Keith is the Chief Technologist for a brand marketing agency involved in producing interactive and immersive environments and rich media internet applications. He and his teams have won numerous awards for their work including 2001 @d:tech awards for "Best Use of Technology" and "Best Campaign." Another from the Macromedia Flash Advertisers Alliance for "Best Use of Flash," the Cannes "2002 Shortlist" and the 2002 Media Magazine award for "Best Consumer Campaign."

From 2000 till 2004 Keith taught three courses at New School University in New York City. One in Digital Project Management, one in WWW Page Design and Site Construction and one titled InternetTwo: Behind The Screen."

He also plays guitar, having spent a three year stint with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, touring extensively throughout North America and Scandinavia, with some audiences numbering over 20,000. A live recording of highlights from tour in 1998 was released, as well. He has released recordings and toured with Carnivore and Primal Scream NYC, toured with Savage Grace and others. He collects and plays different types of hand drums and percussion. He has occasionally co-hosted radio programs on satellite radio and hopes to spend more time developing in this area.

A body piercer since 1991, Keith has performed well over 22,000 piercings and over 150 cuttings and brandings. He also has extensive experience with play piercings. Formerly a staff piercer for Gauntlet, Inc. in NYC, Keith spent one year as a full time apprentice to Master Piercers Dan Kopka and Mark Seitchik. Gauntlet founder Jim Ward, issued Keith's certificate on August 2, 1994.

He opened his own studio in April of 1996. Called Modern American BodyArts, Inc., the studio received worldwide acclaim for its atmosphere and cleanliness. It was also the very first Body Piercing studio in Brooklyn, New York. Keith was voted Best Piercer by the Village Voice as well as Time Out NY. He closed the studio in April of 1999 in order to devote more time to other pursuits.

In an effort to promote understanding, Keith has given demonstrations and lectures in NYC for organizations such as The Eulenspiegel Society, Fetish Factor, GMSMA and LSM. Appearances in mainstream media such as MTV, VH1, PBS, BBC, The NY Times, BME, Washington Post, BodyPlay, Penthouse and many more have helped enlighten the public about the beauty of bodyart in general, and body piercing and scarification in particular. His most recent series of presentations are entitled "What is Body Modification" and have been met with great success.

Keith has written monthly columns for Tattoo Savage and BodyModification eZine and contributed to "The Guide to Safe Body Piercing", distributed by WRS, the country's largest medical textbook publisher. His safety proposal has been entered into the record of Suffolk County, NY.

He was also the bodyart/fetish technical advisor for the movie "Strangeland" which was released by the country's largest independent film company, The Shooting Gallery, and co-produced "Night of One Thousand Scars" at Webster Hall in NYC, an huge event that brought together BDSM/Fetish performers and enthusiasts from across the United States of America.

Keith's back tattoo of a large Japanese koi won two first place prizes at the
2004 Woodstock Bodyart Fetival.

His personal web site can be viewed at www.nootrope.net, his bodyart site
at www.modernamerican.com and his work related site at www.keithalexander.com.

He maintains a personal blog at www.nootrope.net/blog and a work related blog at www.keithalexander.com/blog.

He also studies Iaido (Japanese sword) and Nawa Shibari.

He can be reached via email at keith@nootrope.net