Author & Punisher

After leaving a career as mechanical engineer in Boston to focus on art and sculpture, Tristan Shone, the creator and sole artist behind ​Author & Punisher​, moved west to pursue his MFA in Southern California.

In the metal and machine shops of University of California, San Diego, Shone forged a relationship with design, sound and fabrication that ultimately yielded Author & Punisher‘​s first music which mapped the journey away from traditional instrumentation towards custom made, precision machinery.