Derek Holzer
Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
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Top SchoolDerek Holzer is an audiovisual artist and researcher based in Stockholm who builds custom electronic instruments and performs internationally, combining field recordings, analog electronics and free/open-source software since 2001. Currently a PhD researcher in Media and Interaction Design at KTH, he focuses on historically informed sound synthesis design that bridges media archaeology and contemporary performance practice. His practice spans live performance, installations, teaching and curated projects, with residencies and workshops at leading centers like STEIM, DIEM and Klanglabor. Derek’s work is notable for merging rigorous historical enquiry with hands-on hardware and software prototyping, and for sustaining a global collaborative practice that treats open-source tools as creative infrastructure.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Sound in New Media, Master of Arts - MA, Sound in New Media at Aalto University
Github Skills (14)
audio10
oscilloscope10
puredata10
vector-graphics10
emulation10
schematic4
layout-engine4
circuit4
computer-music3
solus2
drawing2
linux2
windows1
cross-platform1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
macumbista/benjolin
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
Contributions:28 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
macumbista/workshopsynths
Dec 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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