Shack, monthly performances at Church of the Friendly Ghost, Austin, TX. | |
| 2 | Flux Cafe. Performed various Fluxus works with Alex Keller, Josh Ronsen, Elana Logsdon and the members of the Austin New Music Co-Op. Church of the Friendly Ghost, Austin, TX. | |
| 2 | supplemen+ presents "Retreat!", Church of the Friendly Ghost, Austin, TX (interactive installation, co-curator). | |
| 2003 | 9 | supplemen+ presents "Universal Coverage", The Vortex, Austin, TX (Ooblek performance, co-curator). |
| 9 | Ooblek, live radio broadcast, KVRX 91.7 FM, Austin, TX. | |
| 6 | Vitamin S, free improvisation with Kate Martin and Darren Hannah, Odeon Cafe, Auckland, New Zealand (piano). | |
| 6 | Correspondance. Simultaneous performances in Auckland, New Zealand and Austin, TX using a custom networked interface to generate animations from MIDI (electronic music) data. | |
| 2-3 | 3:14-3:44pm GMT, 29 Sept. 2001 and 8:12am-7:12pm GMT, 15 June 2002, Cactus Bra Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Simultaneous worldwide audio field recording and photography projects. Organized by Michael Martinez. | |
| 2002 | 12 | Ooblek, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Austin, TX. |
| 9 | Blue, Airspace, Auckland, New Zealand. Audio installation of collaboration with officerfishdumplings. Curated by Andrew Clifford. | |
| 6 | Vitamin S, free improvisation with Hamish and Andrew McMillan, Odeon Cafe, Auckland, New Zealand (signal processing, vocals). | |
| 6 | Aural Visions, duo improvisations with Matthew Brennan, The Temple, Auckland, New Zealand (acoustic guitar, mandolin). | |
| 5 | Blue, Wintergarden tropical greenhouse, Auckland, New Zealand. Video installation with music by Hatim Belyamani. | |
| 3 | Schizophonics United, solo electro-acoustic performance, Beautiful Music, Auckland, New Zealand. |
| 2003 | MFA | Intermedia, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland |
| 2000 | BA | Music, Harvard College |
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