About
Photo: Megan Jones
I build computer music environments (IRCAM), audio software (Max, UpMix), and immersive sound installations. I’m Principal Creative Engineer at Meow Wolf, building immersive interactive experiences for our exhibits in Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York.
At Hyde Street Studios, I recorded the Dead Kennedys, Pharoah Sanders, and the Kronos Quartet. I also engineered albums for ECM (Heiner Goebbels), contributed to Laurie Anderson’s interactive work “Puppet Motel”, designed concert sound for Zakir Hussain, Frank Zappa, and the Ensemble Modern. I've also produced and mixed a studio recording for jazz pianist and composer, Jason Moran for the Lines Ballet piece, Refraction.
Music, Composition, Art
I perform with virtual instruments which act sonically and visually. Each performance touches upon a range of human complexities without resorting to standard archetypes of narrative.
Understanding dance taught me how to compose music and has guided my video work. Collaboration with choreographers has been one of my greatest artistic pleasures. I've composed music for Alonzo King, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, David Parsons, Alex Ketley, and Drew Jacoby – in performances for the Frankfurt Ballet, Lines Ballet, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Swedish Opera Ballet, and Tokyo Ballet.
In 2022 I composed music for David Sedaris’s audio book Happy-Go-Lucky, which was a New York Times #1 Best Seller.
Fluencies
I work quickly and efficiently in Max 9 and Ableton Live 12. I build web art using JavaScript and Python. Je parle le français couramment. Ich spreche fließend deutsch. ¡Actualmente estoy aprendiendo español!
“Les has the ability to make complicated stuff comprehensible, often by reducing complexity to a simple example. These attributes transcend any particular platform, making Les an invaluable artist/technologist in the digital arts.”