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A playground for remixing literature and a space for creativity and research. We're all about interactive games, data visualization, electronic literature, and creative tech. Come explore!

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Latest Writing

AnnouncementLaunching LiteraryDJ.comOct 8, 2026Process NoteDesigning Icons for Literary RemixingOct 8, 2026Process NotePrototyping Lyrical Torus KnotsOct 8, 2026
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From the Archive

An earlier piece from LiteraryDJ's history.

Visualizing the RemixDec 2020An essay on visualizing Hip hop lyric data, published in VisUMD in 2020. This is the first moment that elements of LiteraryDJ were publicly shared.Read the piece

Remix a Line

Markov Monostich

Sample two classic books and mix them into a poem. Pick a writer for each deck, choose two-word samples from their pages, and compose a single line to add to the wall.

Tap an existing line to explore its sources.

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Lyrical Torus Knots

How can an artist's lyrics be shown visually? Each artist's songs are measured against ten thousand others, and four groupings of those measures shape the knot. Drag it to turn it; switch artists to compare.

Open the study

Explore LiteraryDJ

  • Research

    Datasets, visualizations, and NLP tools built from the methods behind LiteraryDJ’s remixes.

  • Design

    Reusable controls, typography, and visual palettes inspired by cultures of remixing and experimentation.

  • Quantum

    LiteraryDJ uses quantum hardware and simulations to turn superposition, interference, entanglement, and measurement into creative systems for reading, writing, and remix.

In the Studio

Something we're working on right now.

Quantum Cut Up MachineA Burroughs-inspired remix system that uses quantum-inspired choices to slice, recombine, and resolve texts into new lines.Explore the Cut Up Machine

Exhibit Gallery

The projected wall of visitors' lines beside the kiosk screen and DJ controller.
A visitor at the DJ controller at an outdoor LiteraryDJ table, with a crowd behind.
A hand on the jog wheel of the DJ controller.
A visitor composing a line at the kiosk, with the DJ controller in front of them.
A visitor at the DJ controller, facing the kiosk screen in a gallery space.
A visitor holding up a phone to see the wall in AR.
Two visitors at a LiteraryDJ table in a library lobby, one with a camera.
The DJ controller on the table beside a rack of postcards.
The Playlist Maker on a large wall display in a campus lobby, with visitors watching.
Two visitors at a LiteraryDJ table, facing the kiosk screen.
A visitor choosing writers on the Markov Monostich screen.
A smiling child at the DJ controller at an outdoor LiteraryDJ table.
A visitor holding up a phone to a projected wall of lines.
A host leaning over the table of controllers, keycaps and postcards.
A visitor at the DJ controller beside the kiosk screen showing a selection of source text.
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Desktop App

Full interactive versions of our research, design, MIDI, and quantum computing experiments.

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Mobile App

Playful surprises and new ways to experiment with literature are coming to your pocket.

Coming Soon

Touring Exhibit

Pop-ups and installations for remixing language together in social, tactile experiences.

Live!

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Explore LiteraryDJ

  • Research

    Datasets, visualizations, and NLP tools built from the methods behind LiteraryDJ’s remixes.

  • Design

    Reusable controls, typography, and visual palettes inspired by cultures of remixing and experimentation.

  • Quantum

    LiteraryDJ uses quantum hardware and simulations to turn superposition, interference, entanglement, and measurement into creative systems for reading, writing, and remix.

In the Studio

Something we're working on right now.

Quantum Cut Up MachineA Burroughs-inspired remix system that uses quantum-inspired choices to slice, recombine, and resolve texts into new lines.Explore the Cut Up Machine

From the Archive

An earlier piece from LiteraryDJ's history.

Visualizing the RemixDec 2020An essay on visualizing Hip hop lyric data, published in VisUMD in 2020. This is the first moment that elements of LiteraryDJ were publicly shared.Read the piece

Desktop App

Full interactive versions of our research, design, MIDI, and quantum computing experiments.

Coming Soon

Mobile App

Playful surprises and new ways to experiment with literature are coming to your pocket.

Coming Soon

Touring Exhibit

Pop-ups and installations for remixing language together in social, tactile experiences.

Live!

Exhibit Gallery

The projected wall of visitors' lines beside the kiosk screen and DJ controller.
A visitor at the DJ controller at an outdoor LiteraryDJ table, with a crowd behind.
A hand on the jog wheel of the DJ controller.
A visitor composing a line at the kiosk, with the DJ controller in front of them.
A visitor at the DJ controller, facing the kiosk screen in a gallery space.
A visitor holding up a phone to see the wall in AR.
Two visitors at a LiteraryDJ table in a library lobby, one with a camera.
The DJ controller on the table beside a rack of postcards.
The Playlist Maker on a large wall display in a campus lobby, with visitors watching.
Two visitors at a LiteraryDJ table, facing the kiosk screen.
A visitor choosing writers on the Markov Monostich screen.
A smiling child at the DJ controller at an outdoor LiteraryDJ table.
A visitor holding up a phone to a projected wall of lines.
A host leaning over the table of controllers, keycaps and postcards.
A visitor at the DJ controller beside the kiosk screen showing a selection of source text.

Latest Writing

AnnouncementLaunching LiteraryDJ.comOct 8, 2026Process NoteDesigning Icons for Literary RemixingOct 8, 2026Process NotePrototyping Lyrical Torus KnotsOct 8, 2026
View all posts

Try It

Lyrical Torus Knots

How can an artist's lyrics be shown visually? Each artist's songs are measured against ten thousand others, and four groupings of those measures shape the knot. Drag it to turn it; switch artists to compare.

Open the study

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