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

All Natural Technology by Tonya Warner, ArtSlant

“The exhibition strongly makes the case that man’s relationship to the natural world has shifted so thoroughly that the intervention of interactive technologies seems not only logical but the necessary way in which to engage an audience. The star of the show, however,...

Shrouds Illuminated, SF Bay Guardian

“I walked in and these great swaths of white tulle were draped, floor to ceiling in front of the entryway and all around the exhibit hall, separating each small nook from the next cranny, and providing screenage for video projections of forest color and form.”  ...

Soundwave Fest on KUSF 90.3FM

Artistic Director Alan So and Technical Director Jorge Bachmann previews the Illuminated Forest on KUSF 90.3FM on Monday at 10:30am with DJ Jacob featuring tracks by Geraud Béc, Jim Haynes and Alyce Santoro.      Listen

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