Amar Chaudhary is a composer and performer specializing in contemporary and electronic music, an artist, and a developer of advanced software for creativity. He performs regularly around the Bay Area and beyond, both solo and with various bands and ensembles. His solo work involves experimenting with innovative sounds via analog synthesis and custom software with computers and mobile devices for new modes of expressive musical performance. His ensemble projects include Reconnaissance Fly, an art-pop band and composers collective; Pitta of the Mind, an experimental music-and-poetry duo with Maw Shein Win; and Surplus 1980, a Bay Area post-punk band. As a board member and curator for Outsound Presents, he is a supporter of emerging artists in new and experimental music. Amar is also the author of the popular blog CatSynth, where he discusses music and art (and cats).
