DeForrest Brown, Jr.
DeForrest Brown, Jr. is an Alabama-raised, Ex-American rhythmanalyst, writer, musician, and curator living within the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in Vancouver, BC. His written works focus on a diagnostic exploration of electronic music through considerations of applied metaphilosophy. Under the name Speaker Music, he has released a series of 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 the final installment of the TECHNO HUMANITIES trilogy. He has presented work at the Venice Biennale Musica, Somerset House, and Rewire Festival; and, has also taught courses and lectured widely including Simon Fraser University, Harvard University, Princeton University, and the School for Poetic Computation among others.
