Biography
Absolute Value of Noise (aka Peter Courtemanche) is a contemporary sound and installation artist from Vancouver. He creates radio, installations, network projects, performances, curatorial projects, and handmade CD editions. The artist uses a variety of gadgets – custom turntables, lamp filaments, wire coils, high voltage ionizers, ELF receivers, motors, magnets, rain, wind, and solar-power. He had been doing radio since 1988 and currently produces Insomnia Radio on CITR FM in Vancouver. http://absolutevalueofnoise.ca