Events

UNPOP, or "Unpopular Music," is an intimate, 8-channel listening environment created by Scott Smallwood and Stephan Moore (as Evidence). It features exquisite, detailed sound works, including field recordings, abstract electroacoustic music, ambient textures, and other non-beat-oriented sonic experiences. Encompassing a circular space 40 feet in diameter, the piece is built around a circle of small custom-built Hemisphere speakers by Isobel Audio, which enclose a listening area complete with soft couches for comfortable seating.

For deep playa wanderers seeking sonic respite and exploration, UNPOP offers a unique programme of multichannel sound works running from dusk until dawn. Burning Man 2026 runs August 30 – September 7.

Resonant Sources is a virtual reality (VR) artwork with immersive 3D interactive sound and music that explores the evolving landscape of healing in the digital age. The work was originally by ancient Celtic healing fountains in the Brittany region of France. Many of the fountains, which date as far back as 5000 BC, were and still are believed to be places of healing, often of very specific ailments, and were part of a larger culture of water as a healing agent. For NIME 2026, we present a series of VR scenes, each centered on a different fountain. One example is the Fontaine de la Vierge in Bulat-Plestivien, a site historically visited by mothers who drank from the spring and prayed for abundant milk and the health of their children. The fountain is deeply sunken and enclosed by high granite walls, forming a resonant acoustic space shaped by trickling water, birdsong, church bells, footsteps, and, today, the distant passage of airplanes. In each scene, visitors will encounter a range of sonic elements, including a variety of sounds from each site, as well as whispered contemporary conversations about specific ailments, which invite reflection on the historical and communal role of these fountains and their enduring associations with healing.

100 years of David Tudor, works include Rainforest IV, performed by myself with Steph Patsula, Stephan Moore, Dylan Brenneis, and students of Smallwood's sound art class, as well as members of the Experimental Improvisation Ensemble (XiMe)