AJAY KAPUR

• CREATIVE
• MACHINE LEARNING
• MECHATRONICS
• EDUCATION REFORM
• STEAM
• ENTREPRENEUR
• EXPERIENCE DESIGN
• DSP
• CIRCUIT DESIGN
• EXECUTIVE
• RESEARCH
• DIGITAL LUTHIER
• MACHINE ORCHESTRA
• INTERACTIVE
• AI
• WEB3
• BLOCKCHAIN
• NFT

KINETIC MUSIC

Ajay’s various music projects over the past have allowed him to open for bands such as Antibalas, Seun Kuti and The Africa 80, John Scofield, and Autechre. His Machine Orchestra, comprised of humans and robotic musical instruments, traveled the world performing in Singapore, India, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Italy and more. He has performed his original music at the Singapore Arts Festival, The Pulse Festival, the Victoria International Jazz Festival, the International Symposium for Electronic Arts, and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

KINETIC PAINTINGS

• Presented at Art Coded exhibition Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
• Presented at IndusTRY exhibition in Los Angeles at Disney Family Art Gallery.
• Commissioned by government of Saudi Arabia and presented in Riyadh.

KARMETIK ORCHESTRA

KarmetiK Orchestra is a collection of LA artists from global backgrounds creating contemporary music. Sitar, Hindustani vocalists, tabla, and bansuri flute performers are mixed with Western classical, African, and electronic musicians. Directed by Dr. Ajay Kapur, head of Music Technology at CalArts, the group features compositions and performances by world-renowned artists, Rajib Karmakar, Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon, GAAYATRI, Ashwin Vaswani, Chris Votek, Yeko Ladzekpo-Cole, Mads Falcone, Dr. Sanjay Sinha, and Gorinka.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

“Bringing a global perspective to innovation, cultural integration and life philosophy having lived in the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, India & China”