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Live Electronics

Dive into the world of live electronic music
The Live Electronics master programme offers music students a unique opportunity to specialise in live electronic performance. Improvisation is key: you learn to create and compose music in the moment, using the latest tools and techniques.

Creating with vintage & cutting-edge technology

Our students work with open source software as much as possible, but they also use common and well-known DAWs.

  • Live composing and improvising are done with live Coding environments such as Sonic Pi, TidalCycles, Strudel and Vortex.
  • Live sound synthesis will be explored through modular synthesisers ranging from modern eurorack modules to our vintage Roland System 100M from the 1970s. They also get to work with tools like Cardinal, an open-source version of VCV Rack.

We cherish the history of all electronic music. We don't consider techno, house and rave to be dirty words.

Developing your own instruments

You will learn to build unique instruments with digital modular platforms such as Axoloti, Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Max. We also explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for generating music, in both audio and MIDI formats.

Performances and immersive audio

Our students present their work during algorithms and jam sessions, ideal for testing their skills live. They also use an eight-speaker immersive audio system during classes, ideal for experimenting with spatial sound compositions and sound performances.

Personalised study trajectory

At Live Electronics, everything revolves around your artistic ambitions. The programme is tailored to your personal interests and goals. You can also choose the principal study teacher who most closely matches your musical vision.

Dago Sondervan, Lennart Heyndels and Inne Eysermans, all experts in electronic music and improvisation, lead the lessons. 

For whom.

This programme is part of the Conservatoire's jazz department, but is open to all music students with an undergraduate degree. A preparatory programme may sometimes be required.