• Patchbent: Nicole Alonso

    Patchbent Session: Resourceful Sampling w/ Nicole Alonso

    Join us for the final Patchbent Session of the season. Nicole Alonso leads a workshop on unique and approachable sound sampling techniques.

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  • Experimental Garage Sale

    Our iconic fall event is back for the 14th year. For one day only, vendors from across the region gather to share an unbelievable variety of synthesizers, boutique noisemakers, records, and vintage A/V equipment.

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  • Florasonic: Sarah Belle Reid

    Our long-time partnership with the Chicago Park District and Lincoln Park Conservatory continues with a new site-specific sound installation by performer-composer, Sarah Belle Reid. Fresh off her Patchbent Sessions workshop, this immersive installation explores the formal connections between mathematical models and nature in the contemplative setting of the Fern Room.

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    For 39 years Experimental Sound Studio has nurtured avant-garde and exploratory artists through production, presentation, education, and preservation.

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