Festivals 

Activating people, places and environments for cutting-edge art and music experiences

Renowned for its thoughtful curation and unique programming in diverse spaces and places, the Soundwave Festival brings together creators from across the sonic spectrum to discover new connections through sound-making and the sound experience.

Soundwave next : 2020

Soundwave NEXT is a partnership between Gray Area and Soundwave, two veteran San Francisco arts organizations to explore the future of sound. 

Soundwave ((9)) :: TIME

Intergenerational histories, cultivation of safe spaces, migration and displacement and current political realities.

Soundwave ((8)) :: INFRASTRUCTURE

Not only the basics of a city, its joists and support beams, but more acutely the human and ecological frameworks affected by physical systems.

Soundwave ((7)) :: Architecture

Pushing the boundaries of our auditory perception of spaces, language, and music, challenging the way we understand our surroundings. 

Soundwave ((6)) :: water

Investigating the ecologies, stories and properties of water through sound.

Soundwave ((5)) :: Humanities

Exploring our sonic connections to the human condition

Soundwave ((4)) :: GREEN SOUND

Exploring our sonic connections to the environment

Soundwave ((3)) :: MOVE SOUND

Exploring movement and sound 

Soundwave ((2)) :: SURROUND SOUND

Exploring space, acoustics and the constructs of performance

Soundwave ((1)) :: FREE SOUND

Free your mind about what sound is and what it can be

PROJECT>SOUNDWAVE: AN EXPLORATION INTO THE NATURE OF SOUND

The album that started it all

Festival News

Introducing the 2020 Productions for Soundwave NEXT

Introducing the 2020 Productions for Soundwave NEXT

Introducing Soundwave NEXT featuring virtual productions developed by artists LaMont Hamilton, Sholeh Asgary, and Bert Yip. These extraordinary productions to stream virtually this Fall/Winter.

Soundwave Announces the 2020 Buzz Awardees

Soundwave Announces the 2020 Buzz Awardees

The Soundwave board of directors are honored to award this season’s Buzz Award recipient(s) to Wizard Apprentice, Alexandrea Achuleta  and Takiaya Reed (of Divide and Dissolve).

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