Phillip Stearns
30039 Mayfare Street
Castic, CA 91384
USA

email: pixelform[at]art-rash[dot]com
website: www.art-rash.com/pixelform

BIO

Phillip Stearns (AKA Pixel Form) is a Los Angeles based sound and visual artist, composer and recent graduate of the California Institute of the Arts music composition department where he studied with David Rosenboom, Hans W. Koch, Michael Pisaro, Mark Trayle, Sarah Roberts, Tom Leeser, and Andy Kopra. Central to his practice are the use of electronics, media technologies and procedural processes. He views technology as a point of departure for exploring modern society and the notions of information, noise, control, proximity, parity, subversion, corruption, interconnectedness and interrelatedness.

CV

Phillip Stearns :: Composer - Sound Artist - Electronics Artist

Education

MFA
Major: Music Composition - Experimental Sound
Certificates: Integrated Media
School: California Institute of the Arts
Year: 2007

BS
Major: Music - Entertainment Industry Studies
Area of Focus: Sound Engineering
School: University of Colorado at Denver
Year: 2005

Additional Studies
IMD, Darmstadt, Germany - Internationale Ferienkurse Fur Neue Musik - 2006
Musikhogskolan, Pitea, Sweden - Audio Engineering Foreign Exchange Program - 2004

Selected Performances

2008 ::

Date: April 24, 2008
Venue: DCTV
Event: Bent Festival 2008 NYC
Location: New York, NY

Date: April 3, 2008
Venue: Cal Arts
Event: Halving the Distance (Carlin Wing) - Opening
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: February 14, 2008
Venue: Sea and Space
Event: Sound in Space - Digital Meat
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: February 8, 2008
Venue: Sea and Space
Event: Sound in Space
Location: Los Angeles, CA

2007 ::

Date: October 20, 2007
Venue: Il Corral
Event: Bent This Times Three
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 9th, 2007
Venue: CSULB
Event: GLAMFA - Hosted by CSULB
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: August 14, 2007
Venue: Wendel
Event: Tuesday Nights - Hosted by Andre Vida
Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: August 10, 2007
Venue: Finowfurt Airbase
Event: Chaos Communication Camp 2007 - Taugshow by Monochrom
Location: Finowfurt, Germany

Date: July 23, 2007
Venue: SKV 83
Event: Parque Del Sol - LAMES - 2007
Location: St Poelten, Austria

Date: June 29 & 30, 2007
Venue: Highways
Event: In Constant Flux (Bapudi Collective et al.)
Location: Santa Monica (LA), CA

Date: June 18, 2007
Venue: Bootleg Theater
Event: Night Hawks Concert Series - Hawktronics
Location: Echo Park (LA), CA

Date: Thursday May 26, 2007
Venue: Eyebeam
Event: Bent Festival 2007 - NYC
Location: New York City, NY

Date: Friday April 15, 2007
Venue: Velaslavasay Panorama
Event: Bent Festival 2007 - LA
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: Thursday April 14, 2007
Venue/Group: Il Corral - DSS
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: Wednesday March 28, 2007
Place: SFSU - DSS Master Class
Location: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132

Date: Wednesday March 28, 2007
Place: G3 - DSS w/ the Pink Canoes
Location: 3910 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118

Date: Thursday March 29, 2007
Place: Luggage Store - DSS w/ the Pink Canoes
Location: 1007 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Date: Friday March 30, 2007
Place: UC Davis - DSS
Location: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

Date: Friday March 30, 2007
Place: Delta Of Venus - DSS w/ the Pink Canoes and Ham on Rye...
Location: 122 B Street, Davis, CA 95616

Date: Saturday March 31, 2007
Place: The Revolution Caf‚ - DSS w/ Reptet and the Pink Canoes
Location: 3248 22nd Street, San Francisco, California 94110

Date: February 23rd
Event: US Premier of Luigi Nono's Guai Ai Gelidi Mostri
What: Performed live electronics part with Marc Nimoy
Venue: RedCat
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: January 21st
Event: Improv at Il Corral
What: Live set with DSS
Venue: Il Corral
Location: Los Angeles, CA

2006 ::

Date: Dec 3rd
Event: WLUW 88.7 Chicago
What: Live set with DSS on Philip Van Zweck's 'Something Else' radio program
Location: Chicago, IL

Date: Dec 1st
Event: International Society for Improvised Music Inagural Conference
What: Performance with DSS - www.dssimprov.com
Venue: The Canterbury House (U of M campus)
Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Date: November 11th
Event: Bend This Too!
What: 2nd Annual Los Angeles Circuit-Bender's Concert
Venue: Il Corral
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: Sept 4th
Title: For Andre Cormier
Venue: East steps of the Parliament House, The Mint, Stockholm Opera House, Kungstragatan Square, Konserthuset
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Date: August 19th
Event: "...phonien" - Tapping
Venue: Kunsthalle
Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: August 16th
Event: DSS - We will rock your face!
Venue: Die Krone
Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: August 3rd
Event: DSS - An evening of guided improvisation
Venue: Das Kultur Bunker
Location: Cologne, Germany

