Emma Davidson

EMMA DAVDSON / LEKTROGIRL
The director of Lektrolab, Emma works directly with our clients to create specialized workshops & projects. She is also a very hands on workshop leader who draws on her experiences of studying audio engineering at the SAE in Australia, producing her solo album "I Love My Computer" [released on the Aphex Twin's label Rephlex], and DJing around the world.
As Lektrogirl, Emma is also an active board member of the micromusic.net community directing and guiding the internet community where required. Also instrumental in kickstarting events and festivals within the community.
Emma has 13 years retail and service industry experience, including experience at management level, one year of visual merchandising responsible for a team of four, 5 years of PA/office management and book keeping experience responsible for processing all paperwork and calculations for business VAT returns. Her office management experience has also put her into contact with overseeing garment production for international wholesale, understanding product licensing with international brands.

RELEASES
I Love My Computer - Rephlex Records
CMJ New Music Monthly Compilation Vol 78
micro_superstarz 2000 Compilation - Domizil
Master and Slave remix - remix for Puss / Pusstracks

REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS IN PRINT
NME, Jockey Slut, CMJ New Music Monthly, De:Bug Elektronische Lebensaspekte, Experimental Music guest reviewer for URB Magazine

VIDEO
No Rap No Rock - Lektrogirl [from I love my computer] here [.ram 7.5M]
Video produced and directed by Nicholas Phillips.

Paul B. Davis

PAUL B. DAVIS
The other half to the core of Lektrolab, Paul is an American new media artist and composer, currently living and working in London, UK. He co-founded Beige Records and the BEIGE art collective, and pioneered a new art medium by re-programming old Nintendo cartridges - BEIGE's hacked cartridges are now shown around the world.
Paul is Lektrolab's secretary and leads a number of Lektrolab workshops, especially circuit bending. He also teaches all the advanced/scratching DJ workshops. Paul has been DJ'ing for 10 years and in his 8 years running a record label has experience with project management, artist contracts, licensing, distribution, record production and mastering. His "Spirit of Beige" radio show airs every Sunday evening on Resonance FM, London. Paul has also been an instructor in video at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently teaches in the Creative Technologies department at Thames Valley University.

RELEASES
Pretty EP - Beige Records [limited edition 12" with manually silkscreened cover]
Spirit of Beige Vol 1 - Beige Records [limited edition 12" with manually silkscreened cover]
The 8-Bit Construction Set - Beige Records
E.T.M.F / M.F.S.O. - Wobblyhead Records
Other mistakes EP - Soundslike Records
A Call For Silence CD - Sonic Arts Network

ART EXHIBITS
Lothringer 13 [Munich], Whitechapel Gallery [London], Deadtech [Chicago], The Horse Hospital [London], San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [San Francisco], 2004 Whitney Biennial - collaboration with Cory Arcangel [NYC], 2004 Liverpool Biennale - BEIGE showcase [Liverpool], Fassbender [Chicago]

REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS IN PRINT
New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Select Magazine, Tank Magazine, National Public Radio, USA Today, Life Sucks Die


Our Network

Lee Coventry
Lee had taken lessons at another formal DJ school to learn her techniques and has put her practise in djing in France, Germany and the UK. Lee has been with us since the beginning of Lektrolab assists with the workshop tuition when she can. She also works as a full time art director for an image library.
Abigail Walsh
Abbie was one of the founding members of Lektrolab and has worked as part of the team behind the scenes to make Lektrolab what it is today. Now she can be found offering her enthusiam and energies when her other life permits. And if you are really lucky, you might even catch her behind the decks. Abbie also works as in information architect for a British broadcaster.
Sarah Washington
Sarah builds and plays home-made electronic devices with a number of groups and duos, including the international improvising group Responge. She is closely involved with the London based radiostation Resonance FM. For Lektrolab she worked closely with Paul devising the circuit bending workshops for the Sound Circuit project in 2004.
Thomas Margolf
Thomas [aka firestARTer] is a recent conscription. 100% German computer nerd, Thomas has a passion for the Commodre64 computer, using it to compose a lot of his music. Thomas has created his own equipment for the times when he needs to breach the gap between so called obsolete systems and today's computers - building midi devices for the Gameboy, a SIDsyn for the fun of it [a synth that has the same sound chip as a commodore64] and when he got bored, he modified a Commodore64 into a Roland 303.
Mikael Shustin
Mikael is part if the group Copenhagen Brains, a Danish collective, as the name suggests. They work with different aspects of art in forms of digital composing, performing, activism and programming. In collaboration with numerous international artists Copenhagen Brains have contributed in exhibitions and events in Europe, USA and Asia. Mikael has joined Lektrolab on many occaisions to lead VJ workshops since 2002.