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.

ESP and Music Tech students building Peter Blasser's synthesizer circuit in the Electronics Lab in the Spring of 2015

Studios

ESP and Music Tech students building Peter Blasser's synthesizer circuit in the Electronics Lab in the Spring of 2015

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

Daniel Eaton rehearsing with his trombone interface and controller, Fall 2010

Performance

Daniel Eaton rehearsing with his trombone interface and controller, Fall 2010

Hums and drones performance at the Fall 2015 ESP Night Concert

Collaboration

Hums and drones performance at the Fall 2015 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

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

Rebecca Drapkin ('20) improvising at the Fall 2019 ESP Night Concert

Performance

Rebecca Drapkin ('20) improvising at the Fall 2019 ESP Night Concert

Music and Image class rehearsal, Spring 2010

Collaboration

Music and Image class rehearsal, 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

NES Circuit Bent Audio Visualizer - Phil Stearns 2006

Installation

NES Circuit Bent Audio Visualizer - Phil Stearns 2006

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

Breanna Tavaglione ('18) and Josh Westerman ('18) performing Breanna's piece Nota et Ignotas at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

Collaboration

Breanna Tavaglione ('18) and Josh Westerman ('18) performing Breanna's piece Nota et Ignotas at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

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

Niko Lefort's piece Ometoetl at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

Performance

Niko Lefort's piece Ometoetl at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

ESP students checking out an installation in the WaveCave during ESP Forum, Fall 2016

Collaboration

ESP students checking out an installation in the WaveCave during ESP Forum, Fall 2016

Sara Roberts directing the Readers Chorus in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2015

Performance

Sara Roberts directing the Readers Chorus in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2015