Here’s a chronology focusing on creative works with couple of other points of biographic reference.

1991- present Port Washington

2015: Broadway 1602, Petronio at the Joyce and BAC, Salzburg (Planned)

2014: Caramoor, Brown University Granoff Center, WaveFarm, Socrates Sculpture Park

2013

Started work on IMPULSIONS.  Considering 3 renderings - as a performance work, installation or web realization.  Impulse->Impulse.

Initial interview for publication on early days for video synthesis with Mona Jiminez on Pantomation and other work with Tom Dewitt.

Pending: publication of artist statement for upcoming Leonardo Music Journal on chaos and resonance.

Development of Arduino software and other interfacing and haptic devices for John Driscoll’s ultrasonic instruments link

CIE at the Theater Lab with John Driscoll and Robert Pepper.  (Link)

CIE at Experimental Music Foundation with John Driscoll and Tom Hamilton.

Development of www.cieweb.net with John Driscoll.

Development of PD and more recently MAX patches for installation, research and performance.

http://soundcloud.com/philedel/player-2012-1-1-22-49

http://soundcloud.com/philedel/rec-12-04-22-20h10m43s

Sample MAX Player patch with spectrographs…

Resonance workshop at Harvestworks (M.Rogalksy, J.Driscoll, P.Edelstein).

CIE Rainforest V at Governors Island as part of Harvestworks NY Electronic Arts Festival with John Driscoll and Matt Rogalsky.

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

Chaos Patch  - PD patch and recordings using fractal algorithms.

SEISMO – audio work for PD and live internet accessed seismographs in development from the Lice Internet Seismic Server (LISS) network (link)

http://soundcloud.com/philedel/seismo-2010-1-6-22-43

FEDATA – work for PD rendering as sound historic interest rates available on the web.

http://soundcloud.com/philedel/monthly-fed-2009-08-09bc

E.A.T. Revisited – Stevens Institute. Cellphonia (Steve Bull) and improvisation with PD driven audio patch and internet connection to David Tudor’s Neural Network (Mark Holler, John Grisham-Lancaster).

Interview with Matt Wellins for www.ubu.com (cut and paste to browser http://ubumexico.centro.org.mx/sound/emr/Phil_Edelstein_interview.mp3 )

  

CIE Rainforest V at Laboratorio Arte Alameda Mexico City for the Radar Festival w/ John Driscoll and Matt Rogalsky.

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

Interview with John Callan (Holzapfel) on David Tudor for future publication of Tudor biography.

CIE CD from the Kitchen… available on Amazon and elsewhere. Recording of  Shrieks and Nuptials performance along with others.

Rainforest IV at the Kitchen with John Driscoll, Ian Driscoll, Matt Rogalsky, Steve Vitiello.

Photo credit: P. Edelstein

[Matt Rogalsky doctoral thesis on Rainforest and Composers Inside Electronics - Idea and Community: The Growth of David Tudor's Rainforest, 1965-2006.]

Rainforest IV at Lincoln Center, Judson Church – the David Tudor Memorial Concert

Photo credit: Matt Rogalsky

1980-1990 Stratford CT, Zurich, NY

SONCOM Projects Inc. (owner) – software development and consulting for EJV LLP,  AB.BB-Thompson Financial, Halda; Bitwise Inc. developing product that became the Autosys job control system.

Performance of Terrain and other improvisational live electronic work with Neil Rolnick at R.A.W. in Hartford.

Collaborations with Andres Bosshard, Daniela Zehner, Koprod, Zurich, Nachtluft, Gunther Mueller. Reflessione de una Diga, Fusio  Switzerland – outdoor work using a dam in the Ticenese Alps as a sound reflector (with Genji Ito). Residency with Andres Bosshard at the Experimental Television Center in Elmira NY.  Performance  for EIF at Snug Harbor. Adaptation of Terrain with Laurie Speigel’s Music Mouse for the Amiga.

