John C.S. Caston / Keston

John C.S. Keston is an award winning artist exploring how music, video art, and computer science intersect. His work both questions and embraces his backgrounds in music technology, software development, and improvisation leading him toward unconventional compositions that convey a spirit of discovery through the use of graphic scores, chance and generative techniques, analog and digital synthesis, experimental sound design, signal processing, and acoustic piano. Performers are empowered to use their phonomnesis, or sonic imaginations, while contributing to his collaborative work. Originally from the United Kingdom, he currently resides in Saint-Sernin, France.

Keston has performed and exhibited original work at Northern Spark, the Weisman Art Museum, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Walker Art Center, the In/Out Festival of Digital Performance, the Eyeo Festival, INST-INT , Echofluxx, WMC, Moogfest, NIME, ICMC, and
ISSTA. Among others, Keston has performed and/or recorded with Atmosphere, JT Bates, Anthony Cox, Martin Dosh, Peter Hennig, Dave King, Scott L. Miller, Cody McKinney, Lister Rossell, Adam Svec, and Nils Westdal. He was recently awarded professor emeritus of Digital Media Arts at the University of St Thomas. He founded the sound design resource, AudioCookbook.org, where you will find articles and documentation about his projects and research.