Bruce Odland
Bruce Odland is a sound artist, composer, philosopher, poet and producer renowned for developing and realising ambitious projects using cutting-edge technologies. Based in upstate New York, he has created interactive sonic and multimedia installations in public spaces since 1976, and is active in theatre, film, exhibitions and festivals internationally. He often works collaboratively; Elevated Harmonies (2006) realised with long-time collaborator and fellow sound artist Sam Auinger (as O+A) was presented in October this year at the Ear to the Earth Festival in New York. In 1998 he installed a permanent sound art installation for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) which transforms ambient traffic noise into harmonious overtone series. His projects have been featured at Ars Electronica; New Music America; The Salzburg Festival, Foundation Maeght in Nice and the Sonambiente Festival in Berlin. His pioneering work in sound design for theatre has led to collaborations with many of America’s leading directors, and he is currently working on the sound direction of the Wooster Group’s new production of La Didone by Francesco Cavalli, to be premiered in early 2007.
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Michael Luck Schneider
Michael Luck Schneider is a new media artist and interactive designer based in New York. He’s a founding member of motohoho, a group of artists and designers who use network technology to create artistic portals connecting people to the world. Recent projects include Rock My Chair (2006), an interactive installation of networked rocking chairs which emit different parts of a melody according to their movement. The work was presented in August 2006 at the San Jose Museum of Art in Zero One, during the International Symposium of Electronic Arts. BuzGlo (2004-2005) was an interactive rehabilitation space designed for children with profound disabilities at the Terrence Cardinal Cooke Center in New York City.
Michael Luck Schneider also teaches at New York University in physical computing, exploring the implementation of computer human interfaces using physical interaction. He has co-taught at the school of Occupational Therapy, where students researched and prototyped new interactive devices for therapy applications.
