SEAMUS's 20th anniversary was recently recognized in the May edition of Mix Magazine. For anyone who may have missed it in print, the article is still featured on MIXonline: go here

Third Practice: Commissions and Premieres (Centaur CRC 2672) Features new EAM and mixed media works by Benjamin Broenin, Matthew McCabe, Russell Pinkston. Natasha Barrett. Peter Gilbert. Mindy Christensen and Arthur Campbell

I pleased to announce that Kristine Burns has accepted the position of Editor of the Journal SEAMUS. Kris has been an active member of SEAMUS for thirteen years, and currently is the Director of the Electronic Music Studios at the Florida International University School of Music in Miami, Florida. As the owner and editor of WOW/EM, Women On the Web/ElectronMedia, she created an educational web site for young women interested in creative digital media, as well as science, math, and computers. She also served as the editor-in-chief of Women and Music in the US Since 1900: an encyclopedia (Greenwood Press, 2002), so she brings a wealth of experience to this important job. She has already proposed some very creative and innovative ideas for the future of our journal, which she will announce to the membership in the near future.

Kristine has already begun her editing duties and seeks input from the membership and the EAM community at large - go here for more details on calls for Assistant Editors, contributors and review items

I would also like to take this opportunity to once again thank Will Rice for the excellent job he did as Editor of the Journal SEAMUS for the past six years. He is already working closely with Kristine to effect a smooth transition, and he has offered to stay on as an associate editor, and to help in any other way he can. Please join me in thanking him for his outstanding contributions, and in welcoming Kristine to the SEAMUS Board of Directors.

- Russell Pinkston

The final submission guidelines, as well the official event website for the 2005 SEAMUS National Conference at Ball State Univeristy have been released. Go here for details

The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) is announcing a call for submissions to the 2005 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Competition. For more information and application guidelines, click here

Call for Contributing Authors: Journal SEAMUS

JOURNAL SEAMUS, the official publication of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, is devoted to the support and development of electro-acoustic music. The editors encourage contributions from all members of the electro-acoustic music community, including composers, performers, and researchers. Areas of interest include the aesthetics, theory, technology, and history of electro-acoustic music in the United States. All contributions are reviewed by a jury of SEAMUS members.

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically; Microsoft Word is the preferred format, although other standard programs will be accepted. Manuscripts should be written according to the Chicago Manual of Style. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and gathered at the end of the manuscript. All graphics should be sent as separate attachments. Please include a brief biography (100 words or less). Submissions should be sent to Kristine H. Burns Editor, Journal SEAMUS.

Call for Assistant Editors: Journal SEAMUS

JOURNAL SEAMUS, the official publication of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, is seeking Assistant Editors to aid in the planning and production of the publication. For more details and general job descriptions, please contact Kristine H. Burns, Editor, Journal SEAMUS,

Call for Review Items: Journal SEAMUS

JOURNAL SEAMUS, the official publication of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States seeks items for review, including all new publications (CDs, DVDs, books, and other materials) related to the production of electro-acoustic music. Please submit items for consideration to Kristine H. Burns <burnsk@fiu.edu>, Editor, Journal SEAMUS, Florida International University, School of Music, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199.

Electro-Acoustic Music Month 2004

The SEAMUS Electro-Acoustic Music Month is November of every year. Plan your 2004 event now and join the growing world community of electroacoustic music. To ensure listing on the poster, submit your event to the EAMM database by July 1st, 2004. more info

Go to BarrySchrader.com

SEAMUS founder Barry Schrader has launched his website barryschrader.com in preporation of a new CD release on the Innova label, Lost Atlantis.

Seamusonline update

The first of the planned SEAMUSONLINE automated systems, the Membership Database, is currently in beta test. Within two weeks time ( approx. 10/1/04) new or existing members will be able to join or renew online via a Verisign 124-bit encrypted secure socket using your Mastercard or Visa credit or debit card.

We would like to thank our beta testers Alan Strange, Jason Thomas, Chris Preissing and Drew Wheeler for their time and attention in the test process, Escapement Arts and Media for writing the massive amounts of code and Elainie Lillios for authoring the online system. Our only challenge now remains in orchestrating the installation in a manner befitting Elainie's forthright design.

