Zach Layton is a composer, curator and new media artist based in new york with an interest in biofeedback, generative algorithms, experimental music, biomimicry and contemporary architectural practice. His work investigates complex relationships and topologies created through the interaction of simple core elements like sine waves, minimal surfaces and kinetic visual patterns.

Zach's work has been performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and he has performed and exhibited at the Kitchen, Roulette, Art Forum Berlin, the New York Electronic Art Festival, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Eyebeam, Sculpture Center, Diapason, Issue Project Room, Bushwick Arts Project, St. Mark's Ontological Hysterical Theater, Dumbo Arts Festival, New York Digital Salon, Monkeytown, and many other venues in New York and Europe. He has collaborated with Luke Dubois, Vito Acconci, Jonas Mekas, Bradley Eros, Andy Graydon, Matthew Ostrowski, Christine Bard, Alex Waterman, Patrick Hambrecht, Marissa Olsen, Angie Eng, Adam Kendall, Chika Ijima, Tristan Perich and Ray Sweeten among many other artists, filmmakers and musicians.

Zach is also the curator of Brooklyn's monthly experimental music series "darmstadt: classics of the avant garde" which features leading local and international composers and improvisers and currently is co-curator of the PS1 warmup summer music series. Zach has received grants from the Netherlands America Foundation and the Jerome Foundation and is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and the Interactive Telecommunications Program.

Ray Sweeten acquired a residency at Fabrica, spa. where he worked with Michael Galasso, Robert Wilson, Chieko Mori (Tzadik), and produced music for MTV Japan/Italy, Benetton, Playlife, Killer Loop and others. Sweeten has performed throughout Italy and Europe solo and under the auspices of FabricaMusica. He moved to New York City in 2000 to work for Sesame Street, writing music for games, cell phones and broadcast. In 2002 he received the Van Lier Residency for electronic composers and won a grant from the Experimental Television Center for his work with oscillographics. His work has been performed and screened at The Kitchen, Monkey Town, Millennium Film Project (La Mama), The NY Underground Film Festival, BAPLab, and The Liverpool Biennial.