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2015

DYING SONGS / Guest Curator
Podcast
Dublab (US)

Substrata 1./ Curator & Creative Director
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Lubomyr Melnyk (UA), Taylor Deupree (US), Bvdub (CN), Loscil (CA), Rachel Grimes (US), Rauelsson (ES), Tara Jane O'Neil (US), Tiny Vipers (US), Shuttle358 (US), Paul Clipson (US), Panabrite (US) and Mary Lattimore (US).

EGGBOX 013 / Curator
Podcast
Relevant BCN (ES)

2014

Substrata 1.4 / Curator & Creative Director
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Mika Vainio (FI), Markus Guentner (DE), Koen Holtkamp (US), Julia Kent (CA), Sanso-Xtro (AU), Evan Caminiti (US), Mamiffer (US), Gregg Kowalsky (US), and Carl Hultgren (US).

SSS #104 / Curator
Podcast
Seek Sick Sound (FR)

A Young Person’s Guide to S L O W D I V E by The Sight Below / Curator
Podcast
Black Knoll Studio (USA)

Substrata: LondonCurator 
Cafe OTO 
London, UK
feat. Moon Ate The Dark (UK), Iñigo Ugarteburu (ES), “Homing” film screening, & R.A. Irisarri (US)

2013

S13 Mix 088: The Sight Below / Curator
Podcast
Secret Thirteen (LT)

Outlines Vol. 2 / Curator
LP/CD
Substrata (US)

Substrata 1.3 / Curator & Creative Director
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Grouper (US), Jacaszek (PL), Kim Cascone (US), Christina Vantzou (BE), Noveller (US), Yagya (IS), The Sight Below (US), Ken Camden (US), Ethernet (US), and Sean Curley (US).

isolatedmix37: Substrata Edition / Curator
Podcast
A Strangely Isolated Place (UK/USA)

A totally awesome Valentine’s mixtape by The Sight Below / Curator
Podcast
Black Knoll Studio (USA)

Polarlichter #18 / Curator
Podcast
Polarlichter (DE)

mlat77: Orcas / co-Curator
Podcast
Made Like A Tree (USA)

2012

OPTICAL / co-Curator
Decibel Festival
Seattle, WA
feat. Biosphere (NO), Robert Henke (DE), Sylvain Chauveau (FR), Loscil (CA), Windy & Carl (US), Christina Vantzou (BE), Nils Frahm (DE), CFCF (CA), ELEH (US), Jon Wozencroft (UK), Lissom (US), Brock Van Wey (US), Julianna Barwick (US), Maria Minerva (EE), Dalot (GR), Anenon (US), Kelly Wyse (US) and Leo Mayberry (US).

RA.322 / Curator
Podcast
Resident Advisor (UK)

Outlines Vol. 1 / Curator
LP/CD
Substrata (US)

Substrata 1.2 / Curator & Creative Director
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Scanner (UK), Tim Hecker (CA), Pan-American(US), Loscil (CA), Lawrence English (AU), Daniel Menche (US), and Widesky (US).

Lost in the Humming Air (music inspired by Harold Budd) / Co-Curator
LP/CD/Digital
Oktaf (DE)

Air Texture Vol. 2 / Co-Curator
LP/CD/Digital
Air Texture (US)

Needle Exchange 084  / Co-Curator
Podcast 
Self-Titled Magazine (USA)

2011

Decibel Festival / Guest Curator
BitPop Showcase
The Triple Door
Seattle, WA
feat. Dntel, Erika Spring, Orcas

Substrata 1.1 / Curator & Creative Director
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Biosphere (NO), Oren Ambarchi (AU), Nils Frahm (DE), Eluvium (US), Benoît Pioulard (US), Marcus Fischer (US), Crys Cole (CA), and i3O (US).

61311 / Guest Curator
(Le) Poisson Rouge
NYC, NY
feat. Laetitia Sadier (FR), Erika Spring (US), Arturo En El Barco (PR)

Ghostly SMM: Context / Co-Curator
(Le) Poisson Rouge
NYC, NY
feat. Goldmund (US), Rafael Anton Irisarri (US), Noveller (US), Kyle Bobby Dunn (CA)

MIX  / Co-Curator
Podcast 
Future Sequence Mag (UK)

2010

The Fading Winter Lights Will Guide You Home Vol. 2 / Curator
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Benoît Pioulard, i3O, Kelly Wyse

w/Decibel Festival (Seattle, WA):

OPTICAL 3: Resonant Channels / Curator
The Triple Door
feat. Tim Hecker (CA) + Lillevan (DE), Tycho (US), Sanso-Xtro (AU), KillingFrenzy (US)

OPTICAL 2: Tactile Immersion / Curator
Benaroya Hall
feat. Fennesz (AT) + Lillevan (DE), Oneohtrix Point Never (US), Noveller (US), KillingFrenzy (US)