Date: May
Event: Audio Video Improv Night
Venue: California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery
Location: Valencia, CA

Date: April
Event: Circuit Bent Festival 2006
Venue: The Tank NYC
Location: NYC, NY

Date: April
Event: Difficult Music Series
Venue: Machine Project
Location: LA, CA

Date: March
Event: Southern California Schools of Music Exchange Series
Venue: Mills College
Location: Oakland, CA

Date: March
Event: Southern California Schools of Music Exchange Series
Venue: California Institute of the Arts Roy O. Disney Concert Hall
Location: Valencia, CA

Date: March
Event: Minimalist Jukebox - Terry Riley's In 'C'
Venue: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Location: LA, CA

2005 ::

Date: December
Event: Audio Video Improv Night
Venue: California Institute of the Arts Roy O, Disney Concert Hall
Location: Valencia, CA

Date: October
Event: Bend This
Venue: Il Corral
Location: LA, CA

Date: September
Event: Salon Series 7
Venue: A Home Gallery
Location: Pasadena, CA

Date: July
Event: Sex Is Art - Opening
Venue: Orange Cat
Location: Denver, CO

2004 ::

Date: July
Event: Apogaea
Venue: Main Stage
Location: Happy Ass Ranch, CO

Selected Exhibitions

2008 ::

Date: Oct 9, 2008
Pieces: Failure Series - Economy (Bernanke) ; Housing Market (Greenspan)
Venue/Event: LA Center for Digital Art/Snap To Grid
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: Sept 20, 2008
Piece: "Ohm" (Omega)
Venue/Event: Unit E Gallery/Soundwalk 2008
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: August 22, 2008
Pieces: Burlap I, II, III & IV, and AANN
Venue: The Wulf
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: August 14, 2008
Pieces: Apeiron | Peras : Studies I - IV
Venue/Event: Pharmaka Gallery/Digital Art LA
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: April 24-26, 2008
Pieces: Burlap II, III & IV
Venue/Event: DCTV/Bent Festival 2008 NYC
Location: New York, NY

Date: February 18-22, 2008
Pieces: Burlap I, II, III & IV
Venue/Event: Sea in Space/Sound in Space
Location: Los Angeles, CA

2007 ::

Date: Novermber 15th - December 15th, 2007
Pieces: Burlap II & IV
Venue/Event: Torrance Art Museum/All-In Juried Exhibition
Location: Torrance, CA

Date: September 22nd, 2007
Piece: AANN 1
Venue/Event: Old {open} Bookstore/SoundWalk2007- FLOOD
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: September 9th-20th, 2007
Pieces: Burlap I, II, III, & IV
Venue/Event: CSULB/GLAMFA
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: September 8th-30th, 2007
Piece: Dimmer
Venue/Event: Viento y Agua/Of Site and Sound - FLOOD
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: June 18, 2007
Pieces: Burlap I, II, III, & IV
Venue/Event: Bootleg Theater/Night Hawks Concert Series - Hawktronics
Location: Echo Park (LA), CA

Date: April 26-28th, 2007
Piece: {} (a.k.a :: FeedBox)
Venue/Event: Eyebeam/Bent Festival 2007 - NYC
Location: New York City, NY

Date: April 14th-16th, 2007
Pieces: Burlap I, II
Venue/Event: Velaslavasay Panorama Theater/Bent Festival 2007 - LA
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: April 12th, 2007
Pieces: Burlap III, IV
Venue/Event: Phantom Galleries in Pasadena/AMP (Artist Meeting Place)
Location: Pasadena (Los Angeles), CA

Date: March 21st, 2007
Pieces: Burlap I, II, III, IV
Venue/Event: Art Share/AMP (Artist Meeting Place): Echo Chamber Exhibition Event
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: March 10th, 2007
Pieces: Analog 1, Analog 2, Videographics, Ouroboros V
Venue/Event: The Mohawk/AMODA (Austin Museum of Digital Art) Spring Showcase #41 [SXSW]
Location: Austin, TX

Date: Feb 8th, 2007
Title: Dimmer
Venue: Cal Arts - IM Space - A116
Location: Valencia, CA

Date: Jan 17th, 2007
Title: Mains
Venue: Cal Arts - Wave Cave B300
Location: Valencia, CA

2006 ::

Date: November 16th
Title: Eclipse
Venue: B300 - The Wave Cave @ Cal Arts
Location: Valencia, CA

Date: Oct 7th
Title: Burlap I II III & IV
Venue/Event: Koo's/Soundwalk 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: Oct 7th
Title: Adjacent Frequencies (collab with Lewis Keller)
Venue/Event: 2nd city Council Gallery/Soundwalk 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA

