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

JULY 3, 2013: Audiobus Featured in SF Weekly

"On this expedition, multimedia artists invite us to get on the Audiobus -- a mobile sound-garden on which audiophiles explore San Francisco with a dynamic soundtrack of their expedition unfolding in real time."

July 11, 2012: Soundwave NightLife in The Bold Italic

“Last week’s Soundwave NightLife party at California Academy of Sciences was a dream music experience for me. I love watching bands perform in spaces that are as creatively stimulating as the music, and the museum’s stunning exhibits provided some seriously trippy...

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