Dekker, aka Phantom Astronaut, is an artist, writer, and musician. Entrepreneur and MovieMaker Magazines have called him a VR pioneer. His work connects futurism, the supernatural, dreams, isolation, violence, and folklore. Based in Los Angeles, Dekker has created work with artists including Devo, Bootsy Collins, Mystery Skulls, and Disturbed. His novella The Tea Goddess was an Amazon top 20 technothriller for ten years running and his film The Arcadian starring Lance Herniksen is currently available on streaming platforms and special edition VHS.
Dekker began his career as a photographer and filmmaker. His first experimental short Closed Circuit was commissioned by Miramax films as a companion to the Godrey Reggio / Philip Glass feature Naqoyqatsi. He founded the video on demand television network Illusion and launched Participant Media’s television network Pivot. He is the originator and instructor of Columbia College Chicago’s online VR producing program and the current organizer / curator of the Slamdance Film Festival’s DIG program.
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SELECTED HEADLINES
The Rebirth of The Slamdance Guerrilla Game Competition | Variety
Devo and Augmented Apparel Brand Embrace VR | Chill Magazine
Meet the Trans Boys Pursuing Their Musical Dream (Born Stars) |Out
Dekker on Digital Village | KPFK
3 Ways a Virtual Reality Pioneer Is Rebranding the Form | Entrepreneur
The Revolution in Media is Already Here | Slamdance Fearless Filmmakers
Interview with Dekker | Columbia College Chicago
‘What We Leave Behind’ Encourages AR Confessions at Slamdance | Animation World
Mention of Dekker and The Summoning | MovieMaker Magazine
Coverage of San Diego Underground Film Festival and The Summoning | KPBS
New AR Horror Experience by Clever Fox to Debut at ScareLA | VR Focus
Horror Goes VR in Dekker Dreyer’s The Summoning | Dreadcentral
Dekker’s The Summoning write up on Blumhouse
The Summoning is a First of its Kind AR Horror Experience | UploadVR
Dekker’s New Talk Show The Future is Virtual | VR Focus
Featured FearMaker Profile | We Are Indie Horror
What World AIDS Day Means to Me with section by Dekker Dreyer | The Advocate
VR Director Dekker Dreyer on Building an Immersive Horror Universe | Horror Society
VR Horror The Depths Now Available to Stream | Horror Asylum
The Depths Brings Terror in 360 Degree VR | DreadCentral
Disturbed’s Cover of Sound of Silence Made into VR | VRFocus
Experience Disturbed’s 360 VR Video for Sound of Silence | AXS