Celebrate Electronic Music

Join Arizona State University's Popular Music Program and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering at the Musical Instrument Museum to celebrate electronic music!

The event is hosted by the Musical Instrument Museum and features demonstrations of student work as well as performances and demonstrations by professors.

For detailed information about the event, visit mim.org/events/celebrate-electronic-music/

All activities are happening Saturday and Sunday.

ASU Popular Music Degree Program Table
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Central El Río
Interested in a career in the modern music industry? Speak to ASU professors about their groundbreaking degree program designed for the 21st-century musician.

Craft: Music Lab
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
South El Río
Create digital music on your mobile device that you can take to the beat-making workshop in Event Room 2!

Photo Booth
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.

Demonstration: ASU School of Arts, Media, and Engineering Projects
10:15 a.m.–11 a.m.
Central El Río
Join staff and students from the ASU School of Arts, Media and Engineering’s Wearable Music course as they discuss their innovative educational program and demonstrate their array of interactive, digital, algorithm-based instruments.

Instrument Spotlight: Modular Synthesizer
10:15 a.m.–11 a.m.
Central El Río
Experiment with electronic sounds on a modular synthesizer similar to the one in our United States / Canada Gallery.

Performance: Anthony Obr and Seth Thorn
11:30 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Listen to innovative sounds from modular synthesizers and classical violin with this collaboration between musicians Anthony Obr and Seth Thorn.

Instrument Spotlight: Active Shoulder Rest
12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
Central El Río
Explore amplification with a modified electronic shoulder rest for the violin.

Workshop: AZ Beat Lab
1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Event Room 2
Create your own music! Learn the fundamentals of beat making, sampling, and live performance with the AZ Beat Lab.

Gallery Tour: Rich Walter
2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.
United States / Canada Gallery
Learn more about MIM’s collection of rare electronic instruments with curator Rich Walter as he guides a brief tour and illustrates pivotal moments in the history of amplified and electric music.

Performance: ASU Popular Music Student Showcase
3:15 p.m.–4 p.m.
North El Río
Hear students from ASU’s Popular Music program perform high-caliber digital music on synthesizers and using live and interactive sound design.

Programming is subject to change.

Photo courtesy of Professor Seth Thorn