Riflessione di una Diga (1987) graphic by Andres Bosshard Courtesy the Artist

Paper Music At Koprod (1981) – concept by Phil Edelstein and Cynthia Black.  Realization with Andres Bosshard and Daniela Zehnder.

PaperMusic at Koprod

Photo credit: Daniela Zehnder

Sound design with Genji Ito for production of Sleepless City at LaMama ETC, NY. Directed by Francoise Kourilsky.

Loudspeaker animation for STALL a collaborative dance work by Maida Whithers and music/sound sculpture by John Driscoll. Berlin and Washington DC.

Harvestworks Board of Directors (various roles) through 2011.

In Between Sounds engineering support for artists with John Driscoll and Bob Bielecki.

Software development in Forth for Liz Phillips using ultrasonic position detectors installation (Apple II). La Jolla, CA.

Episodes, an installation work for text and sound included in Pixels show , Bridgeport CT. and Arnot Museum Elmira NY (Amiga, monitors, audio and stuffed suit).

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

Gilbert International. Pres. VP. Software development, consulting services, manufacturing for clients including NCM Amsterdam, Credit Suisse, Telekurs AG, ADP, Philips,  Phibro Energy.

Development of animated loudspeakers using chaotic motion and tactile feedback.

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

Development of cybernetically controlled tactile pneumatic actuators at the Exploratorium (Apple II, servos) for sculptural installations.

Performance of a Terrain with John Driscoll Rotating Loudspeaker at Experimental Intermedia Foundation.

Tom DeWitt and Phil Edelstein, "Pantomation-A System for Position Tracking", Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Small Computers in the Arts, No. 455 (IEEE Computer Society, 1982) p. 61

Street Terrain (1983) – interactive installation for festival in Essen Germany.

CIE Rainforest IV at Harvard, Neuberger, Berlin Akadamie der Kunst at Fur Augen and Ohren, Moderna Museet Stockholm, Delaware.

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

Terrain (1980) – audio improvisational live electronic performance work.  Switzerland: Kunst Museau Aaurau with Nachtluft, at Koprod, Harvestworks, and for Cunningham Dance Company event and demo at ARS Electronica.

Terrain at the Kunsthaus Aarau with Nachtluft

Terrain with Ruler and Saw, Linz

Photo credit: probably JohnDriscoll or Ralph Jones

Rainforest IV recording from Akadakmie der Kunst recording issued on vinyl Grammavision/Edition Block.

Software development projects for Bunker Ramo – Stratford CT: product development and software engineering, data communications, operating system drivers.

CIE Rainforest IV at the Amsterdam Festival.   Paper Music (1981) with Cynthia Black. Then, with Andress Bosshard and Daniela Zehnder at Koprod in Zurich.

Paper Music – handmade paper instrument – C. Black prior to attachment of electronics. Artist in residence ZBS Media.

Photo credit: Phil Edelstein

1976-1980 Rochester, NY

Composers Inside Electronics at the  Festival du Automne, Paris - Rainforest IV, Cartridge Music (John Cage), Interfeed w/ John Driscoll,   Shrieks and Nuptials  a duet for chaotic circuit, dancer and electronics performer w/Marsha Harris.

CIE Rainforest IV:  Berlin Akadamie der Kunst, SUNY Albany & Cobleskill, Fort Worth,  Kitchen NY, Walker Art Museum Minneapolis, Mills College Oakland CA, DeSaissert Gallery Santa Clara, ICA Philadelphia.

  

Object for Rainforest IV at the ICA, Philadelphia

Photo credit: P. Edelstein

CIE: Ralph Jones, David Tudor, Phil Edelstein, Bill Viola, John Driscoll, Martin Kalve, Berlin, 1980

Photo credit: M. Harris

Rainforest IV at the Akadamie der Kunst, Berlin, 1980

Photo credit: P. Edelstein

Development of circuitry for spatial rhythms that evolved into multiple versions of Terrain

Photo credit: P. Edelstein

1976 and earlier NYC and Albany

CIE Residency at the UC San Diego Center for Music Experiment with David Tudor, John Driscoll, Paul Dimarinis, Bill Viola, Linda Fisher?, Martin Kalve, Ralph Jones.

