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  • Pure Data Patching Circles at BOM

    From 16th March to 27th April I ran a four part Pure Data Patching Circle at Birmingham Open Media. It was originally intended to be an informal gathering of Pure Data and “creative coding” enthusiasts but quickly it turned into a course in using Pure Data. Here’s some of what I learnt from running…

  • BOM Fellows Talk

    On Tuesday 14th April I gave a presentation about my work at Birmingham Open Media (BOM). You may not be aware, but in addition to all the things that I do I am also a Fellow at BOM. What this entails is that I will continue to develop a lot of my work whilst…

  • Associate Producer at Vivid Projects

    I’m happy to announce that I have recently joined Vivid Projects as their Associate Producer. If you’ve been following my progress as an artist you’ll see that I have worked with VIVID/Vivid Projects in various forms since 2009. In 2009, as a result of the Young People on Arts Boards programme I joined the…

  • Making Light Under The Door

    On 23rd March the video I made for Light Under The Door by My Panda Shall Fly was released to the public. If you haven’t seen it already, check it out! This represents a bit of a departure from my usual visuals that feature an onslaught of colour and movement. The track itself is…

  • μChip 3

    µChip 3 happened at Vivid Projects from 19th March and it was a great success! I was really happy to see so many people travel from across the country to see a bunch of really great artists and musicians! Photos from the event are available from Pete Ashotn‘s an Ultrasyd‘s Flickr stream and on…

  • Libre Graphics Meeting 2015

    From 27th April – 3rd May I’ll be in Toronto for the 10th Libre Graphics Meeting. Details of what I’ll be doing will follow shortly. Libre Graphics Meeting Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is the annual gathering of users and developpers of Free and Open Source software for graphics, design, and visual art. This unique…

  • CopyrightX

    From 26th January till 30th April I’m going to be taking part in the online sections of CopyrightX. CopyrightX is a twelve-week networked course, offered from January to May each year under the auspices of Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance-learning initiative, and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. The course explores the…

  • </2014>

    It’s been a tough year. January As usual January was quiet. Libre Graphics Magazine 2.2 was released and I also did the artwork for Maximilien Irregular. He’s got an EP out y’know. . February Back in late 2013 myself and Joe Newlin set out to collaborate on an audio visual artware piece. In early…

  • Pixel Player

    Back in June 2014 I wrote how that in 2013, after visiting The Cyborg Foundation in Barcelona, I became interested in exploring sonification. My experients at that stage culminated in the production of the Pixel Waves Pure Data patch, which allows the sonification of images based on the colour/RGB values of individual ppixels. I…