USSS Sounds

SoundsSheffield - a brand new site tracing the changing sound of the city. Spearheaded by a new project with the Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust, Where have the rivers gone? A sonic exploration of the Sheaf and Porter rivers.

USSS recently featured on Acoustic Frontiers in Ottawa: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/46/50786.html

To listen to more works by USSS composers, visit the USSS Soundcloud.

Subscribe and stream music by Adam Stanovic and Adrian Moore at electrotheque.com and purchase CDs and Books from electrocd.com.

Fields of Darkness and Light by Adrian Moore

An example of a 'mixed' work for violin and electroacoustic sound. 

Prizes and awards to USSS Researchers over the past few years.

Alejandro Albornoz:

• Third Prize at SIME (France), 2016, for his piece 'La Lumière'.

Issac Baggaley:

• Finalist at SIME (France), 2016.

Chris Bevan:

• First Prize at JIM (France/Canada), 2015 for Circum
• Finalist at SIME (France), 2016 for Parted Reflections
• Residency Prix at CIME, 2017 for Circum 
• First Prize at Musica Viva (Portugal) for Ceramos
• Prize at Festival Exhibitronic (France) for Under Fluid Skies 

Dimitrios Saava:

• Third prize in the Iannis Xenakis International Electroacoustic Composition, Thessaloniki, Greece, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within. (2019)
• Fourth place in SIME 2019 International Electroacoustic Music Competition, Lille, France, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within. (2019)
• “Highly commented” mention from the Arts Electronica Forum Wallis 2019 festival, Switzerland, for the composition Balloon Theories.   
• “ Mention” 10th biennial International Electroacoustic Music Competition Metamorphose 2018, Brussels, Belgium, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within.
• Finalist at SIME (France), 2016 - Balloon Theories

Vanessa Sorce-Levesque:

• First Prize at JTTP (Canada), 2016.

Adrian Moore:

• Counterattack: 1st Prize, Concurso Internacional de Composição Electroacústica Música Viva 2015, Parede (Portugal)
• Inside and out...again. Mention, 9th Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2016, Ohain (Belgium)

James Surgenor:

• First Prize (Category A) at Musica Nova (Czech Republic) 2016: Twist and Turn.

Adam Stanovic:

• Nov 2019 Finalist in Category A, Musica Nova, Czech Republic. Piece: Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine.
• July 2019 Commission from the Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM), Paris, for a new work to be performed in May 2020.
• Nov 2018 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals) at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia “>SYNC.2018”, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Commuter Flights
• Nov 2018 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals) at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia “>SYNC.2018”, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Helix
• Oct 2018 Honourable Mention in MusicAcoustica International Composition Competition, Beijing, China. Piece: Would be to Seek.
• May 2018 2nd Prize in the Eleventh International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: Foundry Flux.
• Sept 2017 Selection in the Tenth International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: INAM.
• Nov 2016 Finalist in Category A, Musica Nova, Czech Republic. Piece: INAM.
• August 2016 Nomination in the Ninth International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: Ctrl C.
• May 2016 Honourable Mention, Musica Viva 2016, Miso Music, Portugal. Piece: Foundry Flux.
• Oct 2015 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals). at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia “>SYNC.2015”, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Metallurgic.

Ross Davidson:

• 2017 - won student category in Klang! For composition Veins Coalesce
• 2017 - Veins Coalesce played as part of The Engine Room International Sound Art Exhibition, London
• 2016 - Granite selected to be played in Ai Maako, Santiago