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NORM SCOTT

interdiscliplinary artist and sonic tinkerer

    • Bio/CV
    • Music
    • Sonic Devices 
      • Interruptor
      • Penumbra
      • Mother
      • Scratch-o-Matic
    • Signal Flow 2025 
      • AmpliModuMagnetoMaestro
      • Smell Machine
      • Invest in Yourself!
      • Instructions
      • Story Machine
      • F.R. Heart Unit
      • WRD 107
      • De-Anxietizing Machine
    • Beyond
    • Scott Mediaworks
    • ARCHIVE
    • …  
      • Bio/CV
      • Music
      • Sonic Devices 
        • Interruptor
        • Penumbra
        • Mother
        • Scratch-o-Matic
      • Signal Flow 2025 
        • AmpliModuMagnetoMaestro
        • Smell Machine
        • Invest in Yourself!
        • Instructions
        • Story Machine
        • F.R. Heart Unit
        • WRD 107
        • De-Anxietizing Machine
      • Beyond
      • Scott Mediaworks
      • ARCHIVE

    NORM SCOTT

    interdiscliplinary artist and sonic tinkerer

      • Bio/CV
      • Music
      • Sonic Devices 
        • Interruptor
        • Penumbra
        • Mother
        • Scratch-o-Matic
      • Signal Flow 2025 
        • AmpliModuMagnetoMaestro
        • Smell Machine
        • Invest in Yourself!
        • Instructions
        • Story Machine
        • F.R. Heart Unit
        • WRD 107
        • De-Anxietizing Machine
      • Beyond
      • Scott Mediaworks
      • ARCHIVE
      • …  
        • Bio/CV
        • Music
        • Sonic Devices 
          • Interruptor
          • Penumbra
          • Mother
          • Scratch-o-Matic
        • Signal Flow 2025 
          • AmpliModuMagnetoMaestro
          • Smell Machine
          • Invest in Yourself!
          • Instructions
          • Story Machine
          • F.R. Heart Unit
          • WRD 107
          • De-Anxietizing Machine
        • Beyond
        • Scott Mediaworks
        • ARCHIVE

      NORM SCOTT

      interdiscliplinary artist and sonic tinkerer

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        I made my first tape recording at the age of 5.

        "Norman's Jokes"; runtime 60 minutes, 1978

      • Later, I learned how to build machines.

        Wacky contraptions, harebrained devices, functional and imaginary.

        James Madison University, B.S. in Art/Sculpture, 1999

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        The Story Machine

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        The De-Anxietizing Machine

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        Food Replacement Artificial Heart (detail)

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        WRD-103 Device

      • Meanwhile...

        Telemarketer.

        Vacuum cleaner salesman.

        McDonald's cashier.

        Gladiola harvester.

        Hardback specialist.

        Pie Baker.

        Welder.

        Thrift Store Sales Associate.

        Bagel maker.

        Shoe stockperson.

        Blacksmith's apprentice.

        Plastic bottle inspector.

      • I began composing/recording music for robots.

        Fringe electronica, experimental lazerstyle, and even a musical puppet show.

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      • And then:

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        The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

        Tempe, AZ 

        After many years of pushing buttons and twisting knobs in my own way, I finally learned how to "do it right".  

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        Harmonic Ranch

        New York, NY

        Studio Manager and Recording Engineer at a cozy, well seasoned post-production studio in Tribeca. Worked with Noemie LaFrance, Gerard Malanga, Lee Ranaldo, Martha Williams, Karen Bernard.

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        Farm Sanctuary

        Watkins Glen, NY

        Served as Photo/Video Coordinator, working amongst rescued farm animals, and saw pigs, cows, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, and rabbits as learned colleagues and friends.

      • Now I work at PhotoSynthesis Productions.

        I do video editing and videography, sound design, motion graphics, and sometimes wash dishes.

      • Other things I am:

        Dad.

        Member of Ithaca Generator.

        Founding member of Beyond Art Collective.

        Collaborator at Arhanta Studio.

        Turntablist.

        Up With People alumnus.

        Maker/Tinkerer/Inventor.

        Avid audio diarist/field recordist.

        Obsessed with ice.

         

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