Jesse Stiles was born in 1978 in Boston, MA. He is a musician, multimedia artist, and designer of systems.

Stiles adopted the computer as his primary composition and performance tool at the age of 12. He has since gone on to create new electronic systems for music performance as well as performative lighting, sound design, and generative installations. Stiles’ music and artwork have been performed and exhibited internationally at venues including Lincoln Center, Eyebeam, Ars Electronica, and the American Land Museum.

Stiles holds a B.A. from Vassar College in Cognitive Science, and a M.F.A.from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Electronic Arts. In 2000, Stiles was awarded a Fellowship from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to travel around the world for one year while creating electronic music, culminating in a “backpack record” by The Jesse Stiles 3000 (Stiles’ beat-oriented performance/recording project), titled “Watson Songs.”

Stiles has worked as an Educator, Sound Designer, Composer, Remixer, and Music Software Programmer. He has taught at the Massachusetts College of Art, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Vassar College. Stiles has created original music and sound design for a wide variety of award-winning films, IMAX films, museum installations, and videogames.

He currently resides in the Old De Ruyter Textile Factory in De Ruyter, New York and maintains a studio in Troy, New York.