Red Bull Music Academy: Dream Machine

Inspired by Brion Gysin and William Burroughs’ iconic invention, Dream Machine is an immersive, live reimagining of “the world’s first artwork meant to be viewed with eyes closed.” This multisensory experience explores the science of entrainment—how synchronized sound and light can alter brainwave activity and evoke vivid, meditative states.

Developed in collaboration with neuroscientist Leah Kelly of Rockefeller University, the work merges contemporary psychoacoustics with ancient trance practices, drawing on traditions like those of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. The performance features original music and collaborations with cultural icons including Genesis P-Orridge, Iggy Pop, and the Master Musicians of Jajouka, Sophia Brous, and Dave Harrington, surrounding audiences in pulsing frequencies, rotating light sculptures, and hypnotic soundscapes designed to activate inner vision.

Role: Producer

Commissioned by: OPUS, Red Bull Music North America, Pioneer Works, Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic

2018