Joseph Herscher
Personal information
Born (1985-01-14) January 14, 1985
New York City
OccupationsYouTuber
Artist
Websitejosephsmachines.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
GenreComical Chain-Reaction Machines
Subscribers3.34 million[1]
Total views1.83 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers2017
1,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 12 April 2023

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.[2] He made his first machine, the Lolly Machine, when he was five.[3]

He was a 2013 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

Joseph was born in New York City, grew up in Auckland, New Zealand and now lives in London where he continues to create his eccentric machines.[5][6][7] 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.[8] As of June 2021, Herscher was living in London.[9]

Many of Herscher's devices are referred to as Rube Goldberg machines.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Joseph's Machines". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Hugh (2012-01-06). "Who Says Machines Must Be Useful?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Alison (2016-09-09). "Guy invents 'machine' that lets you power nap without faceplanting on the Tube". Metro. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. ↑ 20 years of Artists-In-Residence McColl Center
  5. ↑ Lee, Chang W. (2012-01-06). "Turning a Page, the Joseph Herscher Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Michelle (2012-01-15). "Madcap machine work goes viral". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  7. ↑ Yates, Siena (2015-10-14). "Web series Jiwi's Machines to feature Kiwi-made contraptions". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Creative agency Augusto launches new 'What's Your Problem?' kids show on TVNZ's HEIHEI – Campaign Brief NZ". 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  9. ↑ "The Pizza-Making Contraption". Joseph's Machines. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2023-01-15 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Pick, Rachel (2016-03-17). "Inside the Bedroom Workshop of a Rube Goldberg Machine Artist". motherboard.vice.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  11. ↑ Hart, Matthew (2016-11-24). "Watch a Rube Goldberg Machine Make the Best Thanksgiving Meal Ever". Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  12. ↑ Black, Eleanor (2015-11-18). "Meet the Kiwi making the world's best Rube Goldberg machines". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  13. ↑ 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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