Tommy Martinez

Tommy Martinez is an artist and programmer working through research, sound and code. He creates software and musical systems for the internet, custom electronic hardware, and for live multichannel performance. Martinez has performed at MoMA PS1, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Fridman Gallery, and Pioneer Works. He has lectured on sound and electronic art at School for Poetic Computation, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

As a programmer and systems designer Tommy has worked with artists such as Laurie Anderson, Toni Dove, Nicole Eisenman, Pierre Huyghe, Kristin Lucas, Florian Meisenberg, and Martine Syms. His work as a collaborator and engineer has been exhibited at Artists Space, Asia Society, Bridget Donahue Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, ICA at Virginia Commonwealth University, Kunsthalle Basel, The Shed, Simone Subal Gallery, and the 2019 Whitney Biennial.

Tommy was previously the Director of Technology at Pioneer Works where he led the Tech Residency, a creative lab focused on critical responses to new technologies. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Sound Art MFA, NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and Integrated Design & Media (IDM) program, and has previously taught The Musical Web at School for Poetic Computation, a class exploring sound and composition on the internet. Tommy holds an MFA from the Sonic Arts program at CUNY Brooklyn College.