Brian Foo

Brian Foo and host Scot Gresham-Lancaster talk in this podcast they talk over some of that work with a focus on the pieces at the Art/Science boundary. His work as the DATA DRIVEN DJ caught my attention and I had to reach out and speak to him about his double life working at the famous New York City Natural History Museum by day to make exhibits and do data visualization for them. At night he takes that skill set and does new sonificaitons based on data science that are bothaccessible and informative. Reference

Bio: Brian Foo says: I am an artist and computer scientist living and working in New York City. My work focuses on making public resources such as audiovisual collections, scientific datasets, and cultural objects more visible and accessible to the general public. I explore new ways of experiencing these public resources using visualization, sonification, interaction, and immersion. I take a very public approach to this process, where I openly document my creative and technical decisions as well as share my tools, software, and assets for others to copy, extend, and adapt.

I was a 2020 Innovator in Residence at the Library of Congress making it easier to make hip hop music using free-to-use audio from the Library.

I combined music, data, and algorithms as the Data-Driven DJ.

I try to be a better friend by using art, technology, and joy.

Previously, I used code, design, and datato make library materials more available to the public at The New York Public Library.

I try to make my work and processes freely availabile, easily accessible, and well-documented.