DeForrest Brown, Jr.

DeForrest Brown, Jr. is an Alabama-raised, Ex-American rhythmanalyst, writer, musician and curator. His written works focus on a diagnostic exploration of electronic music through considerations of applied metaphilosophy including over a decade of music journalism at media outlets such as NPR, Artforum, Document Journal and Carhartt WIP. Under the name Speaker Music, he has released albums on Planet Mu, culminating in Synoptic Audio (2026). Brown’s debut book ‘Assembling a Black Counter Culture’ was released on Primary Information in 2022. In 2023, he co-curated HOPE, an international group exhibition presented by Museion Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bolzano-Bozen as part of the TECHNO HUMANITIES trilogy. He has presented work at the Venice Biennale Musica, Somerset House, Paris+ Art Basel, HKW and the Vancouver International Film Festival. He has also taught courses and lectured widely at Simon Fraser University, Harvard University, Princeton University and the School for Poetic Computation among others.