Team Singularity
Lead Artist
Troy Stanley is a sculptor living and working in Houston TX. He holds a degree from the University of Houston in Sculpture B.F.A from 2005 and since that time has focused his practice in sculptural installations that involve participant interactivey both electronically and mechanically in large scale gallery installations. In 2007 he attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture on a full fellowship and since then has had his work exhibited throughout Texas and surrounding states. Troy operates his own wood fabrication studio that incorporates a complete wood-shop as well as a 3 axis CNC machine. Troy has assembled a team for this project to assist in the fabrication, implementation, and execution of the "Singularity Transmission" sculpture and bring the voices of the playa to the world.
Audio Guru
Mat Kubo was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Hawai'i and is currently teaching and pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kubos work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include the traveling "10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibitions", "Amalgamations 25: 28 Artist for 25 Great Years" at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, and "LiveActionExtravaganzaSuperGalaEventFunTimeHour" at Three Walls, San Antonio TX. Kubo's work runs the spectrum from intense investigations in sound compositions to public campaigns that aim to explore relations with his community. He can be at once a carnival barker, an installation artist, and a sound engineer. To "Singularity Transmissions", Kubo will bring his knowledge of sound sculpture and unorthodox sound systems as well as mechanical expertise from installing and maintaining hydraulic lifts for a decade.
Project Manager
Amberry Jam is a stage manager and costume designer currently working out of Houston, Texas who has been involved with the
theater for over a decade. She studied costume design at the Art Institute of
Fort Lauderdale and has worked in productions of all sizes and genres.
From small locally written shows to Circ du Soleil's touring show- OVO. Amberry's passions lie not in the size but in the creative energy surrounding a project.
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Kenneth Lantz "I am super pumped to be a part of this project. I received an MFA from LSU in 2010 that says I'm a sculptor, but I've been creating things much longer than that. I have been working with metal, wood, and other materials since I've been able to hold a hammer. I currently teach adjunct and work for a custom metal fabricator as their design and waterjet specialist. While in school, I learned 3-D modeling software and use it to create full scale photo renders and layouts. My artistic work ranges from programming microelectronics to automate antiquated office equipment to creating large scale wood, metal, and foam objects. I live and work in San Antonio with my beautiful wife Jessika and an 8lb hellion terrier named Zoe."
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Logan Sebastian Beck graduated from Rice in Visual Arts in 2011. His first three quarters of study was in photography and then the last year decided he needed to be making things. He got into this the long way, first as a poet then as a documentary photographer and now as a sculptor who also managed to play a year of Division 1 football at Rice somewhere in there. Logan now works as a professional photographer and photo assistant in Houston, as well as an artist and amateur woodworker. His most recent show, entitled CREAM ON, was on display at the Joanna in Houston, TX.
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Eric Hester was raised by an architect, an architectural photographer, and a general contractor (3 separate people), thus his early interests in both photography and spatial awareness. "From 1996-2003 I worked construction, whenever I had time, to make money to feed my computer addiction. I learned how to frame houses, build cabinets, form concrete, and to quickly demolish... In '06 I discovered resin casting, which morphed to concrete casting, and finally into bronze casting... 2007 was the culmination of my degree at Rice, what started as mechanical engineering and ended as a BA in visual arts. In 2009 I signed on as photographer for a team of Rice students working on a Solar Decathlon entry http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/1030/1030n_solardecathlon.cfm
The role quickly became more of a construction consultant/welder and resulted in my driving a giant U-Haul to D.C. to help install the solar house on the national mall."
His current personal project is turning a 1971 M35 into a mobile shop that would be available for rent by the hour, will host classes by artisans, and generally be a base of operations for his future projects.
The role quickly became more of a construction consultant/welder and resulted in my driving a giant U-Haul to D.C. to help install the solar house on the national mall."
His current personal project is turning a 1971 M35 into a mobile shop that would be available for rent by the hour, will host classes by artisans, and generally be a base of operations for his future projects.
