2022-present

My role: Lead Producer DEMO Festival 2023 + New Inc. mentor 2022-present

NYC DEMO 2023 locations: Pier 17, CARA, Dunkunsthalle, LaMaMa, The New Museum

September 25-29, 2019, Vancouver, BC

view program at: www.newformsfestival.com

My role: Co-Director/Curator

Co-Directors: JS Aurelius, Ceci Corsano-Leopizzi

Audio Artists: Aaron Clark, Adam 2, AF Jones & Dave Abramson, Afrodeutsche, Aurora Halal, Baby Blue, Bearcat, Bianca Lexis, Ciel, City & i.o, Clark Price, D. Tiffany, Daniel Menche, Debby Friday, Debit, Dis Fig, DJ Marcelle, Dreamcrusher, Family Injera, Giant Swan, Ginger Breaker, House of Kenzo, Jana Rush, Jade Statues, Jeremy Toussaint-Bapitiste, Kampire, King Vision Ultra, Lafawndah, Lana del Rabies, LSDXOXO, Minimal Violence, Morgan Trista & Derivatives, Nene H, Nervous Operator, Opponent Process, Overland, Prado, Scattered Purgatory, Sebastain Ruslan, Seffrika, Sherelle, The Bastion Mews, They/Them DJ, Tommy Wright III, Venetta, Via App, x/o, Yatta, Ziibiwan

Visual Artists: 100 LDK, C130, Chimerik, Dalena Tran, Eli Muro, Endtask, Fakeknot, Genki Nishida, HFour, Hirad Sab, Makino Takashi, Manami Sakamoto, Sam & Andy Rolfes, Tangible Interaction, Toni Hall, Venom-S, Yasushi Harada, Yoshiaki Nakaichi

Speakers: Laura Marks, Matt Duane, Natalie Robehmed (Ghorba), Oliver Bauhrenn, Sean Evans

Partners: Red Bull, Dublab, Resident Advisor, Western Front, NuZi, Quiet City, Public Disco, Sacred Sound Club, s.M.i.L.e, The PACE, Japanese Language School & Hall, 9 Point Agency, Freeman AV, Simon Fraser University

Board: Malcolm Levy, Alexandra Chen, Philippe Pasquier, Keith Doyle, James Daniels, Miro Oballa, Aryana Sye

Admin: Kris Voveris, Zachary Croft, Anna Hilliar

October 6-8, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA

Audio: Elysia Crampton, Dr. Rubinstein, Room 4 Resistance (Luz & Doc Sleep), Embaci, Haleek Maul, Mx Silkman, Kiernan Laveaux, Dyani D0uze, Princess Jafar, Anna Azizzy

Visual: Char Stiles, Anna Henson, CMU Video & Media MFA program, CMU School of Art

Education: Make Noise! DJ & Producer workshops and gear playground; Elysia Crampton in Conversation pres. with Listening Spaces

Flagship Venue: Ace Hotel Other venues: Carnegie Mellon University, Hot Mass, Brewers 

Co-curators: Honcho, girlFx, Mesh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Partners: CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Listening Spaces Project, Ace Hotel, Hot Mass, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

October 6-9, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA

Press: The Glassblock, Stars Align for VIA Festivals "Mothership: The Future is Female"

BlackBook, VIA Festival and 7 More Reasons Pittsburgh is a 2016 IT City

Resident Advisor, 2016 VIA Festival Review

Audio:  ESG,  Rakim,  Ben UFO,  Empress Of,  Junglepussy,  Midland,  Juliana Huxtable, Lee Bannon,  Chino Amobi,  Rabit,  Negative Gemini,  LadyMonix,  Aye Nako, Abby,  Anthony Dicap,  Eris Drew,  Fee Lion,  Ghost Cop,  Fielded,  Nancy Dr0ne,  Xuan Rong,  Seth Graham,  Ginger Brooks Takahashi,  DJ SMI,  TrackMeet,  Slowdanger, Pittsburgh Modular, Pittsburgh Producers Meetup,  DJ Strobe,  Kelly Carter,  Spednar, Morgantics,  Easy Bake Oven 容易オーブン,  Russ Hoffman,  Henry Mallard,  Angel Dust,  OM-BOT, Cornelius F Van Stafrin III, Echo Lightwave Unspeakable, James Gyre

