About B.W.

Baltimore City - Highlandtown A&E District
Born in Washington, DC. BA in Philosophy and Psychology. MA in Teaching English. MFA Candidate in Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) at UMBC. Current Work - Chin Musings: Exploring chin interfaces and performative chewing. Previously fronted the band Presto Bando.  Wrote and performed in two "ballets." Working on a novel about parking and shopping.
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Chewing Karaoke

Exploring performative chewing. Each chew triggers a note or beat in a midi score. For snack breaks at work to build self esteem pretending to be somebody while gaining glucose to avoid decision fatigue through performative chewing. Chew through a jingle to make the food taste like it looked in the advertising.
  • Jerky Cowboy
    Part of the Chewing Karaoke series. Chin trigger, neck brace posture supporter, wireless mouse, Max MSP, beef jerky. Eating a piece of beef jerky triggers, through chin movements, the midi score of the theme song from "The Magnificent 7."
  • Ballpark Thanks
    Part of the Chewing Karaoke series. Chin trigger, neck brace posture supporter, hot dog. Eating a hotdog from a stand. Each chew triggers note-by-note the midi score of The National Anthem. Some chews go intentionally unregistered as I am not a professional hot dog eater and did not want to risk swallowing large chunks that went unchewed.
  • Take Five Mouthpiece
    Part of the Chewing Karaoke series. Alto Sax, Take Five candy bar, chin trigger, neck brace posture supporter, wireless mouse, Max MSP. As I eat the Take Five bar, which is where the saxophone mouthpiece is supposed to be, I trigger through the movement of my chin the midi score of "Take Five." The trigger is hidden under my "jazz musician" scarf.
  • I'm Lovin' It - Chewed
    Part of the Chewing Karaoke series. McDonald's breakfast biscuit, chin trigger, neck brace posture supporter, Max MSP. Chewing through McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" jingle as I eat a breakfast biscuit. Each chew causes my chin to trigger a switch hidden just out of camera that acts as a left-click in Max MSP, which then plays through the midi score of the jingle note-by-note.
  • Grapevine
    Part of the Chewing Karaoke series. Raisins, chin trigger, neck brace posture supporter. I eat a box of raisins and each chew plays through the midi score of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine." Construction worker comes straight from the California Raisins commercials that taught us raisins are masculine.
  • Alto Sax with Take 5 Candy Bar Mouthpiece
    Alto Sax with Take 5 Candy Bar Mouthpiece
    Alto Sax with Take 5 candy bar mouthpiece used in Take Five Mouthpiece video.