Matthew Haber is the co-founder and managing director of BeSide Digital, a Brooklyn-based studio that provides design, consulting, and R&D services at the intersection of human-machine interaction. BeSide works across numerous industries including retail, events, themed entertainment, automotive, and consumer-products to develop solutions to complex interdisciplinary technical challenges. BeSide has used TouchDesigner on dozens of large-scale deployments around the world and has developed a suite of purpose build hardware and support software to maximize its power and stability in mission-critical applications.

Darien Brito creates pieces that combine sound and image. His creative practice is motivated and informed by computers and technology. He is equally an artist and a technician, a distinction he regards as becoming less necessary as the field of digital practice continues to evolve. Brito is fascinated by micro-sound, immersive environments, machine learning, and complexity (that is, the field that studies how systems with simple rules can create complex behaviour over time). He is interested in an experiential approach to performance, specializing in artistic occurrences that are less guided by concepts and based more on sensorial experiences. In parallel, Brito acts as a consultant on various programming languages. He builds solutions for people with great ideas but who lack the technical expertise to make them happen.

VanTa is an experienced developer, with a strong focus in the field of computer graphics.

In his creations, he always tries to find a balance between geometry, abstraction, and chaos.

At the age of eight he left home and founded his own aerospace startup with very little venture capital, that operated from his parents’ porch.

With a background in environmental science, his work revolves around the intersection between art, science, and technology. He loves when digital elements align with the real world; either in augmented reality overlays, projection mapping on architectural landmarks, or pixels floating in thin air. VanTa also performs as a VJ and musician in different locations and festivals around the world. When he finds the time, he teaches coding to designers and artists.