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PETER EDWARDS
address: 1381 Myrtle Ave Apt 5E, Brooklyn, NY 11237
email: pete@casperelectronics.com
phone: 203.889.8551
Professional Experience
Casperelectronics, Brooklyn, NY: 2000 to Present
Sole Proprietor, Designer
Musical instrument design and production.
• Custom instrument commissions
• Interface and circuit design
• Circuit modification and appropriation
• Custom housing and hardware production
Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA: 2005 to 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design
Planned, designed and implemented creative electronics program in the
Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center at Hampshire College.
• Designing class curriculum
• Developing electronics lab facilities
• Monitoring and ordering stocks and supplies
Bloomer Studios, New Haven, CT: October 2006 to February 2007
Freelance Design Associate, Shop Tech
• Construction of scale architectural models from blue prints
• Shop tool maintenance and repair
• Woodworking (carving and cabinetry), metal working, foam carving, figurative clay sculpting.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, RI: 1996 to 2000
B.F.A., Sculpture
Skills
• Advanced wood, metal and plastics working/machining experience
• Advanced adhesives and finishing experience
• Kinetic object design. Includes use of motors, cam shaft based movement and complex sensorial systems.
• Circuit design and circuit board fabrication.
• Computer and hand done illustration. Includes extensive experience on Adobe Photoshop and Illutrator.
Exhibitions and Presentations
2008 Presentation and panel member, PotluckCon (formerly Tape Op Con), New Orleans LA
PotLuckCon: Convention for audio engineers, producers and recording enthusiasts.
2008 Presentation and lecture, Nauticon, Cleveland OH
Notacon: Creative hacking convention (see links section)
2008 Presentation and performance, BENT festival, LA, NY, MN
Bent: Circuit bending festival (see links section)
2008 Group show, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery, Manchester, CT
2007 Presentation and performance, The Piksel Festival, Bergen, Norway
Piksel, Open source technology festival (see links section)
2007 Presentation, workshop and performance, BENT Festival, Eyebeam, NY
2007 Workshop, Public access television, New Haven,CT
2006 Group show, “Model Citizens”, Art Space, New Haven CT
Michael Oatman, curator, RPI
2006 Group show, “Model Citizens”, Albany Airport, Abany NY
2006 Solo show, Seton gallery, University of New Haven, CT
2006 Group Show, Yale’s Green Gallery, New Haven, CT;
Moxie- the Best of City Wide Open Studios
Jodie Hanel Fernandez, Juror, Exit Art
2006 Citywide open studios, New Haven, CT
2006 Presentation, workshop and performance, BENT Festival, The Tank, NY
Performances
2007 BAR, New Haven, CT
2007 Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
2007 The Nest, Bridgeport, CT
2007 The Bunker, Bergen, Norway
2007 The Robot Store, Bergen, Norway
2007 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2007 The Cake Shop, Brooklyn, NY
2007 City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2007 Double Down Saloon, Manhattan NY
2006 Mars Bar, Manhattan, NY
2006 BAR, New Haven, CT
2006 Café NINE, New Haven, CT
2006 The Nest, Bridgeport, CT
2006 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2006 Yale’s Green Gallery, New Haven, CT
2006 City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2006 Rudy’s, New Haven, CT
2006 Urban Outfitters, New Haven, CT
2006 Fire House 12, New Haven, CT
Noteworthy Clients and Commissions
Mike Patton- Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas
Kevin Rutmanis- The Melvins
Danny Elfman- Oingo Boingo
Rahzel- The Roots
DJJS1- DJ for Rahzel
Mark Hosler- Negativland
BT- Binary Acoustics. Engineer, producer, musician
Sam Cohen- Apollo Sunshine
Erik Sanko- Skeleton Key
Bibliography
2006 Television interview, Swedish Public Television, ShowRoom (see links section)
2006 Video interview, Model Citizens
2006 Interview, New Haven Independent
2005 Television interview, TechTV’s Screen Savers. (see links section)
2004, 2005, 2006 Interview, Circuit bending documentary (see links section)
2005 Interview, New Haven Advocate
Links
Personal website: http://www.casperelectronics.com/
Swedish interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJyYjK6uE2E
TechTV interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgjIbYuntEA&feature=related
Circuit Bending documentary: http://absurdity.biz/bent2004dvd.html http://absurdity.biz/bent2005dvd.html
New Haven CT public access workshop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAd_dQFUM4Q
Bent festival: http://www.bentfestival.org/
Piksel festival: http://www.piksel.no/
Noticon convention: http://www.notacon.org/