Nick Hasty is an artist, programmer, consultant & musician. He was the Director of Technology for Rhizome.org for nearly 5 years. As an artist, he recently collaborated with Ryan Trecartin in building the user-generated video art platform riverthe.net, and he plays drums and electronics in the Brooklyn-based band Source of Yellow. He received a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Georgia, and holds a Master's degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program in the Tisch School of the Arts.