Dorothy Carlos is a cellist and sound artist working in improvised performance and multi-channel sound installation in New York City and Chicago. Her work utilizes randomized effect pedals and programmed electronics to explore themes of intimacy, ephemerality, and imaginaries. Dorothy has performed at Lincoln Center, Abrons Art Center, Performance Space New York, Roulette Intermedium and Park Avenue Armory, among others. She has been featured as an artist and collaborator in projects presented at the Swiss Institute (New York), Zhou Brothers Art Center (Chicago), Night Gallery (Los Angeles), and the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art (Fall River, MA) and has been awarded residencies and fellowships at Avaloch Farm, the Next Festival for Emerging Artists, and the Living Gallery. In collaboration with artist and synth builder, Brian Oakes, she released a noise album Circuit Specter last year on the Chicago-based label American Dreams.