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MS Information, Communication and Audiovisual Media Technologies
Universitat Pompeu Fabra . Barcelona, Spain . 2008
MFA Design | Media Art
University of California, Los Angeles . Los Angeles, CA . 2004
BS Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence minor)
BA Philosophy
Case Western Reserve University . Cleveland, OH . 1996
Founder . The Strange Agency . Los Angeles . 01 2009 - present
Developing and designing music-oriented iPhone applications. These include the Sound Scope series of real-time touch- and motion-controlled synthesizers, Curtis, the first granular synth on the iPhone, and Sub Shredder, the speaker destroyer application. Responsible for all concepting, programming, and design direction. Generated 400k downloads to date.
Boss . Philtre Com LLC . Global. 01 2007 - present
Co-founder of experimental dance music net label, with over 20 releases. Responsible for operations as well as design and development of online marketing and virtual product packaging.
Principal . Machinatus . San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York. 04 2001 - present
Contract internet designer/developer with a decade of experience with Flash programming for established brands including Adidas, Adobe, P&G, Macromedia, Prudential, Ernst & Young, Pfizer, Redken, Absolut, HP, Inktomi, Altoids, Discover Card, Disney, Dwell, Ebay, Nabisco, and Nickelodeon. Utilized LAMP stack to deliver dynamic, data-driven websites with managed content, access control, targeted delivery, and extensive use tracking. Handled client-side, server-side, and database programming.
Senior Interaction Designer . Novo . San Francisco . 01 2000 - 04 2001
Headed interaction design and development at major online agency. Responded to RFPs, spearheaded interactive projects, established workflows, liaised with graphic design team. Used Flash and Director extensively to bring animation and interactivity to internet projects.
Lead Programmer . Enlighten . San Francisco . 01 1999 - 12 1999
Sole programmer on large-scale CD-ROM projects. Scripted Flash modules and created Flash/Generator workflows to automate timed content delivery for Disney Online.
Multimedia Designer . Mozes Cleveland . Cleveland . 05 1996 - 11 1997
Handled all programming tasks of this New Media startup, helping to rapidly turn a 2-man shop into a multi-million dollar company. Duties included programming Director, Authorware, IconAuthor, Java and JavaScript.
Programmer . Digital Media Lab . Cleveland . 05 1995 - 05 1996
Created a rights-managed text browser for viewing protected content over the Internet. Using Microsoft Visual C++ implemented DML rights access API into a desktop client application.
Programmer . IBM . Rochester . 06 1994 - 12 1994
Helped develop support tools on AS/400 mainframes, written in C with extensive use of TCP/IP.
Teaching Assistant . University of California, Los Angeles . Los Angeles, CA . 2002 - 2004
courses: Design and Society, Senior Project, Design Culture, Creative Use of the Internet, Games and Art
Master's thesis at UPF
Designed and implemented user interfaces for a real-time concatenative synthesis performance and composition system. Combined Flash with OSC to facilitate user interaction with a native audio mosaicking engine.
Master's thesis at UCLA
Created a population of autonomous, sound-making devices interacting with each other and with the sounds in their environment. Programmed all devices in C, using Atmel AVR microprocessors. Designed all circuitry. Used the Processing environment to create simulations of the network.
Atlantic Center for the Arts . with Joshua Davis . 2010
Atlantic Center for the Arts . with Carsten Nicolai . 2008
Weep the People . American Gigabyte. Vaatican . 2010
Claus Muzak . Nineteen Eighty Eight . Swishcotheque . 2009
!naus (remix of Textbeak) . Lovecraft . Timetheory . 2008
Claus Muzak . Reuptake Inhibitor . Philtre Com LLC . 2008
Claus Muzak . Operation Anvil Remixes . Timetheory . 2008
Claus Muzak . UK Underground Beats . Promo Only Ltd . 2008
Claus Muzak . Purpose Tremor . Philtre Com LLC . 2007
Claus Muzak . claus!naus.haus . Philtre Com LLC . 2005
Lucas Kuzma . People Doing Strange Things With Electricity II . Comfort Stand Recordings . 2003
The Strange Agency Audio Apps
BArCMuT . Stanford CCRMA . Palo Alto, CA. 2009
simple mouse position predictor with centipede parts
Splashback . Rhizome . New York, NY. 2009
The Ecstasy of Communication (software)
rand()% . The Media Centre . Huddersfield, England. 2005
The Ecstasy of Communication (software)
File Fesitval . SESI Gallery . Sao Paulo, Brasil. 2005
The Ecstasy of Communication (installation)
Interactive Futures . vifvf . Victoria, Canada . 2005
Sunset Sunscape
LA LA LA . Pacific Design Center . Los Angeles, CA . 2003
Continuous Instruments
Solo Exhibition . Telic . Los Angeles, CA . 2003
Languages: ActionScript 2/3, C, C++, Objective C, Assembly, Processing, HTML, XML, JavaScript, Lingo, PHP, SQL
Software: Live, Logic, Reaktor, SoundForge, MAX, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Director, DreamWeaver, After Effects
English: fluent
Polish: fluent
French: advanced
Spanish: beginner
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