senior innovation technologist @librarycongress. previously at @amnh, @nypl_labs. views my own.
Joined January 2009
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Hello! Just dropping in to say that I will no longer be posting on Twitter/X. If you'd like to keep up-to-date on my work, check out my newsletter "Mixed Signals" where I write about building experimental tools for remixing sound and art: blog.brianfoo.com/about/
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DJ Phonetic is an open source online tool for making beats with the kicks, snares, and hi-hats that are hidden within historical speech djphonetic.brianfoo.com/
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Made a simple online tool ("CultureCraft") for painting with fragments of visual culture using open access collections from museums and libraries such as the Met, the Smithsonian, and the New York Public Library: culturecraft.brianfoo.com/ap…
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An interactive 3D map that makes income inequality visible along the NYC Subway by making the lines rise above ground: the higher the household income of the area the train is passing through, the higher the line rises.
beefoo.github.io/subway-ineq…
Part of: dxd2021.com/
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Playing around with digital collage using public domain scientific illustrations from the @BioDivLibrary open source painting software @Krita_Painting . I made custom brushes to try for yourself! paperkingdom.brianfoo.com/
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A retrospective post of my incredible time as resident at the Library of Congress citizen-dj.labs.loc.gov/retr… which includes an album I produced using the Citizen DJ tool and old Edison recordings:
"Some Tracks from the Stacks"
soundcloud.com/functionfoo/s…
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A visualization/sonification of 50 Black Lives Matter protests in the 50 states of the United States. Follow link below for an interactive version (a good internet connection recommended):
movement.brianfoo.com/
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Come make some beats with rights-free audio collections and send me some feedback with a preview of Citizen DJ!
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NEWS: For our birthday, a present for music lovers: Citizen DJ, a groundbreaking project from innovator-in-residence @beefoo that inspires music-making from home & opens new doors into the Library’s extensive rights-free audio collections. MORE: loc.gov/item/prn-20-031/?loc… #LOC220
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Got any weekend plans? You do now! Applications to be the next Innovator in Residence are closing soon! Submit yours today at go.usa.gov/xp8PP (Disclaimer: dance moves depicted below not a guaranteed side effect of being selected @beefoo ).
ALT Man dancing in hallway. Supporting his entire body in the air with only one hand on the ground.
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Excited to be an Innovator in Residence this year at the Library of Congress! I will be creating tools and resources for anyone to make new hip hop music using free to use sounds from the Library's archives. Check back soon for more on Citizen DJ! labs.loc.gov/experiments/cit…
Meet @librarycongress Innovator in Residence @beefoo ! Brian’s project Citizen DJ encourages Americans to make hip hop music with free to use sounds from the Library’s archives.
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Another video experiment that juxtaposes the lives of 12 people from 12 different countries over the course of 24 continuous hours. You can view the whole video here: brianfoo.com/12x24/
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An experiment in visualizing ~100K video clips from six public film and video collections. See the full video on: movingarchives.brianfoo.com
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A new personal project "American China": 3d-printed porcelain dinnerware inspired by people, objects, and events in Chinese American History. americanchina.brianfoo.com/
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After over a year of work, I'm excited to finally launch a permanent exhibit about climate change at the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Planet Earth. Come visit! popsci.com/amnh-climate-chan…
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Had the pleasure to collaborate with the Australian Broadcasting Company to produce music made using seizure data
abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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A new project! The Climate Change Coloring Book: climate data research coloring kck.st/2ooaWuV
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Interactive music created by holding a musical staff up to the stars: eclipticalis.com/
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Talked about Data-Driven DJ on @TheTakeaway at @WNYC. Also, the next track coming later this week! wnyc.org/story/turning-data-…
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I'm learning how to be a better friend through excessive experimentation friendrnd.com/trials/lights
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