Barrow works with oftentimes outdated electronics to convey contemporary concepts through sound and video. This circuit bending workshop will explore taking apart old electronics and intentionally shorting the circuit to introduce chance and produce new and unexpected sounds.

Born in Western Kentucky, William Barrow works with oftentimes outdated electronics to convey contemporary concepts through sound and video. He has been producing videos and electronic sounds as a result of his experimentation with children’s toys, audio and video tape machines, and synthesizers, creating interconnected systems of pre-existing and homemade instruments. He studied at Murray State University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in video and performance in Murray, Kentucky. There he was a manager of the university galleries and the sculpture studio assistant for four years as well as the head of 3D printing operations for the Summer Art Workshop. He has worked in collaboration with dancers, and electronic and acoustic musicians, and provided live sound for butoh dance workshops and outdoor yoga classes. Since moving to Atlanta, he has joined the Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra (AIO) and worked closely with the experimental performance and event venue No Tomorrow.