Welcome
Welcome to the Electronic and Computer Music Studios @ CalArts website. We are excited to be back on campus for the Fall 2022 Semester! This site provides information about the studios faculty, student teaching assistants, studio access procedures and policies, and technical information about each studio. We are excited to get back to work in our studios! Hope to see you in person very soon.
Clay Chaplin Director of the Electronic and Computer Music Studios
TA Information and Hours
Teaching Assistants are assigned to each studio. They are there to help you! You are welcome to show up to their office hours and ask questions. Just show up! You may also email to make an appointment if you have a scheduling conflict with their weekly office hours.
Mimi Nissan (She/Her/Hers)
(B303) WaveCave Sound Art Gallery / (B305B) Modular Synth Studio
WaveCave: By appointment
B305B: Tuesday 4-6pm
miminissan@alum.calarts.edu
Audio Production, Logic, Audio Mixing, Field Recording, Guitar, Adobe Premiere Pro, Printmaking, Visual Arts
Pranav Nigam (He/Him/His)
(B303) WaveCave Sound Art Gallery / (B304) Experimental Sound Studio
WaveCave: By appointment
B304: Mon & Tue- 5-6pm
pranavnigam@alum.calarts.edu
Project Recording, Mixing, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Max/MSP, Sibelius, Ensemble Writing and Recording, Soldering, Raspberry Pi, Electroacoustic Music, Experimental Music, ExPop
Maddi Baird (They/Them/Theirs)
(B304) Rory Prum Experimental Sound Studio
Friday- Noon-1pm
maddibaird@alum.calarts.edu
Ableton, Field Recording, Ambient music, Spatialized sound, MAX/MSP, Modular/Granular Synthesis, Soldering, Graphic Scoring, Qlab, Pro Tools, Sound Design, Scoring
Chuck Behring (He/Him/His)
(B304) Rory Prum Experimental Sound Studio
Thursday - Noon-2pm
chuckbehring@alum.calarts.edu
Audio Production, Logic, Ableton, Melodyne, Vocal Production, Hyperpop, Vaporwave, Field Recording, Experimental Pop, Noise, Cleanfeed, OBS, Twitch, 3D Modeling, Cinema 4D, Maya, OBS, iMovie, Unity
Drew Sensue-Weinstein (He/Him/His)
(B305B) Modular Synth Studio
Friday - 4:30-6:30pm
drewsensueweinstein@alum.calarts.edu
Logic, Ableton Live, Qlab, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Live Mixing, Audio Installation, Audio Patching, Wireless Systems, and Sound Spatialization
Naomi Mitchell (She/Her/Hers)
(B305B) Modular Synth Studio
Wednesday 4-6pm
naomimitchell@alum.calarts.edu
Gabe LeNeveu (They/Them/Theirs)
(B305B) Modular Synth Studio
Thursday 4-6pm
gabeleneveu@alum.calarts.edu
Leti Soriano (They/Them/Theirs)
(DRS) Digital Recording Studio
Tuesday 1-2pm
Friday 9-10am
letisoriano@alum.calarts.edu
James Thomer (He/Him/His)
(DRS) Digital Recording Studio
Wednesday 1-2pm
Thursday 4-5pm
jamesthomer@alum.calarts.edu
Brody Scott (He/Him/His)
(DRS) Digital Recording Studio
Monday 10-11am
Thursday 10-11am
brodyscott@alum.calarts.edu
Home Studio & Audio Production Videos
Linked below are videos by Emily Evans and Amy Knoles to help you get started setting up a home studio and learning basic audio production techniques.
Adobe Creative Suite Licenses for Students
CalArts provides Adobe Creative Suite Licenses to all students. Adobe Creative Suite includes many popular programs for media production, web development, and score making including: Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, After Effects, and others. Licenses are managed by the CalArts IT Department (CAIT). To request a license, fill out the form below. Please allow a week or so for processing.