Tony Walker (Cruise)
Lives and works in Washington, D.C.
Education
2022
Pioneer Works Music Residency
2020
Factory Berlin, Sonar +D, Beats by Dre Artist in Residence Program
2017
NASA Silver Achievement Medal: TDRS-M Project Team
NASA Agency Honor Award: TDRS-M Mission Operations Segment Team
NASA Group Achievement Award: TDRS-M Omni Antenna Mishap Response Team
NASA Group Achievement Award: TDRS-M Game Team
NASA Agency Honor Award: SGSS Revitalization Team
2009
BA University of Maryland: College Park
Selected Press, Sound Design, and Exhibitions
2020
'Dark Spring' Generative Sound Sculpture, Factory Berlin, Berlin
'I'd Rather be in a Dark Space Than' Conceptual Installation, Factory Berlin, Berlin
Meet the 10 Selected Creatives of Sonar +D, Factory Berlin, Beats by Dr. Dre Artist in Residence Program. Sonar +D
Imagining Youth in a Reborn Berlin. Document Journal
Third Space. Playful Magazine Issue No. 5
Exhibition Review: 'I'd Rather be in a Dark Silence Than.' Clot Magazine
Four Rising Singer-Songwriters To Check Out This Weekend. FADER Magazine
Warp HQ Recommendations. WARP Records
Soulection Show #452 w/ Andre Power. Soulection
Tony Cruise. Balenciaga Beats
'Privacy is Fake Now' (Poetry, Sound Design, 12 min.). Operator LA, Berlin
Concert (Performance, 1 hr. 45 min.). Factory Berlin, Berlin
'Max Res Default' (Digital Audio, Cassette, 30 min.). Self-Released, Berlin
'No Hard Feelings' (Performance, 1hr.). Green River College, Seattle
'No Exit Press' (Cassette, 30 min.). Self-Released, Berlin
'Metal Poets Society' (VHS, 30 min.) Self-Released, Seattle
'Sun Reflection Press' (Cassette, 30 min.). Self-Released, Seattle
2019
Podcasts to Listen to in 2020. Smithsonian Magazine, Washington D.C.
Review: Love High Speed. ThrdCoast, New York
Watch Newest Commercials: Amazon, MakeSpace, Arm & Hammer. Ad Age
'Smoker's Hotline' (Audio, 4 min.). VICELAND, London
The Oblivion of Pleasure and Wine' (Performance, 22 min.). Oberlin College, Oberlin
Angel of the Extinct Heart' (Digital Audio, 1hr.). Room Haus, Washington, D.C.
'Chantelle Softstretch' (Audio, 1 min.) CHANTELLE, Paris
'Love High Speed' (Digital Audio, 30 min.). Self-Released. Washington, D.C.
2018
Concert (Performance, 20 min.). Rhizome, Takoma Park
Style: The Best DMV Rap Songs and Albums of 2018. Washington Post, Washington D.C.
Review: Weaponizing Dissonance. Capitol Sound DC, Washington D.C.
'We're All Mad Here' (Audio, 5 min.). Parsons New School of Design, New York
'FADER Mix' (Audio, 1hr.). FADER Magazine, New York
'Live at the Heartbreak Hotel' (Digital Audio, 30 min.). Rob Stokes. Washington, D.C.
'NTS Live - SCRAAATCH' (Audio, 1hr.). NTS Radio. London
‘African’-American Psycho’ (Digital Audio, 14 min.). Self-Released, Washington, D.C.
'Delta-7' (Digital Audio, 14 min.). Delta 7, Washington, D.C.
2017
NASA TDRS-M Game (Sound Design). NASA Explorations and Space Communications Division, Greenbelt
Kendall + Kylie Drop 1 (Audio, 3 min.). Kendall + Kylie, Los Angeles
Kendall + Kylie Drop 2 (Audio, 3 min.). Kendall + Kylie, Los Angeles
Kylie x Quay (Audio, 3 min.). QUAY, Los Angeles
Kylie Jenner 16mm (Audio, 3 min.). Kylie Jenner, Los Angeles
Pac Sun Winter Denim (Audio, 3 min.). Pac Sun, Los Angeles
'Listening or of Empathy and Echo' (Digital Audio, Book, 45 min.). Eshovo, Chicago
‘Casual Encounters’ - Dear White People Season 1 Episode 8 (Audio, 3min.). Netflix
2016
Missguided P+L Campaign (Audio, 3 min.). MissGuided, London
Fade 2 Fitness (Audio, 3 min.). Teyana Taylor, New York
Producers to Know. DC Music Download, Washington D.C.
Matinee Concert (Performance, 30 min.). Rhizome, Takoma Park
Creative Music in DC 29. Avant Music News, Washington D.C.
‘Thought Crimes’ (Digital Audio, 35 min.) Self-Released, Washington D.C.
‘Silk Noise Reflex’ (Digital Audio, Cassette, 45 min.) James Tillman, New York
'ɛʃəlan ðə sikər' (Digital Audio, 45 min.). Echelon the Seeker, Washington D.C.
‘#000000’ (Digital Audio, 45 min.), Eshovo, Chicago
2014
Concert Review. The All State, Nashville
Concert Review. Nooga Today, Chatanooga
Interview. Deep District, Washington D.C.