Visual: Sam Rolfes, Chris Copeland, Vincent Theodore Naples, Julie Mallis, Dave Bernabo, Kevin Ramser, Adam J. Thompson, Davey Steinman, Syuan-Cheng Sun, Carolyn Frischling

Performance: FlucT, Lisa E Harris, Hoesy Corona

Commission/Installation: Pittsburgh New Media Meetup -  Caroline Record, David Newbury, Jake Marisoc, Nico Zevallos, Dana Sperry 

Lecture: Mothership - The Future is Female with Renee & Nicole Scroggins (ESG), Juliana Huxtable, Junglepussy, Madeleine Campbell,  Danielle Maggio, Celeste Taylor, Anqwenique Wingfield, Dez Easter, JOY KMT, Michael David Battle, Jade Payne

Workshops: Ableton, Tuff Sound, Pittsburgh Modular, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Instrument Lending

Co-curators: Hot Mass, Detour, Humanaut, Women in Sound, Cosmic Sound, Afronaut(a), David Newbury

Program Partners: CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, CMU Video & Media Design program, Ableton, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Modular, Tuff Sound, Women in Sound, Afronaut(a), Pittsburgh New Media Meetup 

Flagship Venue: Ace Hotel Other venues: Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Library, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Alloy Studios, EastSide Bond, Hot Mass, Mr. Roboto Project

** SISTER PROGRAMMING **

WEIRD REALITY: VR Symposium & Exhibition

co-curated by Golan Levin & Lauren Goshinski

View Full Symposium Program

Presenters: 

Artificial Nature, Salome Asega, Jeremy Bailey, Rick Barraza, Nitzan Bartov, Cindy Sherman Bishop, Tega Brain, Ricardo Cabello (Mr. Doob), Jax Deluca, Dorian Dragon, Emily Eifler, Yasmin Elayat, Jason Eppink, Nick Fox-Gieg, James George, Elaine Gomez, Vi Hart, Andrea Hawksley, Claire Hentschker, Martha Hipley, Wendy Hui Kong Chun, Ebene Ijeoma, Institute for New Feeling, Laura Juo-Hsinchen, Heather Kelley, Ingrid Kopp, Brenda Laurel, Ali Momeni, Christopher Manzione, Dan Moore, Michael Naimark, Kelani Nichole, Nilchiani & Sinders, Ken Perlin, Sam Lavigne, Ryan Pamplin, Rosalind Paradis, Paolo Pedercini, Cindy Poremba, Alexander Porter, Winslow Porter, Rachel Rossin, Sarah Rothberg, Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Omer Shapira, Mark Skwarek, Greg J. Smith, Larry Shea, SocialVR, Char Stiles & Alecia Iott, Jesse Stiles, Barry Threw, Vngravity, Angela Washko, Stefan Welker, Mars Wong, Robert Yang, Milica Zec

Exhibiting Artists:  

Alfredo Salazar-Caro et al., DiMoDA Museum of Art
Caroline Sinders & Mani Nilchiani, Dark Patterns
Char Stiles & Alicia Iott, Life in the Dreamhouse
Christopher Manzione, Ricky Graham & Seth Cluett, To Notice and Remember
Claire Hentschker, Shining360
Jeremy Bailey & Kristen D. Schaffer, AR Pregnancy Simulator
Jesse Stiles & Dan Moore, Untitled
Kokoromi Collective, SuperHyperCube
Laura Juo-Hsin Chen, PoopVR
Martha Hipley, Ur Cardboard Pet (online)
Milica Zec, Winslow Porter et al., Giant
Nitzan Bartov, The Artificial and Intelligent
Paolo Pedercini, A Short History of the Gaze
Rachel Rossin, Untitled VR
Sarah Rothberg, Oops I accidentally put on your headset / BLOB CHAT
Scatter, CLOUDS / Exquisite Museum
The Institute for New Feeling, Virtual Shopping Experience
Vngravity, D.R.E.A.M.H.O.U.S.E.
Salome Asega & Ayo Okunseinde, Iyapo Repository
 

