Presentations
Coco Solid, Ed Williams, Lawrence English, Misty Jones, Refik Anadol, lucky dragons
5 Takes (Friday)
Abid Hussain, Craig Schuftan, Ed Williams, Erin Barra, Patrice Rushen, Toni Blackman
5 Takes (Saturday)
Ed Williams, Esa Williams, Lea Bertucci, Maria Chávez, Sudan Archives, Yeuda Ben-Atar
5 Takes (Sunday)
Alejandro Cohen, Juana Molina
Amoeba Music presents “What’s In My Bag?” with Juana Molina
Dennis DeSantis
Closing Address from Dennis DeSantis
Adam Roberts, Jesse Engel, Marijke Jorritsma, YACHT, lucky dragons
Computer as Collaborator: machine learning and the creative practice
Andrew Pekler, Josh Kun
Listening to the Migrant Songbook
David Zicarelli, Tom Hall
Max 8’s MC: working with hundreds more audio channels than speakers
Meara O’Reilly
Revealing the Building Blocks of Musical Perception
Marijke Jorritsma, Steve Duda
Teaching Yourself To Make Music Software: Steve Duda in conversation
Dennis DeSantis
Welcome Address from Dennis DeSantis
dublab
dublab: live stream (Friday)
dublab
dublab: live stream (Sunday)
Discussions
Dennis DeSantis, Laura Escudé, Patrice Rushen, Photay
Best Laid Plans: when things go wrong
Christopher Montgomery, Dennis DeSantis, Dustin Ragland, Ebonie Smith
Debunking Audio Myths
Dennis DeSantis, Esteban Adame, Lawrence Grey, Tiffany Miranda
Making Music Education Transformative
David Reid, Drum & Lace, Jimmy LaValle
Sound and Vision: composing for films
Coco Solid, Craig Schuftan, Equiknoxx, Simon Reynolds
Sounds Like Tomorrow: making music for the future
Andrew Huang, Ebonie Smith, Nick Weiss
Start Here
Astrid Bin, Dan Moses, Peter Kirn, Stephanie Cheng Smith
Touch, Code, Play: creating hybrid physical-digital music instruments
Studio & Listening Sessions
Ticket holders are eligible for one Studio or Listening Session. Due to the small group format of these events, Studio & Listening Sessions will require pre-registrations via the Sched platform. Registration will open on October 16th.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Creative Blocks and How to Unblock Them
Lawrence English
Fulcrum Arts presents: Listening Session with Lawrence English
Lawrence English
Fulcrum Arts presents: Studio Session with Lawrence English
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
How to Listen
Esa Williams
Listening Session with Esa Williams
Foodman
Listening Session with Foodman
Jace Clayton
Listening Session with Jace Clayton
Patrice Rushen
Listening Session with Patrice Rushen
Simon Reynolds
Listening Session with Simon Reynolds
Emily Lazar
Mastering Q&A with Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering in Context, with Emily Lazar
Noveller
Painting with Guitar
Women’s Audio Mission
Sample Processing with Women’s Audio Mission
Pod Blotz aka Suzy Poling
Sound, Light and Body: experiential performance
Coco Solid
Storytelling & Songwriting with Coco Solid
Binkbeats
Studio Session with Binkbeats
Clarice Jensen
Studio Session with Clarice Jensen
DJ Rap
Studio Session with DJ Rap
Drum & Lace
Studio Session with Drum & Lace
Equiknoxx
Studio Session with Equiknoxx
Esa Williams
Studio Session with Esa Williams
Jerome Potter
Studio Session with Jerome Potter
Juana Molina
Studio Session with Juana Molina
Lafawndah
Studio Session with Lafawndah
Laura Steenberge
Studio Session with Laura Steenberge
Naia Izumi
Studio Session with Naia Izumi
Photay
Studio Session with Photay
Scientist
Studio Session with Scientist
Sudan Archives
Studio Session with Sudan Archives
Tec Beatz
Studio Session with Tec Beatz
Workshops
Ticket holders are eligible for one Workshop. Due to the small group format of these events, workshops will require pre-registrations via the Sched platform. Registration will open on October 16th.
