@slackhq engineer, co-owner of @grindselect, maker of https://xitter.gq/t.co/TeVp3anASF, https://xitter.gq/t.co/ZZOb5wbm8K, https://xitter.gq/t.co/vy1LgbMwIg and other musical doodles 🎶
Philadelphia, PA
Joined March 2013
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Today I'm finally putting this project out into the world:
🐢🎶 turtle.audio
turtle.audio is a music sequencer inspired by turtle graphics programming. I have been working on this for 2 years (!!) and it's terrifying to finally show you. Please enjoy! 🔊
Kyle Stetz retweeted
gonna use @theneedledrop posting about STIMMY as an opportunity to beg him to take a look at my last record because pathetic desperation is the new wave 👉🏻👈🏻🥺
RT to indulge this plea fam 💜
album.link/i/1485497925
We've been running @grindselect for seven years now! I'm looking back fondly on the first few years that I spent creating interactive web stuff. A thread of my favorites...
Here's a @Sam_Greennnn single where you create an audio-reactive drawing.
rugs.grindselect.com
And of course the karaoke sing-along version of @moonbounce_'s "Safe Word" where I convinced him to make a cheesy midi version of the song (which we have never released!). So proud of that bouncing ball effect.
safeword.grindselect.com
My vision for the future of this work is to focus less on singles and more on standalone instruments made in collaboration with our musicians. I want the work to survive and thrive in other contexts. Just need some free time!
If you've enjoyed the tunes: grindselect.com
Kyle Stetz retweeted
So disappointed in @googlechrome for deprecating in-app payments for extensions. To my knowledge, no other payment provider allows micropayments without deep undercuts. This is how I keep Tabby Cat running 😓
Does anyone know of an alternative?
Work talk: we've been honing our prototyping chops here at Slack and I wrote about it in the hopes that it might help you and your team as well. ✌️
slack.engineering/prototypin…
Work talk: I got to help build dark mode in Slack and then we wrote about it. One of my favorite work projects to date! 🌑 slack.engineering/building-d…
Nothing like getting humbled by some trigonometry — this was way harder than I thought it would be. I need a thinner pen so I can squeeze in another iteration! 📐 #plottertwitter
I'm taking a break from computers but I've been thinking about this project a lot lately. Spent a bunch of time on the sound design over the winter (play with sound!).
It'll be a peaceful little place on the internet. Just need to find the motivation to finish it. 🍃
More plots to take home at @plotterpeople on Wednesday 🖊️
Folks in the Bay Area: meetup #2 is shaping up to be the biggest pen plotter gallery show you've ever seen 😍. If you enjoy and/or create #generative art you should stop by!
plotterpeople.github.io/
In the course of playing with some repeating linework I stumbled onto this forest-y pattern. Took a little detour into the world of imaginary maps and 😍
🌲 #plottertwitter 🌲
It’s happening!!! Can’t wait to see you all again. We’re really leaning into the art gallery component this time, so do consider submitting something.
DM us if you’re interested 🖊🤖 #plottertwitter
Plotter People #2 is happening on March 13 at GitHub! We're excited to feature two great speakers 🗣🗣 and an expanded art gallery ✨🖼✨. More info & RSVP here: plotterpeople.github.io/
If you'd like to show some work in the gallery, DM or email us! #plottertwitter
Today marks five years since we started @GrindSelect! This is intensely fulfilling work and I feel like we’ve only just started. If you haven’t heard any of it yet, today’s a great day to dig through the back catalog and maybe buy some records 😎
Somehow, we have been doing this label for 5️⃣ yrs! 🎂
To celebrate, we are offering up a ~crazy~ deal on our @bandcamp with ALL SIX of our vinyl/tape releases, a GS shirt and stickers for only $50, grab a bundle while U can, limited time only! bit.ly/2BEcfw3🎈
Running a label is an insanely bad idea without serious mental resolve and a generous support system. Couldn’t imagine doing this with anyone but @jmgarber and @moonbounce_. We just had our first profitable year after what feels like every kind of failure.
I'm overwhelmed by the turnout at @plotterpeople last night! The talks were outrageously good, we made a legit art gallery, and beyond meeting #plottertwitter folks IRL, we maybe inspired some new artists to join the fun 😎. Thanks to everyone who came out 💕
I made some plots for folks to take home from the @plotterpeople meetup in SF on Monday 🥳 there are still a few slots left if you haven’t RSVP’d! Come and watch me fumble around trying to explain what an L-system is.
plotterpeople.github.io
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Today’s adventure: bipolar coordinate systems. I found the math intimidating at first but moving parameters around for a while makes sense of it. 🧠
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