Sep 24 - Oct 3, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA

Audio: McLyte, Jessy Lanza, Princess Nokia, Ikonika, Eartheater, XXYYXX, Lower Dens, RP Boo,  Marina Rosenfeld, Patricia,  Sheer Mag,  Moor Mother, Abdu Ali,  Volvox,  Onlin, Prince Harvey, Molly Soda, Salad Boys, Obnox, Xhosa,  Cuntz, Qualiatik, Salon and Cough, Soul 2 Seoul,  1Hood (Jacquea Mae, Tyhir Frost, Isadasa Tariq), Pittsburgh Track Authority.  Ladyfingers,  Yaeji, Kate Boss,  Brazilian Wax,  Ondo, Slowdanger, Tracksploitation, Submistress,  Treatment,  Jenn Gooch, C. Scott,  Good Dude Lojack,  Salome,  Tom McConnell,  Ivies, Babyteeth

Visual: THE PIT by Lauren Goshinski with Kevin Ramser, Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Milton Melvin Croissant, Gergo Kovacs, Dan Sakamoto., Julie Mallis, Ian Brill, Claire Hentschker

Residency & Conference: What Is Additivism? Critical Perspectives in 3D Printing with 3D Additivist Manifesto (Morehshin Allahyari & Daniel Rourke). Book Sprint for 1st publication of the 3D Additivist Manifesto.

Exhibition: Rules for An Other Self - feat. Angela Washko, Daryl Kamen, Soha Kareem, Hannah Epstein, Isla Hansen, Melody Lee, dadpranks

Education: Panel - Industry Women feat Madeleine Campbell (Women in Sound), Margaret Welsh (Pittsburgh City Paper), Jennifer Baron (NEXT Pittsburgh), Celeste Smith (1Hood), Alexis Icon (sound engineer),  Athena Kazuhiro (artist),  Steph Wolf (artist), Erin Cooper (promoter). Workshop - Community Mixtape Project led by Amos Levy & Tuff Sound.

Performance: Lex Brown, Audra Wist

Showcase Co-curators: Hot Mass, Detour, Honcho, Women in Sound, Girls Rock!, Hoko Sounds, DME Agency, Heather Kelley

Partners: CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, CMU Miller Gallery, CMU School of Art, 1Hood, Girls Rock!, Community Mixtape Project, City of Play, The Urbanist

Flagship Venue: Spirit. Satellite venues: Carnegie Mellon University, BOOM Concepts, Brillobox, Cattivo, Hot Mass

October 1-5, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA

Press:

THUMP, Meet the Power Duo Behind VIA, Pittsburgh's Most Cutting Edge music and Arts Festival

NEXT Pittsburgh, VIA Festival to Blow the Roof Off Union Trust Building

RBMA, VIA Festival Guide to Pittsburgh x Chicago

Audio: Zebra Katz, L-Vis 1990 b2b Traxman, Blue Hawaii, Cakes da Killa, Deafheaven, Liturgy, Matrixxman, Tin Man, Mike Q & Kevin JZ Prodigy, JD Samson, Richard Devine, Bambounou, Osunlade, Ellie Herring, Cities Aviv, Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler, Normaling, Giant Claw, TT The Artist, DDM, Code Orange, Steve Gunn, Circuits des Yeux, Diode Millapiere, Michael Johnsen

Visual: Undervolt & Co (Sabrina Ratte, MSHR, Johnny Woods, Yoshi Sodeoka, JJ Stratford); Kevin Ramser, Vince McKelvie, LaTurbo Avedon, Hector Llanquin, Jennifer Chan & Theodore Darst, Aaron Henderson, Projectile Objects, Jeremy Bible, Mike Bonello, Tom McConnell

Commissions/Interactive: PEEK: augmented reality graffiti app; 
ASMR NPC treatments using the Oculus Rift and a 30-foot inflatable bubble; VIRTUAL LIFE DRAWING sessions in Second Life

Film: She Said Boom: Story of the Fifth Column with Dir. Kevin Hegge in person; From Deep premier with Dir. Brett Kashmere in person; 21 QUESTIONS collaborative video website interlocution 50 Cent with Jennifer Chan & Theodore Darst

Exhibition: "Somewhere Over The __" by Shikeith Cathey pres. by Bunker Projects

Co-curators: Hot Mass, Honcho, Detour, 

Program Partners: Carnegie Mellon University, Women in Sound, Girls Rock! Pittsburgh

