SOUND ARTIST RESIDENCY 2026

We are delighted to announce that our Immersive Audio Network Sound Artist Residency for 2026 is Emika!

“I hope she becomes very famous.” – Thom Yorke
“She is sonically out of this world.” – The Weeknd

As part of our sound artist residency, Emika will receive:

- exclusive use of our full Immersive Audio Lab, including 25 Genelec speakers and 3 subwoofers to develop her project.

- friendly technical support to help get her set up and settled in.

- a free invitation to Day 1 of our paid ‘Introduction to Immersive Audio’ short course, which was on Saturday 24th January 2026.

- a stipend of £1,000.

- an opportunity to exhibit her work to an audience at our Immersive Audio Network Festival on Wednesday 28th January 2026. (See our Festival page!)

This sound artist residency is supported by MyWorld, The Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI) at Bath Spa University and the Immersive Audio Network.

If you have any questions about the application process, please don’t hesitate to contact us here.

The sound artist residency takes place at Bath Spa University, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN. The location is accessible on calming beautiful grounds, including Italian gardens and a lake to help spark inspiration during your residency.

Image description: the Italian Gardens at Bath Spa University’s Newton Park campus in Bath where our sound artist residency is based.

A man is singing or speaking into a microphone while surrounded by four women who are adjusting audio equipment or microphones on his head and shoulders. The setting appears to be a recording studio or performance space.

IMMERSIVE AUDIO TRAINING

Back by popular demand, we ran a third iteration of our 'Introduction to Immersive Audio' short course on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 2026.

Curious to learn more about immersive audio to advance your creative practice and offering to clients?

Gain practical hands-on experience capturing immersive audio binaural field recordings and develop expertise on how to edit and mix immersive ambisonic audio in a friendly learning environment.

Our short courses have sold out weeks before, so remember to book ahead!

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