Teaching Assistantship: Wesleyan University with Alvin Lucier.  Computers in the Arts. Video work based on random walks for GT40. Random walks.

Proposal for the DESIGN DEVICE - A UNIQUE VIDEO SYNTHESIZER with Tom Dewitt. www.experimentaltvcenter.org/design-device-unique-video-synthesizer

Interfeed (1975) with John Driscoll performed at SUNYA Performing Arts Center Arium. Artist-in-Residence ZBS Media.

Performing Arts Center Technical Director / Electronic Music Studio – technical specialist for PDP11 and Moog Studio. NEA Dance touring visiting artists. Free Music Store (Cage, Tudor, Sonic Arts Union, and others).  Technical assistant Joel Chadabe. Studio and Recording Engineer for visiting artists including Phill Niblock, John Cage and others SUNY EMS. Integration Moog and PDP11.

System and software design Pantomation motion tracking system (PDP-8) for animation, dance/video/sound, technical director: video works directed by Tom Dewitt with Viebeke Sorensen, music by Laurie Spiegel at WNET-TV Lab, SUNY EMS.  Multiple Identity Marathon, Philharmonia and Studies for Philharmomia, Cathode Ray Theatre production, and others.

Photo credit: T. DeWitt

Artist-in-residence and contractor at the WNET-TV Lab – worked on Paik-Abe and Rutt-Etra synthesizers, automation of Grass Valley switcher.

Support from NYSCA dance and video w/ Susan Masokowski.  Unedited works on ¾” tape.

Development of portal instrument for performance based of 2206 function generators then used for Shrieks, Terrain and other works.  Simple implementation of chaotic oscillator cross coupling 2 channels (1 shown below).

New Music in New Hampshire.  Beginning of Rainforest IV with David Tudor and the genesis of CIE with John Driscoll, Linda Fisher, Bill Viola, Ralph Jones, Martin Kalve and others.

Beginnings of Rainforest IV at Chocoruha, NY, 1973 (P. Edelstein in background, Marin Kalve foreground)

Photo credit: unknown

Electronic Body Arts (EBA), founding member (1973) of collaborative group of musicians, dancers, artists and engineers.  Conceived and directed EBA events At Once a.k.a. Simultaneous Pieces in Well Defined Spaces including design, construction, programming of computer controlled automated stage lighting system integrating PDP11 hardware, software with Kleig stage lighting control system, and Called Off –dance, video, music work with Maud Baum, George Kindler, Richard Lainhart, Richard Kelly, Caroline Meyers, Marsha Kindler,  Ann Morris, Elisa Letterman, Marsha Harris, Bill Viola, Tom Dewitt and others.  Lighting design for Parachute to a Weather Balloon – software and circuitry for George Kindler’s Horn  (PDP-8, multi-channel computer controlled fluorescent lighting stage set). 

Photo credit: P. Edelstein

BS Interdisciplinary Studies Technology and Art. Studied composition with Joel Chadabe, Lighting Design with Jerome Hanley, Audiology lab assistant: Dr. Paul Boomsliter and Warren Creel.

Lighting design for Viet Rock directed by Doug Wager, White Whore and the Bit Player by Bill Franconis. Head gaffer: Great American Light War.

Technician: educational media center – video production and cable television system installation.

Computer operations and programming: EDP Resources, SUNYA  Computer Center (CDC7600), Numicon Inc. and others.

Lighting and sound for TNT Mime  Benny Rheel/Director.

Programmer – SUNYA Audiology lab (PDP12)

WSUA – DJ, GM, Chief Engineer

Stuyvesant HS Computer Lab –IBM1130 Fortran, Assembly language programming. Cyclotron Club.

Home recording studio with Seth Dworken (Norelco, Craig vari-speed ¼”)