Flagship venue: Union Trust building Other venues: The Rex Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, Hot Mass, Row House Cinema, Round Corner Cantina, Cattivo

Oct 1-6, Pittsburgh, PA

Press: Huffington Post - 9 Reasons You Should Experience VIA Festival in Pittsburgh

2013 Top October Festivals - Resident Advisor

Audio: Actress, Jimmy Edgar, Adult., KinK, Natasha Kmeto, Total Freedom, Sasha Go Hard, Vessel, Raime, Pharmakon, Container, Jacques Greene, Laplux, Banjee Report, Men's Room, Hunee, Aaron Dilloway & Richard Pinhas, Wise Blood, US Girls, Unicorn Hard-On, Forma, Tal National, Shockwave Riderz, Nic Lawless and His Young Criminales

Visual: H3DSPACE by Lauren Goshinski, Kevin Ramser, Ben Tabas in collaboration with TechShop / CMU Video & Media Design Program feat. Joe Hamilton, Rollin Leonard, V5MT, Theodore Darst; Transmission by Ian Brill; Jeremy Bible; Annapurna Kumar

Commissions/Interactive Performance: Special Effect by Peter Burr; GROUP by The Institute for New Feeling; Backpack Games with Molleindustria (Paolo Pedercini); virtual guests LaTurbo Avedon, Casey Jane Ellison, Audra Wist

Film: twohundredfiftysixcolors by Jason Lazarus & Eric Fleischauer; Acid Rain Reflux by Jerstin Crosby; Sublime Frequencies presents Voudon Gods on the Slave Coast & The Divine River: Ceremonial Pageantry in The Sahel

Related/Partner Events: Carnegie Mellon Demosplash Conference; Miller Gallery Alien She curated by Astria Suparak; newMOVES Festival at Kelly Strayhorn Theater;  Mark Allen / Machine Project at Frank-Raytche STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

Co-curators: Hot Mass, Honcho, Detour, tlcrps

Program Partners: 54th Carnegie International / Carnegie Museum of Art, Tech Shop Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Hot Mass, Honcho, Detour

Flagship venue: Family Resources Center Other venues: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Hot Mass, The Rex Theater, Pittsburgh Filmmakers

October 1-5, Pittsburgh, PA

Press: The Fader ; LWE 

"Cutting edge experimentation is key in the festival’s collaborative performances, making VIA the nexus of once-in-a-lifetime performances in intimate venues, not to be missed if you can make it to Pittsburgh."

Audio: Moodymann, DJs Spinn, Manny & Rashad (RIP), Andy Stott, Nadastrom, SSION, LE1F, Ital, Laurel Halo, Magic Touch, Gatekeeper, Julia Holter, Zuzuka, Poderosa, Tiger & Woods, Daughn Gibson, The Garment District

Visual: Jeremy Bailey, Katie Torn, Andrew Benson, Luke Wyatt, Scott Andrew, Kevin Ramser, Audra Wist, Ben Tabas, Timothy Sherman, Chris Smalley, Ben Hernstrom, Casey Hallas, Ryan Emmett, Keith Tassick

Commission & Interactive: Demdike Stare - live score La Vampire Neu; Babycastles Make & Break Arcade; Azimuth by The Drift

Theater/Performance: Mikey McParlene & Eric Gressman

Film: New Ages 3 Incite! Journal of Experimental Media curated by Brett Kashmere feat. Shana Moulton, Jacob Ciocci & Ryder Ripps, Jeremy Bailey, Lillian Schwartz, Jaimz Asmundson, Clint Enns, Eliza Koch, Jesse McLean, Leslie Supnet; 3D Burns! curated by Katie Torn & Michael Mallis feat. Claudia Hart, James Duesing, Dusan Lazic, Brenna Murphy, Jonathan Monaghan, Jeremy Coillard, Holliganship, Zeitguised

Education: Workshop - What is Footwork with Spinn, Rashad & Manny;  Trans-Q TV Live Taping & Lecture w SSION; Exhibition & Workshop - Data Garden; Lecture - Experiments in Paracinema w Jonathan Walley & Brett Kashmere

