The Experimental Sound Practices program was established for musicians, composers, and sound artists with a strong musical background who want to explore the more radical branches of contemporary sound.

Carmina Escobar improvising with bluetooth controllers at STEIM, Fall 2010

Performance

Carmina Escobar improvising with bluetooth controllers at STEIM, Fall 2010

Stina Haraldsdottir ('12) performs at the Two-Headed Beast concert outside of the Wild Beast Pavilion in 2011

Performance

Stina Haraldsdottir ('12) performs at the Two-Headed Beast concert outside of the Wild Beast Pavilion in 2011

Hums and drones performance at the Fall 2015 ESP Night Concert

Collaboration

Hums and drones performance at the Fall 2015 ESP Night Concert

Brian Griffith ('21) and Shan Ni ('21) performing their collaborative piece called Unknown Pieces of Life at the Fall 2019 ESP Night Concert

Collaboration

Brian Griffith ('21) and Shan Ni ('21) performing their collaborative piece called Unknown Pieces of Life at the Fall 2019 ESP Night Concert

Students collaborating on one of Sara Roberts' performance pieces in the Spring of 2011

Collaboration

Students collaborating on one of Sara Roberts' performance pieces in the Spring of 2011

Part of the setup for the Spring 2007 ESP Night concert

Performance

Part of the setup for the Spring 2007 ESP Night concert

NES Circuit Bent Audio Visualizer - Phil Stearns 2006

Installation

NES Circuit Bent Audio Visualizer - Phil Stearns 2006

Davy Sumner's installation Flatline in the WaveCave, April, 2016

Installation

Davy Sumner's installation Flatline in the WaveCave, April, 2016

Josh Westerman ('18) performs his piece Fondness Area at the Spring 2017 ESP Night Concert

Performance

Josh Westerman ('18) performs his piece Fondness Area at the Spring 2017 ESP Night Concert

Marc Nimoy's performance of networked laptops during Sounding Out in the Fall of 2008

Installation

Marc Nimoy's performance of networked laptops during Sounding Out in the Fall of 2008

Todd Lerew's Quartz Cantibile instrument in 2013

Performance

Todd Lerew's Quartz Cantibile instrument in 2013

Visiting sound artist Bryan Jacobs presents his work in ESP Forum in December of 2016

Visiting Artists

Visiting sound artist Bryan Jacobs presents his work in ESP Forum in December of 2016

Music and Image class rehearsal, Spring 2010

Collaboration

Music and Image class rehearsal, Spring 2010

Daniel Eaton's Video Head as seen in the Music & Image class, Spring 2010

Performance

Daniel Eaton's Video Head as seen in the Music & Image class, Spring 2010

Visiting artist Ezra Buchla presents his work to students in the ESP Forum in the Spring of 2015

Visiting Artists

Visiting artist Ezra Buchla presents his work to students in the ESP Forum in the Spring of 2015

Synth builder and performer Peter Blasser presents his work in ESP Forum (Spring, 2015)

Visiting Artists

Synth builder and performer Peter Blasser presents his work in ESP Forum (Spring, 2015)