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PETER EDWARDS
pete[at]casperelectronics[dot]com
Professional Experience
Casperelectronics, Troy, 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
Ghost Wizard, Troy, NY: 2010 to Present
Co-owner, Creative Director, Engineer
Creative electronics kit production for hobbyists
• Electronic circuit design
• Production coordinator
• Open source documentation and forum upkeep
• Graphic Design
Casper Land, Troy, NY: 2009 to Present
Director, Co-curator
Casper Land is a creative-technology themed workshop, classroom, gallery and show space.
• Creative direction
• Curating performances and art shows
Make Magazine, North Sebastopol, CA: 2009
Guest writer
• Writing tutorials for print and online publication
Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY: 2009-2010
Teacher
• Planning, designing and teaching creative electronics workshops
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, Manhattan, NY: 2008 to Present
Teacher
• Planning, designing and teaching creative electronics workshops
Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center,
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA: 2005 to 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design
Planned, designed and implemented creative electronics program.
• Designing class curriculum
• Developing and maintaining electronics lab facilities
Joseph Hutchins and Company, Long Island City, NY: 2008
Freelance design associate/model maker
• AutoCAD rendering and manipulation
• Model planning and fabrication
• Extensive interfacing with and maintenance of laser cutter
Aroura Lampworks, Brooklyn, NY: 2008
Project Manager/fabricator
• Working directly with clients and in-house fabrication shop
• Custom lamp fabrication and restoration
• Metal fab, wiring, finishing
Bloomer Studios, New Haven, CT: 2006 to 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
• Circuit design and circuit board fabrication.
• Computer illustration. Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD.
• BasicStamp programming and implementation.
• Programming in the Max/MSP/Jitter environment.
• HTML programming.
• Advanced wood, metal and plastics working/machining experience including laser cutter automation.
• Kinetic object design. Includes use of motors, cam shaft based movement and complex sensorial systems.
Exhibitions and Presentations
2010 Lecture, OFFF arts festival, Paris, France
2010 Visiting Artist Lecture, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ
2010 Solo installation exhibition "White Light", West Hall Gallery, RPI, Troy, NY
2010 Workshop and presentation, Bent Festival, New York, NY
2009 Workshop, NYU, Manhattan, NY
2009 Workshop, Piksel Festival, Bergen, Norway
2009 Workshop, Long Beach University, Long Beach, CA
2009 Workshop and presentation, Electro-Music festival, Bloomingdale, NJ
2009 Artists Lecture "Circuit Bending: Process and Perception", MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
2008 Presentation, workshop and performance, BENT festival, NY
2008 Drawing exhibition "Convergence", ABC No Rio, New York, NY
2008 Installation and performance, Lost Horse Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 Presentation and performance, Governors island, New York, NY
2008 Featured presenter for "Inspiration Day", Hasbro Toys, Pawtucket, RI
2008 Presentation and panel member, PotluckCon, New Orleans, LA
2008 Presentation and lecture, Nauticon, Cleveland, OH
2008 Presentation and performance, BENT festival, LA, NY, MN
2008 Group show, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery, Manchester, CT
2007 Presentation and performance, The Piksel Festival, Bergen, Norway
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
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;
2006 Citywide open studios, New Haven, CT
2006 Presentation, workshop and performance, BENT Festival, The Tank, NY
Performances
2010 Bent Festival, Manhattan, NY
2010 OFFF Festival, Paris, France
2009 Performa Festival, Manhattan, NY
2009 Monkeytown, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2009 Bennington College, North Bennington, VT
2009 Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2009 Casper Land, Troy, NY
2009 Upstate Artists Guild Gallery, Albany, NY
2009 Bent Festival, The Tank, Manhattan, NY
2009 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Load of Fun Theater, Baltimore, MD
2009 Big Rock Candy Mountain, Philladelphia, PA
2009 Weird Diner, Bloomfield, CT
2009 Building 16, Providence, RI
2009 The Elevens, North Hampton, MA
2009 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2009 Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Vanishing Point, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Scrap Cycle, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
2008 CMJ music festival, Brooklyn, NY
2008 The Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Lost Horse Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 Kling And Bang, Reykjavik, Iceland
2008 Bent Festival, New York, NY
2008 The Tank, New York, NY
2008 Grand Performances, Los Angeles, CA
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
Press
2009 Video interview, Scion Magazine
2009 Print interview, Metro Land
2009 Print interview, The Record
2009 Print interview, Amusement Magazine, France
2009 Video interview and performance, Rafskinna Magazine, Iceland
2009 Print interview, Wired magazine, UK
2008 TV interview, Current TV
2008 Radio interview, NPR, The Brian Lehrer Show
2006 Television interview, Swedish Public Television, ShowRoom
2006 Video interview, Model Citizens
2006 Interview, New Haven Independent
2005 Television interview, TechTV’s Screen Savers
2004, 2005, 2006,2007 Interview, Circuit bending documentary
2005 Interview, New Haven Advocate