Signal Noise

Signal Noise is an independent platform dedicated to avant-garde electronic music, noise, and video art. Based in Chicago and Tokyo, the organization operates as a record label and curatorial platform, presenting experimental sound works and commissioning new compositions. Its activities span releases, live events, and large-scale public art installations. The platform is best known for the Sonic Pavilion Festival, an annual event held at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago. The festival features multi-channel sound compositions designed specifically for the venue's unique trellised speaker array, creating an immersive 'canopy of sound' for audiences. The 2026 edition, part of the America250 national arts program, presented seven 24-channel works by artists selected through an international open call. Signal Noise describes itself as operating in 'Chicago, Tokyo, and Everywhere,' reflecting a transnational approach to experimental music and art. Its programming emphasizes deep listening, spatial audio, and interdisciplinary collaboration, positioning it within the global network of experimental music labels and festivals.

Signal Noise is an independent platform for avant-garde electronic music, noise, and video art. It operates from Chicago and Tokyo, describing its reach as 'Chicago, Tokyo, and Everywhere.' The organization functions as a record label and curatorial entity, releasing experimental music and organizing events that explore spatial sound and interdisciplinary art. A central part of its activity is the Sonic Pavilion Festival, held at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago. The festival commissions multi-channel sound compositions tailored to the venue's trellised speaker array, creating an immersive listening environment. The 2026 edition, part of the America250 national arts program, featured seven 24-channel works by artists selected through an international open call, including Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Black Diamond, Courtney Werner & Many Hands, Kikù Hibino & Traxman, Macie Stewart, Lia Kohl, Whitney Johnson, M. Azevedo, and Sadie Woods. The works were scheduled to play twice daily from September 12 to 14, 2026, and admission was free and open to the public. Beyond the festival, Signal Noise maintains a record label imprint, contributing to the global network of experimental music and sound art. Its programming emphasizes deep listening, site-specific composition, and cross-cultural exchange between the United States and Japan.

• 2026

  Sonic Pavilion Festival 2026 held at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, as part of America250, featuring seven 24-channel sound compositions.

Independent avant-garde platform for experimental electronic music, noise, and video art, with a transnational presence in Chicago and Tokyo.

• Sonic Pavilion Festival

  Annual festival of multi-channel sound compositions at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago.

• Record label releases

  Experimental electronic music, noise, and video art releases.

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