consulting & production

artificia.org

I’m an independent software engineer and technical producer based in Berlin. I take on consulting, engineering, and creative work — typically 1–6 months — for artists or teams working with audio, video, real-time systems, and creative technology.

What I do

For software teams: Architecture consulting, performance optimization, legacy codebase modernization, real-time systems. I spent ten years at Adobe on the After Effects GPU render pipeline and scripting engine, and five years at Native Instruments designing reactive frameworks and a declarative UI language. I’m good at the intersection of deep backend work (cache optimization, thread latency, graph scheduling) and user-facing realities (millisecond timing, expressive control, artist workflow). I am experienced at leading teams and planning long-arc engineering projects.

For artists and cultural institutions: Technical production for installations, performances, and exhibitions. I have deep experience building expressive tools and systems for artworks and performances. I build real-time generative audio/video systems, spatialization frameworks, and sensor-driven live performance rigs — and perform live generative music as my own art practice.

I also created and maintain Frame, a platform for running and monitoring installations in gallery and museum contexts. Recent collaborations includes Christopher Kulendran Thomas: Safe Zone (Gagosian, FACT, Wiels), Lauryn Youden (KW Berlin, E-Werk), and The Descent (Kunsthalle Zürich). See collaborations for more.

Specifics

  • C/C++, Python, TypeScript, SuperCollider, Rust
  • TDD, agile, git, LLM agent workflows and prompt engineering
  • TouchDesigner, After Effects, Premiere, Max/MSP, Ableton Live
  • Audio DSP, spatial audio, real-time synthesis
  • Video and render graph pipelines, GPU compute
  • Reactive and declarative frameworks
  • Legacy codebase architecture and modernization
  • Team process, technical planning, mentorship

Get in touch

scott at artificia.org

Based in Berlin DE. I invoice from the EU. Available for remote and on-site work. Detailed engineering CV available on request — see also my cv.

Consulting

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