http://www.nootrope.net/koi/index.html
Keith is the Chief Technologist for a brand marketing agency involved
in producing interactive and immersive environments and rich media
internet applications. He and his teams have won numerous awards for
their work including 2001 @d:tech awards for "Best Use of Technology"
and "Best Campaign." Another from the Macromedia Flash Advertisers
Alliance for "Best Use of Flash," the Cannes "2002 Shortlist" and the
2002 Media Magazine award for "Best Consumer Campaign."
>From 2000 till 2004 Keith taught three courses at New School University
in New York City. One in Digital Project Management, one in WWW Page
Design and Site Construction and one titled InternetTwo: Behind The
Screen."
He also plays guitar, having spent a three year stint with Dee Snider
of Twisted Sister, touring extensively throughout North America and
Scandinavia, with some audiences numbering over 20,000. A live
recording of highlights from tour in 1998 was released, as well. He has
released recordings and toured with Carnivore and Primal Scream NYC,
toured with Savage Grace and others. He collects and plays different
types of hand drums and percussion. He has occasionally co-hosted radio
programs on satellite radio and hopes to spend more time developing in
this area.
A body piercer since 1991, Keith has performed well over 22,000
piercings and over 150 cuttings and brandings. He also has extensive
experience with play piercings. Formerly a staff piercer for Gauntlet,
Inc. in NYC, Keith spent one year as a full time apprentice to Master
Piercers Dan Kopka and Mark Seitchik. Gauntlet founder Jim Ward, issued
Keith's certificate on August 2, 1994.
He opened his own studio in April of 1996. Called Modern American
BodyArts, Inc., the studio received worldwide acclaim for its
atmosphere and cleanliness. It was also the very first Body Piercing
studio in Brooklyn, New York. Keith was voted Best Piercer by the
Village Voice as well as Time Out NY. He closed the studio in April of
1999 in order to devote more time to other pursuits.
In an effort to promote understanding, Keith has given demonstrations
and lectures in NYC for organizations such as The Eulenspiegel Society,
Fetish Factor, GMSMA and LSM. Appearances in mainstream media such as
MTV, VH1, PBS, BBC, The NY Times, BME, Washington Post, BodyPlay,
Penthouse and many more have helped enlighten the public about the
beauty of bodyart in general, and body piercing and scarification in
particular. His most recent series of presentations are entitled "What
is Body Modification" and have been met with great success.
Keith has written monthly columns for Tattoo Savage and
BodyModification eZine and contributed to "The Guide to Safe Body
Piercing", distributed by WRS, the country's largest medical textbook
publisher. His safety proposal has been entered into the record of
Suffolk County, NY.
He was also the bodyart/fetish technical advisor for the movie
"Strangeland" which was released by the country's largest independent
film company, The Shooting Gallery, and co-produced "Night of One
Thousand Scars" at Webster Hall in NYC, an huge event that brought
together BDSM/Fetish performers and enthusiasts from across the United
States of America.
Keith's back tattoo of a large Japanese koi won two first place prizes
at the
2004 Woodstock Bodyart Fetival.
His personal web site can be viewed at
www.nootrope.net, his bodyart
site
at
www.modernamerican.com and his work related site at
www.keithalexander.com.
He maintains a personal blog at
www.nootrope.net/blog and a work
related blog at
www.keithalexander.com/blog.
He also studies Iaido (Japanese sword) and Nawa Shibari.
