About the Studios

The Stony Brook Electronic and Computer Music Studios are the nexus of our electroacoustic music community. Continuing the long tradition of electroacoustic music at Stony Brook, we offer state-of-the-art facilities that combine the latest in digital technology with an array of analog equipment, including Buchla, Moog, and ARP synthesizers. Classes held in the studios attract a broad spectrum of students with wide-ranging interests, and emphasize the creation and discussion of new works. On any given evening one might find a an undergraduate computer science major meticulously editing a reel-to-reel tape for his class in analog synthesis, while down the hall a doctoral student in composition is improvising at the computer, playing together with her cellist colleague, using Max/MSP interactive software.

We are advocates for electroacoustic music, and offer regular concerts in which new pieces from Stony Brook students are heard alongside works by established composers. We actively seek opportunities for collaborations with other disciplines, and are frequently seen working in conjunction with visual artists, dancers, poets, filmmakers, and creative people of all stripes. We are teachers and practitioners, and members of our community are active participants in the greater electroacoustic music community.