Brooklyn-based artist and audio engineer, Devon Turnbull, also known under his creative pseudonym OJAS, which has been used across a range of disciplines, from graffiti to the institutional art world, streetwear to heritage luxury brands, music, high fashion and graphic art.
After receiving a degree in Audio Engineering, Turnbull went on to co-found and design for the influential underground clothing brand, Nom de Guerre, in 2003. During that period, frequent travels to Japan introduced him to the country’s unique and insular culture of artisanal audio equipment, igniting a lifelong dedication to experimentation and high-fidelity sound.
Over the decades, Turnbull has cultivated a devoted, countercultural following for his handmade audio systems—monolithic works of functional sculpture that seek to express the natural and emotional essence of music. His installations have appeared in institutions such as SFMOMA, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and Lisson Gallery, as well as in acclaimed spaces including Virgil Abloh’s Figures of Speech at the Brooklyn Museum, MCA and High Art Museum, Public Records, the Nine Orchard Hotel, and Supreme stores worldwide. His sound systems are also found in the private collections of some of the worlds top musicians and music producers.