Alexei Shulgin

'Alexei Shulgin', born 1963 in Moscow, Russia, has been a key contributor to the contemporary art scene since 1988, specifically becoming involved with software art and internet art. He is a part of the readme organisation, a festival and conference devoted to software art, and is probably most well-known for his enigmatic 386DX performances, in which a Microsoft Windows-based 386 PC performs MIDI renditions of popular music hits whilst a synthesized voice sings the lyrics. He is also widely credited as the pioneer of form art.