Jason Joel Snell

Jason Snell utilizes biosensors and musical neurofeedback loops to explore vulnerability, entrainment, and transcendent mental states. As a meditator, programmer, and electronic musician since the mid-1990s, he delves into transhumanism and consciousness by performing with biofeedback systems. He combines the fast, intuitive decision-making of art with the in-depth, rigorous research and development of science.

He received his Master's in Interactive Media Studies from NYU in 2023, with studies spanning New York, Berlin, and Shanghai. He is currently teaching Music for Media and Performance for the Collaborative Arts program at Tisch and conducting neurofeedback research with NYU Tandon. His thesis work involved developing biofeedback soundscapes that lead the brain into creative, subconscious states of mind. He has presented his work at MIT, Imperial College London, the University of Iowa, and the University of Europe in Berlin.

His music career, spanning almost three decades, includes over 180 performances, 16 albums, 33 EPs and singles, and appearances on 45 compilation albums, along with several film scores. He has received over 90K in art and innovation grants and awards, and has worked extensively with public arts and STEM programs in K-12 schools, creating interactive media and musical neurofeedback curriculum.