Over two years ago I was commissioned to write an essay for a book to document "Precursors to Art and Activism on the Internet". Edited by Annmarie Chandler and Norie Neumark, originally for University of Technology, Sydney, the book was finally published by MIT Press. It is a unique collection of works clarfies the fact that networked collaborations of artists did not begin on the internet.

The book can be purchased directly from MIT Press or ask at your local bookstore for a copy.

I'm quite proud to have been included in this publication. Unlike email, it feels great and smells good too!

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The domain address toysatellite.com.au, as of today, has been de-registered.

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John Peel's influence, his tenacity and support for difference was well known and felt deeply by many in the experimental music scene in Australia. I had first heard of John Peel in the late 70s when community broadcasters, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 2JJ began playing avant garde pop and little known experimental musical genres to their listeners.

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Some months back I was encouraged, via the Audiomulch mailing list, to submit a piece to a John Peel tribute album. It's turned out to be a net release, which I'd been informed of, but we'd heard nothing of its release. A quick hunt via the Internet Archive and sure enough, there it is!

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Maestro engineer, Simon Polenski, mastered my album, Son of Science, last week. I can't say just how great it was to spend an entire day in a mastering studio... Well, I can... and I think I just did. It's been way too long... and not only did I learn a lot, we worked together incredibly well!

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