The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) is a nonprofit US-based organization founded in 1984 that aims to promote the performance, creation, and research of
electro-acoustic music
Electroacoustic music is a genre of Western art music in which composers use recording technology and audio signal processing to manipulate the timbres of acoustic sounds in the creation of pieces of music. It originated around the middle of the ...
in the United States.
SEAMUS ( ) comprises composers, performers, and teachers of
electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music is a Music genre, genre of Western art music in which composers use recording technology and audio signal processing to manipulate the timbres of Acoustics, acoustic sounds in the creation of pieces of music. It originated a ...
and is known for its annual conference, which provides a venue for the presentation and performance of electro-acoustic music from around the world. The organization was formed in 1984 as a U.S. chapter of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (
ICEM) which had been formed 2 years prior in Bourges, France. The U.S. representative to ICEM,
Jon Appleton
Jon Howard Appleton (January 4, 1939 – January 30, 2022) was an American composer, an educator and a pioneer in electro-acoustic music. His earliest compositions in the medium, e.g. "Chef d'Oeuvre" and "Newark Airport Rock" (1967) attracted at ...
, suggested to composer
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the formation of such a chapter in 1983
and the inaugural meeting was held at the
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
in November 1984. Significant supporters have included CalArts,
ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadc ...
, and The Alexander Family Foundation.
Publications
*Music from SEAMUS
*Journal SEAMUS
*SEAMUS Newsletter
Lifetime Achievement Award
The SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award (formerly the SEAMUS Award) acknowledges the important contributions of its recipients to the field of
electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music is a Music genre, genre of Western art music in which composers use recording technology and audio signal processing to manipulate the timbres of Acoustics, acoustic sounds in the creation of pieces of music. It originated a ...
. The recipient is selected by the Board of Directors of
SEAMUS
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. The prize was first awarded in 1987.
See also
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List of electronic music festivals
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References
External links
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Journal of the Society for American Music , Cambridge Core
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