On our second program exchange to STEIM, the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Sound Art program explored the the unique soundscape of Amsterdam and the sonic finger print of STEIM in a live performance Sunday evening March 24th, 2013. Five undergraduate students, led by MICA sound art faculty Jason Sloan and Erik Spangler, created a unique improvisional performance based on sampling from STEIM’s archive of vintage analog synthesizers while also drawing from an original archive of field recordings created while visiting Amsterdam. Through this process of mixing two unique and historic soundscapes this performance brought forward a unique music that celebrates both the city of Amsterdam and the STEIM organization.

http://steim.org/event/martins-rokis-and-mica-exchange-students/