Thomas Bell – Sound Engineer

Thomas Bell – Sound Engineer

Thomas Bell is a sonic and multimedia artist, with practices in performance and collaboration with an emphasis on community and social development in the arts. Integrating mediums across artistic platforms is a primary focus of his work. Thomas studied Jazz Performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston and Ethnomusicology at Florida State University, and was one of the founding organizers for Bushwick Open Studios in Brooklyn, now one of the largest open studios events in the United States.

Mr. Bell served as the Managing Director of the Center For Performance Research, a state of the art nonprofit performance facility in Brooklyn, NY from 2010 to 2012 before relocating to Detroit where he currently serves on the Boards of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit and Detroit Contemporary. Thomas is also the Program Coordinator for the Clark Park Coalition and Marketing Director for Living Arts in southwest Detroit.

Thomas founded and currently serves as Co-Director of Spread Art, an artist-run creative incubator designed to foster new works through residencies and collaborations with artists, curators, and organizations from around the world.  After four years in Brooklyn, NY, Spread Art relocated to Detroit in January 2012. Thomas’ visual artwork is in numerous private collections throughout the United States, South America and Europe and he continues to perform sonically throughout the world whenever the opportunity arises.