Matthew (b. 1991) is a data scientist, information designer, electrical engineer, photographer, and musician who is interested in designing playful frameworks to help spark individual and community growth and expression.
He makes abstract, beat-driven electronic music as part of the audio-visual duo Dayspired and is a current partner at Rhythm Section International (London, UK), where he is being mentored by record label founder Bradley Zero (DJ at BBC Radio 1, NTS Radio, Boiler Room).
Most recently, Matthew has pursued his MFA in Graphic Design at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) after receiving his MS in Data Science from Brown University. He is a graduate researcher at Brown’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab, and the head teaching assistant for the class “Machine Learning and Design.” He is currently looking for engaging and rigorous full time data science, design, and systems engineering work (either remote or in-person) dealing with high-impact social or environmental problems.
Connect
Email, Resume, Music, Instagram, LinkedIn, GitHub
Client list
He has worked or collaborated with Google, Holition, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, British Fashion Council, Brown University HCI Lab, and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
MFA Graphic Design, 2021
Brown University
MS Data Science, 2018
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
BS Electrical Engineering, 2015
SCULPTURAL AUDIO
Visualizing music through photography and paper folding. The images shown here were created using a wet paper folding technique. The paper was set overnight to dry in abstract forms, and then arranged and photographed.
The song depicted is my own, called “It’s a Secret.” The foundation of the song revolves around a kalimba pattern that I played, manipulated, and layered with washed out, rising synth passages. The smooth, sloping forms of the paper draw attention to the music’s high dynamic range. The translucent parts of the image are evocative of the tracks lush, layered percussion.
Date: 2019
Client: Self
Class: Graduate Form II
Instructor: Tom Wedell
Visualizing music through photography and paper folding. The images shown here were created using a wet paper folding technique. The paper was set overnight to dry in abstract forms, and then arranged and photographed.
The song depicted is my own, called “It’s a Secret.” The foundation of the song revolves around a kalimba pattern that I played, manipulated, and layered with washed out, rising synth passages. The smooth, sloping forms of the paper draw attention to the music’s high dynamic range. The translucent parts of the image are evocative of the tracks lush, layered percussion.
Date: 2019
Client: Self
Class: Graduate Form II
Instructor: Tom Wedell
Photography
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