Kayla McIntyre (Born Atlanta, GA) studied composition at Georgia State University, Media Scoring and Production at the Frost School of Music at University of Miami under Camilo Rodriguez and Carlos Rivera, and she received a Master’s in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California. She has written for jazz bands, marching bands, wind orchestra, […]
Developed collaboratively by Essvus and J3M5, the work merges electroacoustic composition, noise, and IDM with circuit-bent electronics and modular synthesis. Essvus brings a practice grounded in synthesis, field recording, and live processing across digital and physical systems, while J3M5 approaches rhythm as an emergent property of unstable, hardware-driven architectures. Together, their systems interlock to produce […]
We are PhD students and affiliates of the Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology Program (ICIT) at the University of California, Irvine. A blend of instruments and live processing electronics to create whimsical soundscapes. Artist Location: Irvine, CA Social Media: PARTICIPATION Electronic Zot Parade Using a blend of musical instruments and live electronics processing via Ableton […]
Eden is the main spiritual alias of Abishai Smith (he/they), dedicated to bright, colorful sounds and atmospheres, sometimes conventional, other times, not, always an act of worship for the Holy Trinity. Artist Location: Torrance, CA Social Media: PARTICIPATION And the Birds Will Come This is an experiment involving no-input mixing board and field recordings of […]
Brian Black and Zane Alexander S. B. are founding members of the performance-art community called Division of Labor. They are interested in collecting audience input and translating it into a visual and audio formats. Brian Black is a multimedia artist with a focus on installation and performance art. Zane Alexander S.B. is a composer, performer, […]
Experimental electronic, noise, ambient, and sound art—all philosophical in some way. Its latest album takes us from birth and its “blooming buzzing confusion,” to our later hyper-individuated lives. Members of the Dept. of Electrophilosophy are philosophers/musicians Marc Bobro, Cedric Bobro, Malcolm Bobro, and the artist Elizabeth Folk. Elizabeth Folk an interdisciplinary artist and educator working […]
Clare Marie Nemanich is an award-winning theater sound designer, experimental artist, and performer. Their sonic explorations leave no stone unturned–objects, instruments, pet chickens that play instruments (and sure, leaves and stones) all have a place in their electroacoustic palette. They use equal parts impulse and intention to craft layered sonic and visual performances solidly rooted […]
Chary Goodwin is an artist, illustrator, sculptor, printmaker and sound artist. They attended CSUN and obtained a Master’s of the Arts. Their work deals with themes of death, disease, mysticism, illness and worldbuilding. Artist Location: Los Angeles, CA Social Media: PARTICIPATION Blasted Fink (Foretold) A piece consisting of a ceramic vessel that contains a […]
I am an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in the fields of sculpture, sound and performance. I’m endlessly fascinated with the materiality of the post-natural world, peering between moral ecological binaries where contamination occurs and the possibilities of magic in art are revealed. Artist Location: Long Beach, CA Social Media: PARTICIPATION Chai Circle: Sonic Addition is […]
Cassia Streb and Thadeus Frazier-Reed are California–based artists working collaboratively across sound, performance, and interactive systems. Cassia creates site-responsive work using viola, percussion, and found objects, often shaped by the people and environments for which it is made. Thadeus is a composer and creative technologist who builds custom systems for live and spatial interaction. Together, […]