DeForrest Brown, Jr. is an Alabama-raised, ex-American rhythmanalyst, writer, musician, and curator, currently living within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His written work centres on a diagnostic exploration of electronic music through considerations of applied metaphilosophy. His debut book Assembling a Black Counter Culture (2022) has been widely recognised for its critical depth. In 2023, he co-curated HOPE at Museion (Bozen), the concluding exhibition in the TECHNO HUMANITIES trilogy. Brown’s work has been presented at institutions including Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Paris+ par Art Basel, Somerset House (London), and Performa (New York). He has taught and lectured at Simon Fraser University, New York University, The New School, Harvard University, Brown University, and Princeton University. Recent collaborations include liner notes for Cybotron’s Maintain the Golden Ratio (2023) and Parallel Shift (2024), developed with techno pioneer Juan Atkins and Tresor Records.
