my wife, fran, until recently, lectured in computer graphics and multimedia. check our installation on microbial music on the web at autonomousAudio

my younger daughter, thembi, is a graduate in media arts and is getting some recognition as a sound artist including the Variable Resistance installation at Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, and various festivals including what is music? liquid architecture and nownow. Recently toured europe with anthea caddy. more details at her cajid media website

my older daughter, jade, has just completed a phd in meteorology at uts in sydney.
she now lives in hood river, oregon, usa with her husband, jon becker and their new son kaelen

my parents were born in poland.
my father was author andrzej chciuk (andrew soddell). he died in 1978. see the chciuk family website .
my mother was barbara fry. she worked as a dress-designer, and also made some cool pottery. she died in 2003. i was born in france.