Related guides
Local Sound Art Resources in Boston and Beyond
- Boston CompassA guide to shows and happenings in the Boston area, underground & otherwise.
- Non-EventA Boston-based concert series featuring experimental, abstract, and improvised music.
- The WMBR Noise/Experimental Music Concert ReportNoise &/or experimental performances in & around Boston. Check it out!
Streaming Audio Databases
- Naxos Music Library Collection of classical music available online. Includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues of over 170,000 tracks, including Classical music, Historical recordings, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Whilst listening, users can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists in Naxos's extensive database.
- Naxos Music Library Jazz Naxos Music Library Jazz is one of the most comprehensive collections of Jazz music available online. It includes thousands of titles of the Fantasy catalogue and Naxos Jazz. Works may be searched by featured artist(s), disc / song title and catalogue number.
- Naxos Music Library World Naxos Music Library World offers a wide range of World music, from legendary historical musical performances to contemporary world music. Recordings of over 32,000 artists are represented.
Sound Art Open Web Resources
- Electronic Music FoundationBased in New York, the EMF organizes concerts, festivals, conferences, and workshops supporting electronic musicians.
- First SoundsFirst Sounds is dedicated to preserving and sharing the earliest known sound recordings across both public and private collections. The site includes audio files and resources for further research in early sound recordings.
- Free Music ArchiveThis resource features a carefully curated selection of high-quality audio downloads that are free of copyright restriction for most uses.
- Free SoundA user-generated collection of free sound effects.
- Library of Congress Digital Preservation GuideOutlines best practices for preserving digital audio files.
- Library of Congress Online Audio Collections and PresentationsLinks to the LoC’s online music and spoken word collection. Topics include folk music, vaudeville and liturgical chants.
- Museum of Endangered SoundsThe work of Brendan Chilcutt, the goal of this site is to preserve and make available rare and endangered sounds (e.g. dot matrix printers, rotary telephones, AOL Instant Messenger chat).
- NASA Audio CollectionA collection of NASA sounds from historic spaceflights and current missions. You are free to incorporate the files into your own work, per NASA's content use guidelines (go.nasa.gov/contentuse). Most audio files are also available on the NASA SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/nasa.
- Phonozoic: Dedicated to the History of the Phonograph and Related MediaAll things phonograph.
- The Public Domain Review: AudioA collection of music and spoken-work audio files that are free to stream or download. Includes jazz, classical, folk, and speeches.
- Sound and MusicBased in London, Sound and Music promotes “challenging” contemporary music and sound art through live events, learning, artist development, and digital platforms. The site outlines their various projects and provides a section for artist resources.
- Ubu Web Electronic Music ResourcesA list of resources about the practice of electronic and experimental sound, with a focus on methods and techniques.
- Ubu Web SoundA large compendium of streaming audio files by artists working in sound.
