Art Zoyd Studios: Études de Bruit 2025 Residency and Production in Sound Art (France)

Art Zoyd Studios: Études de Bruit 2025 Residency and Production in Sound Art (France)

Art Zoyd Studios is calling for applications from young composers, musicians, and artists working in the field of sound art for the geolocation application Le bruit de l’air, involving a one-week residency between May and September 2025 and a premiere on 20 and 21 September 2025 as part of Journées du patrimoine (Heritage Days).

Art Zoyd Studios, a music creation and production centre based in Valenciennes, supports contemporary musical creation, with a specific focus on electronic and electro-acoustic aesthetics.

In collaboration with the MU collective, Art Zoyd Studios has created a sound installation, ‘Le Bruit de l’air’ based on a geolocation interface for the Parvis Gérard Hourbette, opposite the Phénix, scène nationale de Valenciennes, France. After paying homage to Gérard Hourbette in the first year, this installation aims to make this public square both musical and creative while showcasing young artists through annual calls for projects. Two versions of Le Bruit de l’air have already been produced.

This year, as a tribute to Pierre Schaeffer on the 30th anniversary of his death, they are launching ‘Études de bruit 2025’. The aim is to design and create, with the help of the Computer Music Producer, a new sound geography for the paved square, freely inspired by Pierre Schaeffer’s Cinq études de bruit (Five Studies of Noises).

Composers, musicians, visual artists, or any person working with sound, aged under 40 at the time the application is submitted, and of any nationality can apply.

The organisers provide 1,500 EUR in royalties, a one-week residency with a Computer Music Producer in the studios, transport costs between home and Art Zoyd Studios (up to a maximum of 300 EUR), accommodation costs, and meals for the duration of the residency.