Michael Zerang will be performing a solo piece at the opening of artist Sandra Binion’s Retrospective.

In a talk titled "Undiscerning Mirrors," X. A. Li will discuss the aesthetic possibilities of deep neural networks given both their architectural constraints and societal context.

Julie Zhu will talk about her obsession with the sound of writing and drawing, and how it's played an important role in her interdisicplinary collaborations, from chamber compositions to video installations to spatial audio experiments.

Hunter Brown will demonstrate how he incorporates machine learning techniques into the control of sound synthesis algorithms implemented in a custom SuperCollider instrument he uses for free improvisation.

Hugo Flores García will discuss his research in machine learning (ML) and music, where he designs artist-centered interfaces for creative expression through sound.

ESS is honored to be invited to curate and organize a streaming program as part of The Wire Magazine 40th Anniversary this July. Featuring new work by an international line-up of artists.

ESS is honored to be invited to curate and organize a streaming program as part of The Wire Magazine 40th Anniversary this July. Featuring new work by an international line-up of artists.

BOUNDARYMIND is an evening-length electroacoustic sound piece and aggregating installation that explores and transgresses the geographical, cultural, psychological, and musical boundaries that impact how we share our past, present, and future selves with others.

Developed collaboratively over the course of eight years by Linda Jankowska and Katherine Young, the project will also present video art by Kera Mackenzie and a performative sculpture by Molly Roth Scranton.

BOUNDARYMIND is an evening-length electroacoustic sound piece and aggregating installation that explores and transgresses the geographical, cultural, psychological, and musical boundaries that impact how we share our past, present, and future selves with others.

Developed collaboratively over the course of eight years by Linda Jankowska and Katherine Young, the project will also present video art by Kera Mackenzie and a performative sculpture by Molly Roth Scranton.

Douglas R. Ewart returns for a final performance alongside the recently-closed exhibition Douglas R. Ewart: A Retrospective at ESS’s Audible Gallery. This time, Ewart is joined by the group Quasar: Mankwe Ndosi and Vincent Davis. Attend the presentation of Songs of Life’s Vineyards live at the Logan Center at University of Chicago, Sunday, December 12th at 4pm CDT.

Douglas R. Ewart comes together with Renèe Baker (Violin, Viola and Voice) and Lou Mallozzi (electronics) in a trio called Sonic Bamboo Rhizomes for a special performance entitled Water Wise Bamboo Free dedicated to Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Elders Lester Helmar Lashley, LaRoy Wallace McMillan, and Reginald "Reggie" Willis. This is the first in a series of performances presented as part of his current exhibition Douglas R. Ewart: A Retrospective at ESS’s Audible Gallery.

The Roedelius Cells is a multi-channel audio installation created by Grammy-nominated US composer/sound artist Tim Story, constructed from thousands of short extracts culled from a decade of informal piano recordings made with friend and colleague Hans-Joachim Roedelius. This exhibition is presented in parnership with the Goethe-Institut Chicago.

Join Interdisciplinary Artist and Educator, Kamau Patton, with Experimental Sound Studio or a presentation of work from his post as Archive Artist in Residence – engaging the Sun Ra / El Saturn collection in the Creative Audio Archive at ESS.

Whitney Johnson presents The Tuning of the Elements, a new durational work for string quartet and 8-channel electronics which combines insights from physics and neuropsychology as inspiration for the ensembles performance at the Bond Chapel.

OSCILLATIONS presents Caesar Gorgeous and n/shrike, two artists pushing the boundaries of experimental rap, avant pop, and influential contemporary genres. Caesar Gorgeous plays tracks from his album Perceptions. n/shrike performs a set of dark electronic music driven by automation, voice, and programming akin to Jenny Hval, FKA Twigs and Meredith Monk.

P.M. Tummala presents a new sound and video piece influenced by Indian Modernism and Indo-Futurism with tamboura, santoor, tabla, swarmandal, and synthesize. Turntablist Pedro Lopes performs improvisations in the spirit of free jazz.

OSCILLATIONS presents performance artists Jenna Boyles and Erica Gressman, performing with handmade and hacked instruments and wearables for the first concert of the 2020 series.

Composer, pianist, and Co-Director of the Wet Ink Ensemble Eric Wubbels performs the world premiere of Peter Ablinger’s Voices and Piano.

Experimental Sound Studio is proud to present The Bridge [2.2] for a performance and live recording in the studio as a concluding event in their micro-residency. The 2.2 ensemble features Mai Sugimoto (alto saxophone), Raymond Boni (guitar), Anton Hatwich (double bass) and Paul Rogers (double bass).

Join us for a final presentation by Alba/SAIC artist in residence Katie Wood featuring a screening of her film running water with performances by Carol Genetti and Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson in the garden at sundown.

Join us for a special concert with performances by JASMINE GUFFOND and JON MUELLER at May Chapel in Rosehill Cemetery.

This year's WAVE FRONT artist-in-residence is Brian Chu Yin-Woo (龢wo4) from Hong Kong. Before the end of his residency in Chicago, Brian will play a solo improvisation set, followed by a short presentation sharing insights into the underground music scene in his hometown and the ways in which it has inspired the ideas behind his creative process.

Experimental Sound Studio is proud to present The Bridge [2.1] for a performance and live recording in the studio as a concluding event in their 3 day micro-residency. Their collaborative efforts titled, Crying Out Loud, is an improvisational quintet ensemble featuring Dan Bitney (drums), Christian Bopp (trombone, voice), Rob Frye (woodwinds, electronics), Jayve Montgomery (woodwinds, electronics) and Simon Sieger (trombone, tuba, accordion, piano).

On April 5, Experimental Sound Studio will host the Chicago Composers’ Consortium for Travel Inside, including works featuring a variety of instrumentalists performing on bass clarinet, viola, piano, violin, spoken word and French horn, and with an emphasis on electronic interaction.

On January 31 ESS presents a prototype of a larger format Fugal Systems music series scheduled to debut at Experimental Station in fall 2019. Participating in this preview iteration are Billie Howard, Ayanna Woods, Angel Bat Dawid, and Adam Vida. Join us for this unique, immersive live sound collage that will take over the entire ESS building.

December 2, 2018 - ESS & CAA founder Lou Mallozzi presents a playlist of sound art and performance pieces that are “not music” - selected from the Creative Audio Archive’s ESS Collection.

This listening session explores the particular linguistic devices and manipulations used in two newly commissioned pieces by Fernanda Aoki Navarro and Pablo Santiago Chin as well as a virtuosic tour-de-force by composer Richard Barrett.