Sebastian Suarez-Solis
Sebastian Suarez-Solis is the founder and CEO of Stage Devices, LLC, where they lead development of SyncTimer—a precision networked timekeeping app for performers. They’re also a composer, sonic and visual artist, and one of the forces behind Dex Digital Sample Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building an open-access archive of Creative Commons–licensed audio-visual materials.
Their practice treats each piece as a living ideopolitical diorama—whether through prepared harpsichord destruction, hybrid intertextual chimaeras, or theatrical percussion—preserving and probing the minutiae of human behavior. At the intersection of artistry and technology, Seb creates generative systems that bring universal experiences into the creative realm and champion collaborative, boundary-breaking work.
Mission
Precision in every beat, freedom in every performance.
Stage Devices exists to empower musicians and performers with seamless, network-synchronized timing tools that vanish into the background of creativity. We believe that perfect temporal alignment shouldn’t require bulky hardware or arcane configurations—so we built SyncTimer to deliver crystal-clear countdowns, cues, and drift-corrected synchronization across any number of devices. Whether you’re rehearsing a chamber ensemble over Wi-Fi, touring with a full orchestra on multiple subnets, or teaching electronic music labs at a university, our mission is to make timing as intuitive as a tap on the screen and as reliable as the beat in your heart. By combining cutting-edge Kalman filtering, peer-to-peer transports, and an unwavering commitment to user-centered design, we remove technical barriers so artists can focus on what matters most: making great music together.
CalArts Story
During their time at CalArts, Sebastian immersed themselves in the celebrated School of Music’s experimental ethos—collaborating across disciplines with visual artists, choreographers, and technologists. They cut their teeth in the Institute’s legendary electronic music labs, where late-night patch sessions on modular synths and Max/MSP fed their fascination with networked sound. It was in those studios, surrounded by boundary-pushing peers and faculty, that the kernel of SyncTimer first took shape: a desire to replace clunky click-track hardware with seamless, app-based synchronization. CalArts taught them to see every performance as a living, evolving system—and that spirit underpins Stage Devices’ mission to empower artists with tools that are as intuitive as they are precise.
Mission
Stage Devices exists to empower musicians and performers with seamless, network-synchronized timing tools that vanish into the background of creativity. We believe that perfect temporal alignment shouldn’t require bulky hardware or arcane configurations—so we built SyncTimer to deliver crystal-clear countdowns, cues, and drift-corrected synchronization across any number of devices. Whether you’re rehearsing a chamber ensemble over Wi-Fi, touring with a full orchestra on multiple subnets, or teaching electronic music labs at a university, our mission is to make timing as intuitive as a tap on the screen and as reliable as the beat in your heart. By combining cutting-edge Kalman filtering, peer-to-peer transports, and an unwavering commitment to user-centered design, we remove technical barriers so artists can focus on what matters most: making great music together.
CalArts Story
During their time at CalArts, Sebastian immersed themselves in the celebrated School of Music’s experimental ethos—collaborating across disciplines with visual artists, choreographers, and technologists. They cut their teeth in the Institute’s legendary electronic music labs, where late-night patch sessions on modular synths and Max/MSP fed their fascination with networked sound. It was in those studios, surrounded by boundary-pushing peers and faculty, that the kernel of SyncTimer first took shape: a desire to replace clunky click-track hardware with seamless, app-based synchronization. CalArts taught them to see every performance as a living, evolving system—and that spirit underpins Stage Devices’ mission to empower artists with tools that are as intuitive as they are precise.