Concentric: Transcultural Resonance in Sound Practices

 Emerging from the 1990s rave scene in Cedar Rapids, Jason Snell has spent three decades as an electronic music producer, meditator, and computer programmer. He combines these disciplines to create sound performances using brainwave and heartbeat sensors, exploring themes of vulnerability, entertainment, and synchrony. His work has been presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Hirshhorn, festivals and galleries in Berlin, Dubai, and Shanghai, and at universities including MIT, NYU, Brown, Imperial College London, the University of Europe in Berlin, and the University of Iowa. Several of his projects have been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa City Public Arts, and the Iowa City Downtown District. His first public art performance took place at “Out of Bounds” at CSPS in 1993.