BYTE is a fully immersive art experience featuring two furry and lovable robots named "Chip" and "Terra, the very first robots freed from slavery.
Chip and Terra invite you to celebrate their liberation by climbing, dancing, snuggling and playing in their fluffy bellies or hanging wisteria garden!
Check out their Tour dates to find out where they'll be next and get lost in their adventurous whimsy.
FOUNDERS
JAson BLANDA
Co-Founder + gift giver
Raised in the garden state, Jay started his art career as a 2D/3D character animator in video games, film and tv. His very first sunrise trip to deep playa, in 2015, was a magical revelation of extraordinary art that inspired him to his very core. While animation kept him in touch with his child like imagination, Burning Man showed him artist and audience. It was then he knew that purging his playful creativity in Black Rock City was not only possible but inevitable.
anDREW LAZORCHAK
Co-founder + dreamer
Born in Massachusetts, raised in NJ and now living in Napa Valley, Drew started out his career as a budding architect & branding designer in New York City and Amsterdam. He has since launched his own wine accessories/ barware company, which enabled him to be on the west coast and revive his roots in alternative communities, installation art, and dance music. His affinity for festival culture, music and art has fueled his passion and imagination for this poignant project.
FAM
JUSTIN IMBASTARI
guest art liason / frontage designer + dedicationer
Justin has been a dear member of our BYTE family for years. Constantly offering his logistical skills or tireless brawn, Justin's passion for building our community and art can only be matched by his love for music. He is a maestro behind the decks, pumping every bit of love through those speakers while he rips through the tastiest beats. He embraces and exudes the BYTE vibes with the utmost integrity and class, another absolute legend!
Ryan SCHmidt
Media master / light designer + Vibe Accelerator
There is not a soul on this planet who has ever met this magical human being that will not attest to his utterly compassoinate spirit and magnetic charm that can only be matched by the myriad talents he possesses and shares with everyone out of pure love. From his masterful photography and videography to his exquisite taste in music behind the decks, Ryan really does do it all with the utmost integrity, care and modesty. We have been honored to call Ryan family since 2019.
Sophia Carvalheira
Social Media rockstar / co-camp director + Star Light
Sophia is such a bright Byte light! Her charm, humor and feisty energy can only be matched by her mischievous love and razor sharp intellect! Not only does she tackle one of the most stressful parts of camp with incredible aplomb, Placement, but also handles our social media with grace, class and immaculate Byte vibes. She is a north star and rock star and we’re so proud and honored to call her fam!
Ian ShowLer
WELDER EXTRAORDINAIRE + Get it Built
Edith Noyes
SAFETY VIBES OFFURCER + safety furred
STEVE GALLE
LIGHTING WIZARD + HUMBLE BRILLIANCE
Steve Galle is perhaps the most genuine and humble lighting artist one will ever meet. His enormous modesty can only be met by his illuminating brilliance. He's a ceaseless worker, fueled by the deluge of creativity and imagination. His thirst for designing brilliant works of art through spectacular arrays of light in a collaborative and loving community made Steve an absolutely magical addition to our family.
THE FAM
