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Electronic and Media Arts Studios

Composition students at MSU have access to a wealth of resources dedicated to electronic composition, including techniques, and insights into this dynamic field. Whether you’re a student exploring electronic music for the first time or honing your skills, there are resources and tools available to support your journey in electronic music at Michigan State University.

Director
Dr. Anthony T. Marasco, Assistant Professor of Composition and Technology

Staff
Christopher Kaminski, Electronic Music and Media Technical Assistant

Faculty member working with a student in the composition lab, looking at software and computer screen displaying digital music

Labs, studios and workshops

Open 24/7 to composition students, the Computer Music Lab is used for mid-size classes, film viewing, seminars, and work with a wide range of software and hardware available on Mac computer stations. The room accommodates eleven people working with computers simultaneously and offers stereo output only. The Lab also has score binding equipment, professional quality printers, scanners, and a range of MIDI keyboards, modules, and an analog synthesizer. The Computer Music Lab is not available to walk in users during regularly scheduled classes and seminars taking place in this room. A schedule of classes and seminars is posted on the door. Access to the lab is granted through Chris Kaminski, Electronic Music and Media Technical Assistant.

Also open 24/7 to composition students, the Computer Music Studio is designed for individual work, small classes, and film viewing. It offers a 7.1 surround sound system and a wide range of software, digital and analog synthesizers, as well as the possibility of incorporating microphones, and other kinds of technology, into its hardware and software platforms. The first priority for scheduled time in the Computer Music Studio goes to classes and students working on projects over an extended period of time. A schedule of reserved times is posted weekly on the door of 307 MPB. Access to the lab is granted through Chris Kaminski, Electronic Music and Media Technical Assistant.

This student-lead group often combines real-time electronic music performance with acoustic instruments in performances of experimental works as well as in improvisation.