Maria Chávez
Abstract Turntablism with Maria Chavez
Ricky Graham
Build Your Own Acoustic Synth
Kelly Snook, Margaret Schedel
Creative Sonification with Margaret Schedel and Kelly Snook
Naomi Mitchell
DIY Audio Circuitry with Naomi Mitchell
Kate Stone, Pana Li
DIY Instrument Design with Kate Stone and Pana Li
Beast Nest
Decolonization and Sound
Sue Slagle
Getting Started with Live Visuals
Lea Bertucci
Graphic Scorewriting with Lea Bertucci
Dustin Ragland
Guitar Pedals as Sound Design Tools
Craig Schuftan
How to Talk About Music: a practical guide
Nima Fakhrara, Spitfire Audio
Making Orchestral Music, with Nima Fakhrara and Spitfire Audio
Amp Live, Melodics
Melodics Workshop with Amp Live
Michael Wall
Music and Dance: inspiring ideas through movement
Dustin Ragland
Naming Sounds and Noises
Meara O’Reilly
Perception Playground: a workshop with Meara O'Reilly
Richard Devine
Sound Design Masterclass #1with Richard Devine
Richard Devine
Sound Design Masterclass #2 with Richard Devine
Toni Blackman
Wisdom of the Cypher: developing your inner lyricist
Michel’Le Baptiste, Women’s Audio Mission
Women’s Audio Mission presents Tracking Drums with Michel’Le Baptiste
Track Deconstructions
Dani Deahl, Kelela
Shure presents: Track Deconstruction with Kelela
Dani Deahl, Scientist
Track Deconstruction: A Dub Seminar
Dani Deahl, Photay
Track Deconstruction: Photay
Maker Zone
The Brick Box at the Ivar Theatre hosts the Maker Zone: a space for collaboration and invention, where we’ve invited instrument-builders, researchers, musicians and visual artists to work together with you to create something new. It’s an embodiment of our belief that the most exciting developments in music come from inter-disciplinary experiments, and a fun place to hang out besides. Drop in and participate in an extended project exploring circuit-bending, data sonification or instrument design; or just watch, listen and learn from what participants have been up to. Each day on the Maker Zone stage there will be a series of Makers’ Lightning Talks at 4:00pm and a presentation of the project results at 7:00pm.
Kelly Snook, Margaret Schedel
Concordia: building musical instruments for exploring solar systems
Kate Stone, Pana Li
Designing A Paper-Based Musical Interface
Naomi Mitchell, Ricky Graham
Open Source Modular Design
Installations
LightRiders
BEAD
Alexia Riner, Angelica Tavella
Perimeter
Pod Blotz aka Suzy Poling
Primary Optic Shift
Refik Anadol
WDCH Dreams
Meetups
Every day in the comfortable lounges of EastWest Studios, we’re offering you the chance to get together with your fellow attendees and discuss ideas and issues related to music that you’re passionate about. There’s no need to pre-register, just take a look at what’s on in the program, drop in on a meetup that sounds interesting to you, and be ready to listen and talk.
FeM Synth Lab
FeM Synth Lab Meetup
Music Improv Sessions
Discover new sides of your musical personality and new ways to collaborate in one of the weekend’s Music Improv Sessions. Some of our favorite musicians, composers and producers will host, guiding small groups through games, strategies and other experiments in a fun, friendly environment. Due to the small group format of these events, Music Improv Sessions will require pre-registrations via the Sched platform.
Naomi Mitchell
Collaborative Music-Making with Modular Synthesis #2
Naomi Mitchell
Collaborative Music-Making with Modular Synthesis #1
Toni Blackman
Cypher Session
Ally Mobbs
Generating Raw Source Material
Clarice Jensen
Improvising with Graphical Scores
Dustin Ragland
Reimagining Percussion with Pedals #1
Dustin Ragland
Reimagining Percussion with Pedals #2
Sowall
Rhythm Variation 90
Lea Bertucci
Sound in Space: interpreting graphical scores #1
Lea Bertucci
Sound in Space: interpreting graphical scores #2
Performances
1500 or Nothin, Jace Clayton
1500 or Nothin: from studio to stage with pop's master collaborators
Binkbeats, Dennis DeSantis
Binkbeats: performative presentation
Clarice Jensen
Clarice Jensen - solo performance
Equiknoxx
Equiknoxx: five-piece live show
Foodman
Foodman Live
Clarice Jensen, Dennis DeSantis, Sowall
Improvised Live Set
Khruangbin, Scientist
Khruangbin meets Scientist
Jace Clayton, Lafawndah
Lafawndah: performative presentation
Juana Molina
Live Performance with Juana Molina
Naia Izumi
Naia Izumi: live rooftop performance
Richard Devine
Richard Devine: live performance
Dennis DeSantis, Laura Escudé
The Art of Designing a Live Show
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
The Kid live performance by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Small Group Jams
Loop has two dedicated spaces for the creation of spontaneous music: the historic Tracking Rooms of EastWest Studios, and the unique environment of Ivar Optic Shift, where we've set up an array of electronic and acoustic instruments. Every evening of the summit, from 8-11pm we're turning them over to you. It's an opportunity to express yourself, but also to collaborate; in each Small Group Jam, you'll meet other music-makers who've also signed up for the session, each with their own unique abilities, and their own take on playing and producing. What will you create together? Sign-ups are available only on the day of the session, via Sched, and it's strictly first come, first served.