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.

Part of the setup for the Spring 2007 ESP Night concert

Performance

Part of the setup for the Spring 2007 ESP Night concert

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

Installation

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

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

Cooper Baker's Noctiluca Scintillans installation in the WaveCave gallery, September 2014

Installation

Cooper Baker's Noctiluca Scintillans installation in the WaveCave gallery, September 2014

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

Carmina Escobar improvising with bluetooth controllers at STEIM, Fall 2010

Performance

Carmina Escobar improvising with bluetooth controllers at STEIM, Fall 2010

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

Lewis Keller's Photonensemble, April 2008

Installation

Lewis Keller's Photonensemble, April 2008

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

flowers:orangegreenblue - Marc Nimoy, Fall 2005

Installation

flowers:orangegreenblue - Marc Nimoy, Fall 2005

Erin Demastes ('18) performs her piece Microphone at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

Performance

Erin Demastes ('18) performs her piece Microphone at the Spring 2017 ESP Night concert

Clay Chaplin and Stephanie Smith's REDCAT setup in December, 2016

Performance

Clay Chaplin and Stephanie Smith's REDCAT setup in December, 2016

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

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

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