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The Artist-in-Residence program welcomes applications by professional composers and sound artists in the field of electroacoustic music and sound art,
based outside Sweden.

EMS is one of the world’s oldest and most prominent centres for electronic music and sound art. Every year we select on average 50 artists for a residency
of max 3 weeks. Groups and Duos are also welcome to apply by submitting individual applications.

EMS does not provide financial support or accommodation, but use of the studio is free.

We offer seven studios, each with its specific setup, and also an extensive on-site library with a unique collection of CDs, DVDs, and books on electroacoustic
music and sound art. EMS offers access to support by technical staff, but residents are expected to be able to work independently in the studios.
The studios are located in Münchenbryggeriet, an old brewery turned exhibition and conference center.

Deadline for applications is 31 October 2024 [23:59 hours CET]. Submission of applications are only accepted online (scroll down).
EMS will confirm receipt of submitted applications.

Notifications to applicants will be sent before the end of December 2024, after the selection panel has made its final decision .

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Jack Armitage is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Intelligent Instruments Lab. He has a doctorate in Media and Arts Technologies from Queen Mary University of London, where he studied in Prof. Andrew McPherson's Augmented Instruments Lab. During his PhD he was a Visiting Scholar at Georgia Tech under Prof. Jason Freeman. Before then, he was a Research Engineer at ROLI after graduating with a BSc in Music, Multimedia & Electronics from the University of Leeds. His research interests include embodied interaction, craft practice and design cognition. 

Jack Armitage also produces, performs and live codes music as Lil Data, as part of the PC Music record label. 

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Marie Čtveráčková is a sound artist, DJ, curator, educator and co-founder of the Synth Library Prague. As a DJ and producer she collaborated with Martin Tvrdy on a live re-mixtape, Clovek Pokrokovy, and an improvised project, Hrubik.

As a sound designer she collaborated on installations and dance performances with multiple artists. In her practice
she is mainly focused on feminist perspectives in sound
and music, accessibility, supportive and collaborative strategies, dismantling stereotypes and the political
context of music and sound technology in general.















Martin Hůla is a musician and sound designer. Known
for his solo projects as rapper and producer Bonus, but
also as producer of minimalist electronics Martin Tvrdý, 
and composer of theater and film music.

For his work he received several music awards. He collaborates with, among others, the National Theatre
in Prague and Brno, Spitfire Company, Czech Radio,
Czech Tv, and also scored several movies and tv series.









Photo by Tomas Trestik (Martin Hula)

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Wil Bolton is a composer, musician and artist based in East London. His work is usually site-specific and inspired by place, memory, resonance, psychogeography and finding beauty in ruins, decay and the details and textures of everyday scenes.

Wil’s audio work uses modular and analogue synthesizers, field recordings, guitars, acoustic instruments and effects to create warm and emotive melodies, fragmented and submerged among beds of droning ambient textures and environmental sounds

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Photo by Soo Lee

Ian Hawgood is an ambient artist and mastering engineer who is well established for his solo and collaborative works, as well as his mastering across the ambient field. He is the curator of the Home Normal label, and also ran the Nomadic Kids Republic, Koen Music, and Tokyo Droning labels during his ten years in Japan.

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Since moving back to the United Kingdom in 2019, he continues to work from his seaside studio with a focus on tape-based recording and mastering methods, utilising his local environment with hydrophone and geophone recording along the Sussex coastline.

Artistic practice in the scope of conceptual and process art, site specific intervention, sound sculpture and performance. Paul Gründorfer develops process-related systems and explores variable or unstable conditions within the occurrence of sound when exposed to amplification, feedback and plural signal streams.

His works focus on processes that evolve in a social space, where sound is considered a found object and event, that directly relates to, influences and reflects the environment. They deal with the instability of systems, questioning the role of control and reaction, and researching mechanisms of hidden signals.

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Wissam Sader is a self-taught, Lebanese-born sound artist who specializes in experimental music and sound art. His practice revolves around performances and sound installations where he acts as a mediator, creating a space for reflection and self-awareness that invites listeners to delve deep into their own minds. In his performances, he employs repetition, rhythm structures, and a diverse range of noise and tonal elements to challenge the conventional boundaries of the sonic spectrum, blurring the lines between natural and man-made sounds.
He often uses quadraphonic sound systems in his live performances, which allow for an altered perception of sound within the space, creating an immersive and captivating experience for listeners. He is also actively involved in the curation and promotion of experimental music and sound art through his co-curatorial role at Grüntaler, a mobile project that focuses on the production and promotion of experimental music and related practices.

His work has been presented in venues such as acud macht neu, arkaoda Berlin, Sophiensæle, Silent Green Kulturquartier, spektrum, KW Institute of Contemporary Art, and internationally, at Teatre de fusta, and at the Museu de Sant Boi de Llobregat in Barcelona. Additionally, he has been selected for several artist residencies, including Centro del silencio Valparaiso Chile (2024), Peripheral Unit of Chania | sougia in Crete (2022), Can Serrat International Art Residency in El Bruc, Spain (2021), EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm, Sweden (2020), and Budějovickém Majálesu in the Czech Republic (2018).

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