SEAMUS is looking for a qualified individual to serve on the SEAMUS Board of Directors in the capacity of Director of Conferences as the primary liason for the Seamus National Conferences. Click here for details and to download the SEAMUS National Conference Handbook.

Morton Subotnick's Electronic Works, Vol. 2 (Mode Records) availible on CD or 5.1 DVD brings together two of his classic analog electronic works which were previously only released on LP: Sidewinder (1971) and Until Spring (1974)

Other Spring Releases:

Jon Appleton • Syntonic Menagerie 2 (Phonomena)
John Cage/Lejaren Hiller • HPSCHD (EMF Media)
Samual Pellman • Selected Planets (Innova)

SEAMUS members: Tell me about your releases here

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

2004 SEAMUS/ACSAP Student Commission Winners

The 2004 ASCAP / SEAMUS Student Commission winners have been announced. Congratulations to Per Bloland (1st prize) for 'The Wondrous Delight of Profound Ineptitude'' and Chris Staefe (2nd Prize) for 'Freefall' full story

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

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.

SEAMUS is looking for a qualified individual to serve on the SEAMUS Board of Directors in the capacity of Director of Conferences as the primary liason for the Seamus National Conferences.

Job description:
• Chair SEAMUS Subcommittee on Conferences
• Oversee the immediate updating and revision of the SEAMUS • Conference Handbook.
• Serve as the primary liason between the SEAMUS Board of Directors and the National Conference Host.
• Assist in the identification of future conference sites.

Qualifications:
• Previous experience in hosting a SEAMUS Conference ..(strongly preferred)
• Previous experience directing festivals and/or conferences of electroacoustic music (required)

Interested individuals should send an email with a brief summary of your qualifications and experience to Russell Pinkston
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The annual SEAMUS National Conference is the cornerstone of the 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.

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:

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

Music from SEAMUS Vol 12

The 12th compilation CD of music for instruments and electronics by members of the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States is now available. The compositions include Tom Lopez's 'Curvatures' (2001); Kristi McGarity's 'so many days to be here' (2002)*; Stephen Andrew Taylor's 'seven microworlds' (2000); Suk-Jum Kim's 'Gaesim' (2002)*; Mei-Fang Lin's 'Interaction' (2000). Scott Wyatt's 'Night Visitors' (2002) and David Taddle's "mutant' (1999) go here

*commisioned through the SEAMUS/ASCAP Student Commission Award

SEAMUS 2004 National Conference

The 2004 National Conference of the Society for Electro Acoustic Music in the United States was held March 23-25, 2004 at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, hosted by Joseph Waters. 2004 Conference website

SEAMUS 2004 Membership Survey

SEAMUS recently conducted a survey among its membership to determine the priorities and needs the society must address in the coming years. The Board of Direcotors wishes to thank all who participated and to inform you all that the results of that evaluation wil be posted on SEAMUSONLINE in the next few weeks . full story

SEAMUS would also 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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Thank you

We would like to thank Genelec for providing the multi-channel loudspeaker system for the 2004 conference.

We are pleased to announce the results of the recent Seamus elections:

President - Russell Pinkston
Vice President of Membership - Brian Belet
Member-At-Large - Paul Koonce

Comments? Questions? Contact?

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