Goldsmiths - University of London

Sound Practice Research (SPR) is a new research group that integrates and advances the innovative activities of EMS composers and researchers. It functions as a nexus for a diverse range of creative and theoretical research linked by a common commitment to rigorous, thoughtful and convincing practice. This is enabled by expertise at the forefront of music computing and audio technologies, field studies and reflection on pressing social, cultural, commercial and environmental issues; and inspired by investigation into and archiving of historical precedents.

The Goldsmiths Electronic Music Studios (EMS) has been a leading centre for electronic music and the sonic arts since its founding in 1968 by Hugh Davies.

Fields and concerns include, but are not limited to:

• Phonography, soundscape studies and field recording
• Improvisation and live algorithmic music
• Interactive audiovisual performance
• Acousmatic composition, including multi-channel
• Utterance, including sound poetry and text sound composition
• Site-specific and gallery based sound installation

To support its commitment to innovative practice, SPR will engage in apposite activity in the following areas:

• Foster musicological and analytical research
• Promote knowledge transfer and collaborative and interdisciplinary ventures
• Instigate outreach and open access pedagogic activities
• Maintain and enhance audiovisual archives, including the Daphne Oram Collection