SEAMUS Celebrates 20th Anniversary

2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the Society for Electro-Acoustic for the United States. From its original 10 members, SEAMUS has grown into one of the premiere national societies for electro-acoustic music. Take a moment during your visit to reflect on where we've been - in photos and forethoughts by SEAMUS founder, Barry Schrader. full story

Jeffrey Stolet is a Philip H. Knight Professor of Music and Director of Intermedia Music Technology at the University of Oregon School of Music. Stolet's work has been presented in America, Europe, Japan and Australia, and is available on the Newport Classic and Cambria labels. Presentations of Stolet's work include major electroacoustic and new media festivals such as the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference (U.S.A.), Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, SIGGRAPH National Conference, transmediale International Media Art Festival (Berlin, Germany), Boston Cyber Arts Festival, Cycle de concerts de Musique par ordinateur (Paris, France), the International Conference for New Interfaces for Musical Expression and the International Electroacoustic Music Festival "Primavera en La Habana," in Cuba, and venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University as well as performances and major exhibitions at venues in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Alicante (Spain), Paris, Reims, and Beauvais (France), London and Norfolk (England), Milan (Italy), Sydney and Paddington (Australia), Berlin, Cologne Weimar, and Stralsund (Germany), Grenoble (Switzerland), Sao Paolo (Brazil), Toronto (Canada), and Tokyo (Japan), and New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Milwaukee, Kansas City, San Antonio and Cleveland (U.S.A.).

His most recent compositions include a series of pieces for infrared controllers, Max, Kyma, and the Yamaha Disklavier, a media work for mezzo soprano, Yamaha Disklavier, computer-generated sound and computer animation, created in collaboration with media artist Ying Tan, and a series of collaborative media performance pieces with artist/performer Leon Johnson.

The SEAMUS MEMBER FOCUS is an ongoing news feature of SEAMUSONLINE. which randomly spotlights individuals from it's fellowship. Members are asked to keep their webspaces current...you could very likely be next!

Music From SEAMUS, Vol 13

The 13th edition in the Music From SEAMUS CD series has been released. Taken from works presented at the 2003 National Conference at ASU, this compilation includes Mark Applebaum, John Appleton, Larry Austin, Benjamin Broening, Konstantinos Karathanasis, Elainie Lillios, James Mobberley, Noel Paul and Russell Pinkston. click here to order.

The Society recently conducted a survey among its membership to determine the priorities and needs the society must address in the coming years. Top level results of that survey can be seen here

SEAMUS wishes to congratulate Barry Vercoe as the recipient of the 17th Annual Seamus Lifetime Achievement Award on April 24th

Barry Vercoe, Professor of Music and Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, and Assoc Academic Head of the Program in Media Arts & Sciences has been awarded the recipient of the 2004 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award. full story

Every year, the Board of Directors selects the recipient of the SEAMUS Award, in recognition of lifetime achievement and contribution to the art and craft of electro-acoustic music. The award is presented at the SEAMUS National Conference.

The 16 previous award winners are listed below. Click on the recipient name for a bio:

SEAMUS would like to gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the following companies in sponsoring the 2004 member survey: Native Instruments, Bias and Sonic Foundry/Sony.

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email the President, Russell Pinkston
email the VP of Membership, Brian Belet
email the SEAMUSONLINE webmaster

The New SEAMUSONLINE

Welcome to Seamus' new face. Along with it being redesigned, over the course of 2004 we will see SEAMUSONLINE supercharged to provide on-line secure transactions, a wealthy Seamus members portal and a host of other new features. full story

The SEAMUS Webpeople are currently updating the contact information of the Members Listings section of SEAMUSONLINE (go here). If you are not currently listed or if your link is incorrectly listed, drop them a line here. Current SEAMUS members may request either a website or email link, not both.

Scott Smallwood • Electrotherapy (deep listening)

David Ozab • Tempo Ficta (cdbaby.com)

Michael Rhoades • Mental Aperture (Perception Factory)

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tThe annual SEAMUS National Conference is the cornerstone ofhe organization's yearly schedule. If you and your institution are interested in hosting one of these prestigious events, click here to download the SEAMUS National Conference Handbook for guidelines.