Max Coker CV
Phone: DE: +49 1522 305 4610 US +1 917 370 5436
Instagram / Telegram: @maks_oker
email: max@landbuoy.xyz
website: landbuoy.xyz
Sound Design for Film
"Enantiodromia" collaboration with Kristi Cole Chez Bushwick, 2021 Brooklyn
Music Recordings
"Upload i Thought" album of experimental tape recordings, Phase Space, 2022 Brooklyn
"Upload ii Thoughts" album of experimental tape recordings, Phase Space, 2022 Brooklyn
"A May Day" contributed a track to a compilation of electroacoustic music, Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music, 2020 Brooklyn
Residencies
Phase Space 2022 Brooklyn
Everwood Farmstead Developed an interactive audio/visual system in collaboration with choreographer Kristi Cole. July 2022 Wisconsin
Skopelos Foundation June 2023 Skopelos, Greece
Performance
"hexafloralia" audio visual performance with New Delusion, May 7, 2022 Brooklyn
"hyperborealis" audio visual performance with Nude Illusion, October 9, 2021 Brooklyn
Landbuoy on WUSB 90.1 FM music director, live programming twice monthly with original noise collage material, 2016 - 2017 Long Island
@The Living Gallery remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, 2016 - 2017 Brooklyn
@The Glove remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, 2016 - 2017 Brooklyn
@Babycastles remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, Brooklyn, 2016 - 2017
@Friends and Lovers remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, 2016 - 2017 Brooklyn
@king killer studios remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, Brooklyn, 2016 - 2017
@Shea Stadium (Bushwick) remote broadcasting on WUSB 90.1, 2016 - 2017 Brooklyn
Exhibitions
"Kalina" multiple channel video, Center for Contemporary Art, April 2023 Tbilisi, Georgia
"Mercuralia" interactive audio visual installation at Phase Space, August 27, 2022 Brooklyn, NY
"OFTEN VARY NEVER CHANGE" Facilitated the installation of an exhibition of works by Jean-Marie Appriou, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Meriem Bennani, Sebastian Black, Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Ryan Foerster, Aaron Garber-Maikovska, Chase Hall, Hugh Hayden, Marguerite Humeau, Zak Kitnick, Calvin Marcus, Marina Pinsky, Loïc Raguénès, and Lili Reynaud-Dewar. July 22, 2021 - August 25, 2021 @C L E A R I N G, New York
"Aleczander" Facilitated the installation of an exhibition of new works by Chase Hall April 29, 2021 - July 9, 2021 @C L E A R I N G, New York
"Video Club #4" Facilitated the installation of an exhibition of works by Ryan Foerster March 9, 2021 - March 28, 2021 @C L E A R I N G, New York
Internships
LoVid Assisted the creation of analog audiovisual synth modules while learning principles of signal processing, 2017 Long Island
David Judelson Assisted the creation of large scale sculptures while mastering drafting and woodworking techniques, 2019 Brooklyn
Teaching
Touchdesigner Techniques - video series
Wesleyan University visiting artist event covering signal processing with live performance, November 13, 2021 Connecticut
Work Experience.
Fabrication / Design
Ludwig and Larson light fixture design and fabrication. High volume production fabrication and finishing of brass parts with occasional assembly and wood work responsibilities. December 2021 - september 2022 Queens, NY
Arcana Metals custom fabrication mainly for interior design and sculptural applications with other general contracts. Gained experience with welding, machining, woodworking, and finishing. August 2020 - December 2021 Brooklyn
David G Flatt Ltd project manager and draftsperson of custom commercial furniture for retail business clients including Velvet by Graham and Spencer and 32 Degrees with work installed in stores in SoHo and Macy’s Herald Sq. July 2019 - February 2020 Queens, NY
Gallery Assistant / Art handler
Clearing worked with Arcana Metals to produce quality armature for artists as needed. Facilitated the installation of 3 major shows outlined above. January - August 2021, Brooklyn
Audio Engineering
Fotografiska regular audio engineer for private events, 2021 -2022 NYC
Education
SUNY NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University, 2023 - 2027 - BFA Fine Arts
SUNY Stony Brook, 2015 - 2017 - Mechanical Engineering
CUNY City College, 2018 - 2019 - Physics
CUNY Brooklyn College, 2020 - 2021 - Computer Science
Certifications
Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor