John Littler
Encyclopedia
John Littler was the Anglo
/American
editor and founder of Mstation, an e-zine that covers a variety of subjects including music and tech culture and was started in 1998. His first e-zine, which was the second zine on the web, was called ReZ. It dealt primarily with hacker culture and remained on a University
server until 1996. He also started a micro-zine called Radar which was published in London between 2001 and 2005. The idea was that it was a magazine presented in a graphically rich form on a poster which could be viewed from a distance as some sort of art, or up close, read in a normal way.
Littler wrote for a variety of other publications including a series for O'Reilly Media
where a recent article on Art and Computer programming was Slashdot
ted. He has written an historical romp sci-fi book called Slivers of Time and has had speaking engagements in the UK, Germany, and the Ukraine.
John Littler was also a musician
and in 2006 started a series of electronic music events called Bleepfest which have been held in London, England, Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France.
He lived in Canada
, New Zealand
, Australia
, the UK
and Berlin
.
John Littler died in Berlin during the late hours of Christmas Day, 2009.
Anglo
Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American, Anglo-Celtic, Anglo-African and Anglo-Indian. It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to people of British Isles descent in The Americas, Australia and...
/American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
editor and founder of Mstation, an e-zine that covers a variety of subjects including music and tech culture and was started in 1998. His first e-zine, which was the second zine on the web, was called ReZ. It dealt primarily with hacker culture and remained on a University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
server until 1996. He also started a micro-zine called Radar which was published in London between 2001 and 2005. The idea was that it was a magazine presented in a graphically rich form on a poster which could be viewed from a distance as some sort of art, or up close, read in a normal way.
Littler wrote for a variety of other publications including a series for O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
where a recent article on Art and Computer programming was Slashdot
Slashdot
Slashdot is a technology-related news website owned by Geeknet, Inc. The site, which bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters", features user-submitted and ‑evaluated current affairs news stories about science- and technology-related topics. Each story has a comments section...
ted. He has written an historical romp sci-fi book called Slivers of Time and has had speaking engagements in the UK, Germany, and the Ukraine.
John Littler was also a musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and in 2006 started a series of electronic music events called Bleepfest which have been held in London, England, Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France.
He lived in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
John Littler died in Berlin during the late hours of Christmas Day, 2009.
External links
- http://www.mstation.org
- http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1350
- http://www.mstation.org/bleepfest
- http://www.mstation.org/robotbathing
- http://www.myspace.com/robotbathing