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MIZU is an artist who knows how to distill the mosaic process of defining oneself. On her debut reco…
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Yaz Lancaster

The music of Daniel Temkin is a reminder that aural and visual expressivity are a powerful combinati…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Math and music are often said to be related, but for composer and producer Jlin, they’re inseparable…
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Tristan McKay

We Live the Opposite Daring, the sophomore album from the New York-based vocal sextet Ekmeles, is im…
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Sofía Rocha

There are views you don’t forget: that first, perfect glimpse to the other side of a mountain pass;…
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Juhi Bansal

The music of Afro-Electronica composer, turntablist, and drummer Val Jeanty (aka Val-Inc) blends Hai…
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Vanessa Ague

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Content warning: this review contains discussion of racial violence The Center for Performance Resea…
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Jennifer Jolley

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. In one of my favorite photos of composer…
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Amanda Cook

Toronto’s new and experimental music scene is saturated with innovative and eccentric artists, so it…
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Yaz Lancaster

As listeners, we often tend to organize artists into specific tropes and categorize their music as h…
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Michelle Hromin

This interview has been edited for clarity. Composer Du Yun recalls when she sat down to start wri…
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Lana Norris

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

On William Brittelle’s “Alive in the Electric Snow Dream,” Nostalgia Meets Sci-Fi Dystopia
Feb 21, 2024
There are no overt samples or references to other works in William Brittelle’s Alive in the Electric…
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Christian Kriegeskotte

MATA opened their exciting 2023-24 season with a new executive director at the helm. Pauline Kim Har…
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Lauren Ishida

On Ki moun ou ye, Grammy-nominated musician and composer Nathalie Joachim chronicles the beauty of s…
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Dalanie Harris

Nkeiru Okoye Celebrates the Transformative Power of Black Women in “When the Caged Bird Sings”
Feb 14, 2024
The stage at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium was jam-packed with an assembly of celebri…
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Tristan McKay

In the ever-evolving music industry, artists frequently find themselves at the crossroads of traditi…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 ACF |…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

A heap of ceramics sat in the middle of the floor at Roulette on Feb. 7, jumbled like a pile of jagg…
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Vanessa Ague

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

I’m not a nature person, so it was with trepidation that I trekked up the Santa Monica Mountains for…
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Chrysanthe Tan

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Sarah Williams