The beautiful, retro tech of two theatrical sound designers
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Summary
Jessie Char and Maxwell Neely-Cohen are a creative couple based in Brooklyn.
Char has worked as a UI/UX designer, conference organizer, concert cellist, and Apple Genius, while Neely-Cohen is a novelist, ballet dancer, and coeditor of the experimental literary journal The HTML Review.
The couple have also worked together as sound designers on theatrical productions.
When the couple met at the start of the pandemic, they initially bonded over a shared interest in the early history of computer art and animation; they then flirted via instant message, using an art project where the only communication method was sending colour swatches.
Since then their lives have been a collaboration, with their home designed specifically with a lot of flexibility to allow them to work on their various creative pursuits.
The couple are self-proclaimed smart home sceptics, preferring hardware they can fix themselves.