Date: May
Title: Feedbox
Venue: The Wave Cave @ Cal Arts
Location: B300 Cal Arts, Valencia, CA

Date: April
Title: Patch Work
Venue/Event: The Tank NYC/Circuit Bent Festival 2006
Location: NYC, NY

Date: March
Title: Adjacent Frequencies
Venue: The Wave Cave @ Cal Arts
Location: B300 Cal Arts, Valencia, CA

Selected Compositions

2007 ::

Title: ...moving forwards is moving backwards is...
Date: June 21, 2007

Title: dB
Date: May 4, 2007

Title: Methods
Date: May 1, 2007

Title: Atmosphere
Date: April 29, 2007

Title: I <3 Computer Music Too!
Date: April 12, 2007

2006 ::

Title: I <3 Computer Music!
Date: November 10, 2006

Title: For Andre Cormier
Date: Sept 2, 2006

Title: Tapping
Date: August 16, 2006

Title: The Man Upstairs
Date: Feb 6, 2006

Selected Recordings

2008::

Track: GLOW (2008)

2007 ::

Album: insideoutsidein

2006 ::

Album: Autopoiesis - I
Album: 00000000-11111111 (00000001-00010001)

2005 ::

Album: Ouroboros

2004 ::

Track: 'A Dream Upon Waking'

2003 ::

Album: Anamorphosis

2002 ::

Album: Subjectivity

Selected Presentations/Lectures/Workshops

2008 ::

Date: October 25 and 26
Topic: Video Circuit Bending
Venue: Machine Project
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: October 23
Topic: Sound to Seedballs - Quest for Building a Sustainable Notion of Community
Venue: California Institute of the Arts - Integrate Media
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: June 28
Topic: The State of Modern Agriculture, Alternatives
Venue: Zero Point
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: April 26
Topic: Basic Sensors & Opamps
Venue: DCTV
Location: New York, NY

Date: March 8, 15, 22
Topic: Basic Sensors, Opamps, Comparators, Solid State Relays
Venue: Cal Arts
Location: Los Angeles, CA

2007 ::

Date: December 8
Topic: Beginning Electronics and Circuit Bending
Venue: Machine Project
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: August 29
Topic: Residency Research Presentation
Note: AANN project presented at STEIM residency
Venue: STEIM
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: July 23-24
Topic: Circuit Bending - Introduction and Workshop
Note: Students built new instruments from (very) cheap toys
Venue: SKV 83 - Parque Del Sol - LAMES
Location: St. Poelten, Austria

Date: June 15
Topic: Improvisation with Electronic and Acoustic Instruments
Note: Performed and discussed performance and rehearsal practices with DSS
Venue: Oakwood Highschool - Summer Camp 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: April 28
Topic: Introduction to electronics from atomic theory to applications in music
Note: Students built an oscillator from CMOS chips
Venue: Eyebeam - Bent Festival 2007 - NYC
Location: NY, NY

Date: April 14
Topic: Introduction to electronics from atomic theory to applications in music
Note: Students built an oscillator and 8 step pitch sequencer with CMOS chips
Venue: Velaslavasay Panorama - Bent Festival 2007 - LA
Location: LA, CA

Date: March
Topic: Circuit Bending!!! Hands on Workshop
Note: Students learned how to circuit bend and made from freaky new instruments.
Venue: Delta of Venus
Location: Davis, CA

Date: March
Topic: Improvisation with Electronics and Acoustic Instruments
Note: Presented with DSS trio
Venue: SFSU
Location: San Francisco, CA

2006 ::

Date: March
Topic: Presentation on modified TI99 computers and the Adjacent Frequencies interactive installation
Venue: Machine Project
Location: LA, CA

Date: January
Topic: Presentation on modified TI99 computers for use as abstract visual generators
Venue: Machine Project - Dorkbot SoCal 9
Location: LA, CA

Residencies:

2007 ::

Date: August 20 - Sept 1
Project: AANN 1 Venue: STEIM
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Festivals and Conferences:

2008 ::

Noise Festival - 2008 - UK
Circuit Bent Festival - 2008 - NYC
Spark Festival - 2008 - Minneapolis

2007 ::

Chaos Communication Camp - 2007 - Germany
Parque Del Sol - LAMES Festival - 2007 - Austria
Circuit Bent Festival - 2007 - LA & NYC

2006 ::

International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM) Inagural Conference 2006 - Ann Arobor, MI
Internationale Ferienkurse Fur Neue Musik 2006 - Darmstad, Germany
Circuit Bent Festival - 2006 - NYC

Awards:

2008 ::

Award: Curator's Choice
Piece: AANN
Event: Noise Festival 2008

Award: Outstanding Work
Pieces: Burlap I-IV
Event: Noise Festival 2008