OPTICAL 1: The Space Between / Co-Curator
Benaroya Hall
feat. Robert Henke (DE), Mark Van Hoen (UK), Murcof (MX)

ROOM40 10-Year Anniversary / Curator
Pravda Studios
feat. Ben Frost (AU), Grouper (US), Lawrence English (AU), Rafael Anton Irisarri (US)

Ghostly Opening Evening / Co-Curator
Neumos
feat. Pantha Du Prince (DE), Gold Panda (UK), Mux Mool (US), Lusine (US)

Panel: Uncertain Future: Diffusing Works In The New Media World / Curator
Pravda Studios
Panelists: Jeff Owens (Ghostly), Leeor Brown (Friends of Friends), EjiVal (Static Discos), Lawrence English (Room40), and Darek Mazzone (KEXP).
Moderated by Dave Segal (The Stranger

FACT Mix 149  / Curator
Podcast 
FACT Magazine (UK)

The Sight Below exclusive mix  / Curator
Podcast 
Fluid Radio (UK)

Needle Exchange 014  / Curator
Podcast 
Self-Titled Magazine (USA)

Mesmerized  / Curator
Podcast 
Fluid Radio (UK)

40  / Curator
Podcast 
Plasmodium Radio (USA)

2009

The Fading Winter Lights Will Guide You Home Vol. 1 / Curator
Chapel Performance Space
Seattle, WA
feat. Kelly Wyse, Vance Galloway and Rafael Anton Irisarri

w/Decibel Festival (Seattle, WA):

OPTICAL 3: Ameritronica / Curator
The Triple Door
feat. Mountains (US) + Sawako (JP), Benoît Pioulard (US), Goldmund (US) + Christina Vantzou (BE), KillingFrenzy (US)

OPTICAL 2: Beauty in Binary / Co-Curator
Seattle Asian Art Museum
feat. Sawako (JP), Christina Vantzou (BE), Lissom (US)

OPTICAL 1: Immersion / Curator
Seattle Art Museum
feat. Frank Bretschneider (DE), Christopher Willits (US), William Fowler Collins + Claudia Valdes (US)

Experimental Showcase / Curator
Olympic Sculpture Park
feat. Kim Cascone (US), Phønøn (US)

Ghostly 10: Opening Gala / Co-Curator
Seattle Art Museum
feat. Lusine (US), Tycho (US), The Sight Below (US), Michna (US), Clark Warner (CA)

Lecture: The Grain of the Auditory Field/ Curator
Seattle Art Museum
Conducted by Kim Cascone (US)

Panel: Emerging Networks / Co-Curator
Seattle Art Museum
Panelists: Alain Mongeau (MUTEK), Naut Humon (Recombinant Media Labs), Andrew Lochhead (Detroit Underground Records), Kate Lesta (Communikey Festival), Bryan Kasenic (Bunker NYC) and Susan Langan (GAFTA).
Moderated by Patti Schmidt (MUTEK)

Workshop: Designing Process / Curator
Seattle Art Museum
Conducted by Christopher Willits (US)

2008

w/Decibel Festival (Seattle, WA):

OPTICAL 3 / Co-Curator
The Triple Door
feat. Deaf Center (NO) + Lissom (US), Brian McBride of Stars Of The Lid (US), Eluvium (US) , Helios (US), KillingFrenzy (US)

OPTICAL 2 / Co-Curator
Northwest Film Forum
feat. Akira Rabelais (US) + Carole Kim (US), Library Tapes (SE), Son Of Rose (US)

OPTICAL 1 / Co-Curator
Northwest Film Forum
feat. William Basinski (US), offthesky (US), Jeff Greinke (US)

Deconstructing Pop / Co-Curator
Neumos
feat. Tujiko Noriko (JP), Barbara Morgenstern (DE), Balun (PR), Careen Ajar (CA)

Panel: Wasted Words? The Future of Music Journalism / Co-Curator
Northwest Film Forum
Panelists: Dale Lloyd (OAR), TJ Norris (Signal to Noise), Dave Segal (The Stranger), Todd Burns (Resident Advisor), Robert Crouch (Bleeding Edge Festival) and Lusine (Ghostly).
Moderated by Chris DeLaurenti (The Stranger)

Panel: Monetizing Music, The Art and Science of Licensing / Co-Curator
Northwest Film Forum
Panelists: Ben London (Recording Academy PNW Chapter), Andrew Rohrman (Scientific American), Sam Valenti IV (Ghostly International), William Beard (Microsoft Media Acquisitions), Akira Rabelais (Warner) and Jon Lemmon (Oseao Media Group).
Moderated by Emily Griffin (Microsoft)

2007

Decibel Festival / Co-Curator
Ambient Landscapes: Past, Present and Future
TownHall
Seattle, WA
feat. Robin Guthrie (UK) + Harold Budd (US), Biosphere (NO), Rafael Anton Irisarri (US)