Calls — Julian Rubisch
A Curated Directory of Sound Art and Electroacoustic Music Related Calls in and around Austria

Spatial-sound residency built around the 4DSOUND system in Budapest, HU. Runs on a rolling/open basis — contact info@spatialsoundinstitute.com with a proposal. Strong fit for spatial/immersive and Ambisonics work.

Rolling, self-directed residency at the OTTOsonics immersive sound studio (Alter Bauhof, AT). No fixed deadline; propose your own timeframe (single days up to two weeks). EUR 50/day lump sum, own travel. Apply by emailing a proposal + short CV to contact@ottosonics.com (subject "CO-FUNDED RESIDENCY").

• What: Submit audio works exploring the vast and varied realm of insects through sound
• Format: WAV, max 7 min
• Theme: Hexapoda — insect life in all its literal and metaphorical forms

The sixth edition of the re:natura open call invites sound artists, poets, experimental musicians, researchers and sound designers to share their perspectives on insect life.

Gràcia Territori Sonor's 15th global call for sonic miniatures, part of the LEM Festival. Selected pieces are assembled into a "Música i Geografia" radio program and published as a collaborative album on the Gràcia Territori Sonor Bandcamp channel.

• Maximum duration: 1 minute
• Format: AIFF, file named name_{ofauthorcitytitleofthepiece.aiff}
• One piece per participant
• Work must be copyright-free or under a Creative Commons license permitting radio broadcast and dissemination

Welcomes minimal miniatures, musique concrète, field recordings, radio-art, synthesis, samplerism, improvisation, circuit-bending, collages, drones, and unexpected alternatives.

Submission: radio@gracia-territori.com (or via MailBigFile / WeTransfer)

The San Francisco Tape Music Collective seeks acousmatic works for performance in their annual festival, presented over a large multi-speaker system in a darkened hall.

Fixed electroacoustic works only — no real-time electronics, no performers, no visual components. Stereo, multichannel, and ambisonic submissions are accepted.

New Ear:: SPATIAL is an event series focused on spatial sound works, where the distribution and localization of sounds are a primary compositional parameter. The series considers architectural, acoustical and technological factors in the relationship between sound and space. Formats are open: contemporary sound experiments, electroacoustic multichannel composition, improvisation, non-traditional performance configurations, lowercase artistic presence and workshops.

A call for spatial audio works (8-channel maximum) for the 2026–27 program. The system features an octophonic cube permanently installed at Fridman Gallery. Existing work is welcome, but works created for the cube configuration will be prioritized.

Two presentation forms:

• 20–40 minute sets (live or fixed media)
• Long-form presentations intended to play for several hours

Identify which category you are applying for. Only one submission per creator or group.

Submission requires a Google Drive or Dropbox link to the work. Stems are appreciated; a stereo or binaural mix is required. Ensure the link cannot expire and that access is granted.

The 2026 edition of MUSLAB explores "KARMA: Cause – Effect" — the law of cause and effect through contemporary art.

Categories:

• Category A (audio only): stereo, 4.0, 5.1, 8.0 electroacoustic music
• Category B (audio + video): stereo, 4.0, 5.1, 8.0 with video
• Category C (visual works): 70 x 90 cm, 300 dpi
• Max 15 minutes duration
• One work per composer
• No registration fee
• Allowed formats: .aif, .wav, .mov, .mp4

Submission: https://form.jotform.com/karma193/karma-2026

Open to members and non-members (composers, independent artists, students, professionals). Themes: Sound Design, AI & Music, Improvisation, Gesture-Sound Real-Time Interaction, Computer-Assisted Composition.

Formats: lectures (20 min), demos (20 min, no concerts), audiovisual/interactive installations, workshops (75 min). English only; applicants cover their own travel and accommodation.

Soundscape-focused festival curated by APNÉES, seeking works in four categories: A) Stereo, B) Binaural (headphone diffusion), C) Multichannel (8-channel), D) Fixed-media audiovisual. Strong fit for field-recording and acousmatic/spatial pieces. Works are diffused live at festival venues around Grenoble.

Organised by Miso Music Portugal. Studio electroacoustic works for loudspeaker projection only (no live performers besides the diffusing sound projectionist). Up to 8 channels, 5–15 minutes, one work per composer, any nationality/age; works must be unpublished and previously unawarded. Single prize of EUR 1,000; the winning work is performed by the Miso Music Loudspeaker Orchestra. Submit stereo AIFF/WAV plus individual channel files.

Recorded sound festival for experimental, electronic and electroacoustic music. Open to musical compositions, soundscapes, sound collages, sonic experiments, narrative audio formats and technoid productions characterized by a transgressive impetus that undermines conventional listening experiences.

• Format: stereo and multichannel productions up to 7.1
• Two thematic categories: free category and "Acceleration" (sonic, structural, and temporal processes of acceleration)
• Ten audio productions selected for an acousmatic listening presentation
• Two jury awards and one audience award, each EUR 750
• Each selected work receives EUR 100 fee

Full call: https://soundcinema.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CFS_SCD26_GERENG.pdf

The leading academic journal for electroacoustic and sonic-arts research. Each themed issue accepts scholarly articles, often with accompanying audio/media examples. Suits composer-researchers working in fixed-media, spatial, and acousmatic practice.

Annual international electroacoustic composition competition for composers under 40. Winning works are presented in concert in Brno. Channel count, duration, and any entry fee to be confirmed on the official page.

The 30th edition of the Phonurgia Nova Awards — the oldest event in the field of creative radio, sound art and podcast in France, running since 1986.

Five prizes are awarded: documentary, fiction, sound and radio art, field recording, and young creation (artists under 30). Submissions are accepted across the entire spectrum of narrative audio, from documentary to fiction, from speech archives to field recording.

In 2026, six creative residencies are also offered, awarded on written project proposals, in partner studios including INA GRM (Paris), GMEM and Euphonia (Marseille), and the Abbaye de Noirlac.

Organised by Productions Totem Contemporain. Electroacoustic works for loudspeakers, no live intervention, stereo or multichannel up to 8 channels, 7–17 minutes, composed primarily from PTC's sound bank (max 50 of ~1,600 sounds). Open to professional composers of all nationalities and ages, all aesthetics.

Prizes: CAD 2,500 / 1,500 / 1,000, plus an AFRIKA Prize, an Akousma Prize (best acousmatic work), commissions, a 10-day residency at Espace Totem, and a CD release on Kohlenstoff.

Week-long spatial-audio residency built around a 35 m² studio with an 8-speaker Genelec cube array, with four days of one-to-one mentoring in ambisonic field recording, editing, binaural/VR production, and deep listening. Residencies run March to October.

– All applicants should submit a single zip file containing the following files inside a single folder:

i. A short biography, contact information, and information about the piece in the following formats: (.doc, .txt, .rtf or .pdf). ii. 1 Audio file (.aiff or .wav format, 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz sampling rate) containing the stereo version of the piece. iii. Additionally, for multichannel pieces the audio files corresponding to each of the channels inside a separate folder along with set-up/routing information on a separate sheet iv. Please include also a pdf copy of the payment receipt for the 15€ entry fee