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Yevette Williams- AKA Yvil, will be Kitchen Lead for Singularity . As head honcho of cuisine, she brings to the table the delicious nutritional needs for our team of adventurous artists. With an extensive background in cooking for the masses as well as hosting, organizing, and decorating large parties and gatherings, she finds great pride in providing folks with her gourmet vittles. “ Being part of the burner community for the last 5 years has been one of the greatest gifts in my life! The experiences, the unity, THE LOVE! It’s the stuff dreams are made of. So going to Burning Man with a team like Singularity Transmissions is my cherry on top. SUPER BLESSED!”
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Matt Crawford - "I'm generally lethargic, sometimes brilliant, mostly awesome, occasionally super sexy, more and more bald, audio obsessed post-production and location audio engineer for film and tv. I make a living carrying a heavy ass bag on my shoulders while also carryig a long stick over my head while twisting obtuse knobs on my mixer to deliver quality broadcast audio. I also make documentaroes that are epic in scale and perpetually in edit/translation etc.." Current projects include- http://www.luminarymovie.com/ and http://www.texasbylight.com/ "
Singularity Support
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Brey Tucker: Renderings
A graduate of the University of Houston's Archetural Program, Brey is currently employed at the Houston firm Perkins + Will. Brey's professional experience is within the Architecture Industry and specifically in document delivery with BIM tools. His interest are in great Design, Parametric Modeling, Rapid Prototyping, Digital Fabrication, 4D - 5D construction modeling/accountability and all the technology required to process these concepts. Simply put, he likes BIM. "My Goal is to utilize the latest in hardware, software and digital paradigms to create smart work within the built environment."
A graduate of the University of Houston's Archetural Program, Brey is currently employed at the Houston firm Perkins + Will. Brey's professional experience is within the Architecture Industry and specifically in document delivery with BIM tools. His interest are in great Design, Parametric Modeling, Rapid Prototyping, Digital Fabrication, 4D - 5D construction modeling/accountability and all the technology required to process these concepts. Simply put, he likes BIM. "My Goal is to utilize the latest in hardware, software and digital paradigms to create smart work within the built environment."
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VUW.Studio: Animated Renderings
Visual Unit Worldwide is a small community of architects rendering the next evolution of computer generated graphics. With locations in Houston, New York, Germany and Argentina we are positioned to operate globally. "The scope of our work ranges from architectural design to the visualization of innovative ideas. Designers/Artist: If you have a big idea but a small budget, the challenge may be enough for us."
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Tommy Gregory: Houston Build Team
Tommy holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Houston as well as an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Texas in San Antonio. While in San Antonio, he was the Public Art Specialist for PASA. He is currently back in Houston making work and helping build Singularity Transmissions.
Tommy holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Houston as well as an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Texas in San Antonio. While in San Antonio, he was the Public Art Specialist for PASA. He is currently back in Houston making work and helping build Singularity Transmissions.
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Fresh Arts: Houston Artist Support
Spacetaker is a 501(c)3 professional organization and Artist Resource Center located in Houston’s First Ward whose mission is to provide artists and non-profits access to economic development, continuing education, and networking opportunities to support their professional growth. Fresh Arts Coalition is a collaborative of small and mid-sized Houston arts organizations that markets the importance of the arts to the public and builds audience participation through increased visibility, collaborative efforts and advocacy. The two organizations have now merged to create Fresh ArtS. Their support and promotion of Singularity Transmissions has helped take our project to a new level.
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Jo Bird is an amazingly talented violist. She performs with Two Star Symphony, Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys, The Southern Backtones, I Am Mesmer, and many other bands. Her art includes rabbit paintings, sewing, Stupid Mallows of the Day, skull ornaments, and is currently the 'Evil Bunny' in 'The Bad Unicorn' gorilla performances. Her solo music helped to set the tone of Singularity Transmissions Kickstarter video.
