Hidden Spaces

Using lasers and webcams, I built a system that tracks a subject's motion through a darkened room and triggers sounds based on the subject's movements (http://www.listenfaster.com/projects.shtml). A team of artists turned this technology into an art installation called Hidden Spaces, which was featured at Seattle's SOIL gallery in November 2007. All sounds and tech were created by me, and lasers were designed and built by Ed Mannery and Iole Allessandrini. Ed is an optics expert ? his day job is fabricating lenses and mirrors for telescopes in various observatories, most recently working with University of Hawaii.Iole's Hidden Space's Page

Virtual VCS3

I built a virtual version of a rare synthesizer, the Putney VCS3 (http://www.bigbluewave.co.uk/ems_synthi_vcs3.htm ), which was used on countless '60s and '70s recordings, most notably Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (track: “On the Run”). Rock bands Animal Collective and Wizard Prison used my VCS3 system on a recent West Coast tour, as well as on their recordings.

Digital Pen

http://www.adapx.com
Working with Seattle company Adapx, I've built systems that allow users to write in a notebook with a special Digital Pen. After you've written your text and connected the pen to a computer, the system transfers all handwriting to a virtual notebook in the computer, which can be transferred over email or used during presentations.

Cell phone work

Among dozens of other phone-related projects, I've programmed systems that allow cell phone networks to broadcast video programs (soccer games, in particular) to every subscriber's phone. The first release of this system (South Korea, 2004) involved 75,000 viewers, all watching soccer on their cell phones!

Video casting

I coordinated an online premier of an unreleased motion picture starring Val Kilmer. More than 6,000 hardcore Kilmer fans watched this online premier, all on PCs connected to the Internet.

Digital Jukebox

I built three video jukeboxes that served music from a music webstore (similar to iTunes) that I was involved in building. We placed these jukeboxes in three popular bars across the country, where they faithfully served music for 6 months.

Mp3-related technologies

In early 2001, my team at Lockstream built branded mp3-playing programs for Devo and Radiohead's latest releases, “Pioneers Who Got Scalped” and “Amnesiac,” respectively. The Radiohead player was downloaded by more than 100,000 fans, allowing them to sample the entire album for a week, after which time the program removed itself from the user's computer.

In 2005, I created a system to allow users to download NPR stories, audio books and news onto networked (connected to the Internet) devices similar to iPods (Soniqcast service for the Aireo mp3 player).

Live scoring

In 2007, I toured the West Coast with multimedia group Wizard Prison on a sold-out tour of 1,500-seat theaters (such as the Filmore in San Francisco! Our crowd is pictured at right) with art-rock band Animal Collective. In 2005, at a sold-out show at Seattle's Moore Theater, the 60+ member Degenerate Art Orchestra played my orchestral piece “Bizzy Bizzy,” while accompanied by a local short film. In 2000, I toured the West Coast, and later Germany, performing live orchestral music to Douglas Fairbanks' 1927 film “The Gaucho.” I've also provided live musical accompaniment to numerous feature films, many showcased at international film festivals.