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.
Premises
Staff
Lou Mallozzi - Executive Director, Staff Engineer
Adam Vida - Studio Manager, Staff Engineer
Alex Inglizian - Studio Assistant, Staff Engineer
Sonia Yoon - Creative Audio Archive Manager
Sharon Hoyer - Public Relations Coordinator
Contact Information
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60660
773-769-1069
Board
Amy Beste
Mary Elizabeth Ferraro
Lesly Flores
Kristin Frieman
Annie LoPrieno
Lou Mallozzi
Darin Walsh
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 MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Links
Atavistic Worldwide
Chicago Filmmakers
Links Hall
Maestro-Matic Studio
Tape Op Magazine
Michael Zerang
Odd Musical Instruments
Press
“You ride the train, sure, but do you listen?” Chicago Sun-Times 2008
“Mystery Train” Newcity Magazine
“Fern Up the Volume” TimeOut Chicago