Co-curators: tlcrps, Hot Mass, Trans-Q TV, Katie Torn & Michael Mallis, The Drift

Program Partners: Carnegie Mellon University, The Beauty Shoppe, Pittsburgh Filmmakers 

Flagship venues: PNC Bank, 6119 Penn Ave Other venues: The Shadow Lounge, Brillobox, Fe Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University

Oct 5-8, Pittsburgh PA

2011 Top October Festivals - Resident Advisor

2012 Top Independent Music Businesses - Dummy Mag

Resident Advisor

"VIA's second time around proved its staying power on the US festival circuit. Not only did it offer up a varied lineup ... but also provided modes of sound exploration that were more like social scientific experiments than live music. The VIA brand has taste worth championing and an ear towards boundary pushing and educational sonic journeys."

Audio:  Underground Resistance, Four Tet, Trans Am, Austra, Araabmuzik, Battles, Light Asylum, Falty DL, Brenmar, Blondes, Tim Sweeney, Zombi, Extreme Animals, Santiago Salazar, Wolf Eyes, Walls, Ford & Lopatin, Donato Dozzy, Pink Skull, Peanut Butter Wolf, Sutekh

Commission: FRKWYS 7 - David Borden, Laurel Halo, James Ferraro, Daniel Lopatin

Visual: Quayola/Abstract Birds, Thunderhorse Video, Aurora Halal, A Bill Miller, Anton Marini (Vade), Spencer Longo, Rui Periera (Splaf7), Michael Mallis, Mikey McParlane, Michael Pisano, Matt Wellins, Di-ay Battad, Daniel Iglesias, Matt Sterling, Bellows, Ben Tabas

Interactive: Bike Orchestra by CMU CODE Lab; Bass Rally by Aaron Nemec; Heal the World by Matthew Barton

Film: Carnegie Museum of Art x Warhol Museum video lounge feat.  Andy Warhol, Paper Rad, Peter Fischli, David Weiss and Roman Signer; Phenomena local artists curated by Gretchen Neidert & Marina Pfenning; Sloppy:Seconds video telephone by Ben Kinsley, Eileen Maxson, Jerstin Crosby, Michelle Fried, David D'Agostino; Acid Rain Reflux Vol 1. premiere curated by Jerstin Crosby

Education: Workshop - Noise Crafts w Wolf Eyes; Workshop - Rewire: Hack Lab with Deren Guler & CMU CODE Lab

Co-curators: Carnegie Museum of Art, Warhol Museum, Humanaut, Assemble, CMU CODE Lab

Program Partners: Carnegie Museum of Art, Warhol Museum, Carnegie Mellon University, 

Flagship venue: Broad Street mall Other venues: The Rex Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, Brillobox

Oct 1-3, Pittsburgh, PA

Press: XLR8R - Dam-Funk, !!!, Matthew Dear, Oneohtrix Point Never to Play Pittsburgh's VIA Fest

"Pittsburgh isn't usually the place you associate with rad electronic music, but come October 1, that's gonna change."

Audio:  Big Freedia, Matthew Dear, Tokimonsta, Freddie Gibbs, !!! (ChkChkChk), Dam-Funk, Oneohtrix Point Never, Steve Moore, Egyptrixx, El G & Frikstailers (ZZK), Dominique Young Unique, Cubic Zirconia, Oneida, Gangwish, Fol Chen, Xanopticon, Majeur, Michael Johnsen

Visual: Nate Boyce, Kyle McDonald, Rui Periera (Splaf7), Alison Childs, Blair Neal, Jesse England, Gretchen Neidert, Stewart Anderson, Di-Ay Battad, Josh Tonies, Matt Wellins, Sarah Halpern, Tom McConnell, Jen Inman, Revy

Interactive: Mehmet (Memo) Akten - Body Paint; Kokoromi - SuperHyperCube

Education: Workshop & Lecture - The Art of Bounce with Big Freedia; Artist Lecture - Oneohtrix Point Never & Nate Boyce; Artist Lecture - Kyle McDonald; Workshop - Circuit Bending with Michael Johnsen

Program Partners: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Round Corner Cantina

Flagship Venue: 31st Street Movie Studios Other venues: Carnegie Mellon University, Lawrenceville Moose Lodge