Mission Statement
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986, dedicated to the promotion, production, presentation, and preservation of innovative and diverse approaches to the sonic arts, and to the integration of these art forms into the public.
Membership sign-up
ESS is a membership organization. Annual memberships are $40/year for individuals, $25/year for full-time students. Besides supporting the Midwest’s only public-access sonic arts organization, membership entitles you to access to the recording facility at an inexpensive rate and discounts on workshops and ESS-sponsored events.
Individuals:
Full-Time Students:
Premises
Staff
Lou Mallozzi - Executive Director, Staff Engineer
Jonathan Schenke - Studio Manager, Staff Engineer
Alex Inglizian - Studio Assistant, Staff Engineer
Sonia Yoon - Creative Audio Archive Manager
Contact Information
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60660
773-769-1069
Funders
ESS programs and services are supported by our members and benefactors, and by the generous support of the Alphawood Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the DEW Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Links
Atavistic Worldwide
Chicago Filmmakers
Links Hall
Maestro-Matic Studio
Tape Op Magazine
Michael Zerang
