Biography

I am a musician, composer, and sound artist exploring the synesthetic relationships between auditory and optical landscapes. I am also interested in evoking stochastic behaviors in compositional structures by translating visual or gestural input into sound. One example of how I am doing this is with the Gestural Music Sequencer (GMS). The GMS is an application that I developed in Processing.org that analyzes video input and converts it into a sequence of musical information in real-time.

Originally from the United Kingdom, I am currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I am an instructor in interactive media at the Art Institutes Minnesota. My work involves composition, experimental software development, music and sound art. I founded the sound design resource, AudioCookbook.org, where you will find more documentation for my projects and research.

On this site I am selecting a few examples of work that I have produced recently. This will include audio works found under sound, custom built applications and digital art under images, and music releases under discography. Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments about this site or my work at john [at] johnkeston [dot] com.