In addition to his musical work, Joshua Kit Clayton writes audio/video software for San Francisco based Cycling'74. His recent focus has been a generalized framework for processing and visualizing matrix datasets. This framework may be used to generate/manipulate video, 3d vector graphics, audio, voxels, particle systems, linear algebra, text--i.e.any dataset which lends itself to a matrix representation. One of the goals has been to build a data neutral system which may be used to transcode data of one type to another, subverting its original meaning, allowing for creative interpretation.

Composer, Researcher, PE. He has been the director of Art & Science Laboratory since 1991. He is the associate professor of "department of Art and Science, faculty of design in Shizuoka University of Art and Culture since 2000. He is active in research, composition, and education in Human Interface, Multimedia, Network, Interaction and so on. Lately, he has been interested in bio-communication art.
http://nagasm.org

Personal: Born in Kobe. Composer, Media master No.75. Lectureship at Showa Acadima Musicae College. Education: BA, Composition 1999 Showa Academia Musicae College.Multimedia Certificate, IAMAS 2001.
Works: "2 hands + a for Piano" (Composition for piano and laptop computer) January 1999 Aprico Hall, Tokyo. "C_ Musical Offering"(Composition for flute and computer. Real-time signal processing and ensemble algorithm-composition) December, 1999 Suntory Hall, Tokyo. "sika no toune 2" for piano and computer (Real-time signal processing and analyzed "sika no toune" for Shakuhachi) February, 2001 softpia Japan , Gifu. Other works: "kokyou" for animation, Edited by Ma chao. "minamo no tsuki" for puppet animation , Edited by Katsumi Iwata and Yasunori Ikeda.

Musician. Major installation works "water machine" and "tango mechano for incubator". There have been numerous solo performances and collaborations with other musicians. A member of "neumannpiano" with Masayuki Akamatsu and they published"Trans Max Express". Organizer of Max discussion forum "Commu Telepresence Lab" on Computer Music BBS. He has been appearing in a series " Starting Audio Programming with MSP" on Sound Recording Magazine. Collaboration CD "Max Variety Show" and solo CD "clockwork hermes" etc. Now lives in Kobe.

He has been composing numerous interactive compositions since 1991. He used Max/FTS with ISPW on NeXT computer in his compositions. His works are lately constructed on MSP in conjunction with his Virtual Musical Instruments and interactive video. He has received numerous prizes and fellows in his compositions.
http://www.iamas.ac.jp/~i-kzm00/ABRB%20project/shockwave/index.html

He has principally produced media works concerning music and computer. He is especially interested in building environments, as if the work itself is active, but independent, even though it is interactive. He is a member of the algorithmic band "neumannpiano", the digital-analog hybridband "Wolfgang Nai", and the pure electric band "gaspillage". He also works as a systems operator, "commu tele-presence lab." in BBS. His main works are sound installations; "soundtronics field", the live act "ManMade series"and lately "incubator" with 50 iMacs. His book "Trans Max Express" has been published.
http://www.iamas.ac.jp/~aka/