Unit for Sound Practice Research

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Sound Practice Research is a research group that integrates and advances the innovative activities of Electronic Music Studios composers and researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London. It functions as a nexus for a diverse range of creative and theoretical research linked by a common commitment to rigorous, thoughtful and convincing practice. This is enabled by expertise at the forefront of music computing and audio technologies, field studies and reflection on pressing social, cultural, commercial and environmental issues; and inspired by investigation into and archiving of historical precedents.

The Goldsmiths Electronic Music Studios has been a leading centre for electronic music and the sonic arts since its founding in 1968.

To support its commitment to innovative practice, Sound Practice Research will engage inapposite activity in the following areas: Foster musicological and analytical research; Promote knowledge transfer and collaborative and interdisciplinary ventures; Instigate outreach and open access pedagogic activities; and Maintain and enhance audiovisual archives, including the Daphne Oram Collection.

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Goldsmiths, University of London
London