Brian Joseph Davis

Brian Joseph Davis is a Canadian-born filmmaker and digital artist.[1]

Biography

Davis began exhibiting in the mid-aughts, working at the intersection of digital technology, memory, and pop culture. In 2006 he built a public recording studio at a gallery and paid visitors to sing the Beatles song "Yesterday" from memory. Davis' "Yesterduh" garnered international coverage[2] when the recordings were released online and went viral.[3]

In 2012 his project The Composites became one of the most visited Tumblrs of the year.[4] As Davis told the BBC, The Composites used "forensic art software, descriptive prose, with crowd sourced feedback, to create portraits of literary characters."[5] The Atlantic called The Composites "Murakami meets CSI."[6]

From 2008 to 2010[7] he was president of the indie record label Blocks Recording Club.[citation needed]

After relocating to Brooklyn with his wife, the novelist Emily Schultz, where the pair co-founded the literary website Joyland: A hub for short fiction. In 2016 Davis collaborated with Schultz to adapt her novel The Blondes for AMC Networks' Shudder streaming platform.[8][9] When Schultz regained the rights in 2019, she and Davis produced[10] a scripted podcast adaptation starring Madeline Zima and Rob Belushi.

References

  1. ^ Kado, Steve (2007-12-22). Megatron: team interview with Brian Joseph Davis & Steve Kado. "C: International Contemporary Art", 22 December 2007. Retrieved from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Megatron:+team+interview+with+Brian+Joseph+Davis+&+Steve+Kado.+The...-a0173375788.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ WNYC's Soundcheck. "Yesterduh". Archived from the original on 2006-07-12.
  3. ^ Salon Staff (8 June 2006). "Daily Download: "Yesterduh," Brian Joseph Davis". Salon. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. ^ Mir, Leticia; Reporter, a BuzzFeed News. "An Artist Draws Police Sketches Of Famous Literary Characters". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. ^ "Composites: Sketching Lisbeth Salander's 'real' face", BBC News, 2012-02-21, retrieved 2017-02-12
  6. ^ Garber, Megan. "Here's What Humbert Humbert Looks Like (as a Police Composite Sketch)". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  7. ^ "It's Gonna Be Us!: An Oral History of Blocks Recording Club | Chart Attack". Chart Attack. 2015-10-05. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  8. ^ "Deal Spotlight: Emily Schultz's 2012 novel gets a film treatment | Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  9. ^ "AMC Networks' Streaming Service Shudder Launches Original Programming With 'Primal Screen' Doc (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  10. ^ "5 Reasons We're Excited For 'The Blondes' Podcast!". Villain Media. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-08-18.