Joseph Herscher

Joseph Herscher is a YouTube personality known for his channel Joseph's Machines. Herscher is a kinetic artist who specializes in making comical chain-reaction machines.[1] He made his first machine, the Lolly Machine, when he was five.[2]

Joseph Herscher
Personal information
BornJanuary 14, 1985 (age 35)
New York City
ResidenceWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States
OccupationYouTuber
Artist
Websitejosephsmachines.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008-present
GenreComical Chain-Reaction Machines
Subscribers1,000,000
(7 August 2020)
Total views270,675,087
(13 August 2020)
100,000 subscribers 2017
1,000,000 subscribers 2020
Updated 13 August 2020

He was a 2013 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC.[3]

Joseph was born in New York City, grew up in Wellington, New Zealand and currently lives back in New York, where he continues to create his eccentric machines.[4][5][6] He is also a public speaker. Joseph created and starred in the 2015 comedy web series Jiwi's Machines. In July 2019, he launched a new web series, What's Your Problem?, co-created with Gemma Gracewood and made by Augusto Entertainment.[7]

Many of Herscher's devices are referred to as Rube Goldberg machines.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. Ryan, Hugh (2012-01-06). "Who Says Machines Must Be Useful?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. Lynch, Alison (2016-09-09). "Guy invents 'machine' that lets you power nap without faceplanting on the Tube". Metro. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. 20 years of Artists-In-Residence McColl Center
  4. Lee, Chang W. (2012-01-06). "Turning a Page, the Joseph Herscher Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. Robinson, Michelle (2012-01-15). "Madcap machine work goes viral". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. Yates, Siena (2015-10-14). "Web series Jiwi's Machines to feature Kiwi-made contraptions". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  7. "Creative agency Augusto launches new 'What's Your Problem?' kids show on TVNZ's HEIHEI – Campaign Brief NZ". Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. Pick, Rachel (2016-03-17). "Inside the Bedroom Workshop of a Rube Goldberg Machine Artist". motherboard.vice.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. Hart, Matthew (2016-11-24). "Watch a Rube Goldberg Machine Make the Best Thanksgiving Meal Ever". Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  10. Black, Eleanor (2015-11-18). "Meet the Kiwi making the world's best Rube Goldberg machines". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  11. Kilgallon, Steve (2015-11-06). "Jiwi's Machines a YouTube hit based on science and laughs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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