Experimental Sound Practices

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.

Visiting Artists

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

Collaboration

Music and Image class rehearsal, Spring 2010

Performance

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

Performance

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

Installation

Lewis Keller's Photonensemble, April 2008

Installation

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

Installation

NES Circuit Bent Audio Visualizer - Phil Stearns 2006

Performance

Part of the setup for the Spring 2007 ESP Night concert

Performance

Stephanie Smith's violin bow interface and LED controller, Fall 2010

Visiting Artists

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

Installation

Aaron Drake's installation "Radio Transmission Orchestra" installation in the CalArts main gallery in 2006

Installation

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

Performance

Leslie Lang ('21) improvising at the Fall 2019 ESP Night Concert

Collaboration

Hums and drones performance at the Fall 2015 ESP Night Concert

Collaboration

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

Installation

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