[dorkbotnyc-blabber] My Robot Friend

[Eddie Bezalel]

Hi good people of dorkbot. Performance artist My Robot Friend is  
looking for a tech person with a background in the following:

1) set/prop design for stage or screen
2) preferably has experience in lighting design
3) preferably has experience in electrical engineering
4) preferably has some experience in physical computing programming  
(arudino board, etc)
5) comfortable and experienced with soldering and electrical circuit  
work
6) possibly has experience with MIDI and DMX
7) bonus if the person has experience and talent with video art

we need someone to help with the development of light-up stage props  
for a client's performance art show. To give examples, the show  
currently has the following: a light up steering wheel with mounted  
micro wireless video camera (http://www.virb.com/myrobotfriend/videos/9959 
), light up guitar with midi controlled light up frets (seen at the  
beginning of this video:http://www.virb.com/myrobotfriend/videos/ 
16842), light-up expanding and contracting ball with wireless video  
camera (http://www.virb.com/myrobotfriend/videos/9972).

The person may or may not be involved in the creative conceptual part  
or coming up with ideas for stage props depending on his/her level of  
interest. The person should definitely be able to handle the technical  
aspects of executing ideas for the show and determining the  
feasibility and cost of projects. The person should be a creative  
thinker and an expert at being able to execute ideas in a way that the  
props are extremely durable and as light weight as possible. In  
addition, the person will be responsible for creating backups of  
existing stage props. Superior problem-solving skills and logical  
thinking are a must.

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Feel free to forward this on to someone off list that might be  
interested and suitable for the gig.

Best regards,

Eddie Bezalel

eb at headlessheroes dot com