Roddy Schrock
| Roderick Schrock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | MFA Electronic Music and Recording Media, Mills College |
| Known for | sound art, digital art |
Roderick (Roddy) Schrock is an American exhibition organizer, writer, arts administrator, digital artist and former audio software designer. Schrock has been the Director at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center since 2015.
Biography
Schrock received a BA in sociology from Mississippi State University, an MFA in electronic music and recording media from Mills College, and a certificate in sonology from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
Schrock served as Eyebeam Program Director until 2015. As Program Director, he led the organization's residency and fellowship programs for artists and creative technologists. In his current position at Eyebeam, Schrock oversees strategic and operational leadership.[1] He was a co-founder of the Sound Research Group, which aims to explore, develop, and promote sound art through research, exhibitions, and performances.[2]
Schrock has taught at STEIM and California College of the Arts. He is adjunct faculty at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.[3] He has also lectured at De Anza College, Tsinghua University's TASML Symposium, The New School's MobilityShifts conference, and GAFFTA.[4] Schrock sits on the Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Commission.
Schrock's essays have been published by MIT Press and appear regularly on Huffington Post. He has been published in Hyperallergic,[5] and has also written for New Music Box, Fucking Good Art, and e/i magazine. He has lived and worked in Tokyo, the Netherlands, and Northern California and is now based in New York City. He has collaborated on projects with Alvin Curran and Pauline Oliveros.
Discography
- "Crumpled Stream" on The September 11 Tragedy: A Musical Gallery, 2002[6]
- An Unacceptable Color, 2003 (as Tog)[7]
- The Tokyo Cowboy Meets His Maker Under The Neon Stars, 2004[8]
- "Water Song" on Otto Spooky by Momus, 2005[9]
- "If You Make Your Bed in Heaven" on Our Lives in the Bush of Disquiet, a 2005 remix album of David Byrne and Brian Eno's album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
- Remix of Hava Nagilah on Anander Mol, Anander Veg, released through Tablet Magazine, 2010[10]
Works
Exhibitions
- For Freddie: Freddie Herko Memorial Evocation (in collaboration with Deric Carner), 2007
- Kunsole (in collaboration with Deric Carner and Rebecca Miller), 2008
- Duotone, 2009
- Residency for New York City Arts Workers, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, 2011
- Slipped Gears Bennington College Usdan Gallery, 2014 (as curator)
- Eyebeam in Objects Upfor Gallery, 2015 (as curator)
Performances
- Ostrava Days Festival, 2001
- POP!!! snap, crackle... Tour (as Tog), 2002
- Performance with Seamus Cater, 2005
- Performance with Pamela Z and STEIM, 2005
Other Collaborations
- Three Pieces curated events with Deric Carner, 2007–2009
- Sound engineering for Stefani Bardin's M2A™: The Fantastic Voyage, 2011
References
- ↑ "Staff and Board". eyebeam.org. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Prosoundnetwork Blogs – Eyebeam Reaches Sound Research Summit". Prosoundnetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Roddy Schrock". NYU Tisch ITP. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "GAFFTA/Eyebeam Sound Research Meetup Report". Disquiet.com. August 7, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Understanding the Building Blocks of Our Machine World with Art". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "911". Hausemusic.com. September 11, 2001. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Review: "Tog: An Unacceptable Color" – Sea of Tranquility – The Web Destination for Progressive Music!". Sea of Tranquility. October 8, 2003. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Roddy Schrock – The Tokyo Cowboy Meets His Maker Under The Neon Stars (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs.com. August 13, 2003. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ "Momus – Otto Spooky (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. February 14, 2005. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ Levitt, Aimee (December 7, 2010). "Hanukkah Music to Cook By – St. Louis Restaurants and Dining – Gut Check". Blogs.riverfronttimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.