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summerschool

summer school 2026:
spatial practices and sonic world making


experimental spatiality in music production // tracing immersive humans, unreal intelligence and artificial loudspeakers // towards critical immersion studies

This summer school aims to examine the myth of immersion linked to 'spatial audio' and to discuss common technical and practical issues in music production involving humans and loudspeakers. We will showcase examples of both understanding and misconceptions of the concept of space in music and sound art, encouraging individual viewpoints and new directions for music's future. The course will explore music-making as a critical engagement with ourselves and technology, using it as a learning tool to better understand how we share personal perceptions.


Meet Up (coffee/tea) at spæs Lab Berlin: www.spaes.org

Introduction

  • Understanding Spatial Audio as a cultural artifact rather than a technical tool

Research

  • Introduction to a suggested catalogue of research questions from our lab, to enhance spatial practices in the sonic arts
  • Listening session from our archive of over 60 multi-channel pieces on different multi-channel systems
  • Comparison and discussion, aesthetic framework for different artistic approaches to “immersion”

Lunch break

History

Guided tour at Funkhaus Nalepastraße 18: funkhaus-berlin.net

  • Visit to Urbiks Music: urbiks-music.com
  • Meet Enyang and Jan, listening to productions, discuss processes and production facts

Suggested events for the evening, tba

Meet Up (coffee/tea)

  • Visit to Humboldt Forum: Listening Room
    Introduction to the combined Ambisonics and WFS system, meet the makers and discuss practical and aesthetical approaches for 3D Audio in museums
  • Visit to spæs Lab 2 at studio TAUCHER
    Meet Johannes and learn about sound scenography: taucher-sound.com

Lunch break

  • Visit to MSM Studios, meet Stefan Bock, listen to Grammy Award winning productions in 3D Audio: msm-studios.de

Also possible

Discussion

Formats, beliefs and phenomenology. Direct exchange of experiences and impressions. What are attributes of shared perceptual spaces?

Suggested events for the evening, tba

Meet Up (coffee/tea)

From the Spatial Audio Tools Catalog: spaes.org/catalog

  • Introducing and working with XP for Live, Grapes, IEM Plugins, temporary licences for course members
  • Discussion of concepts and practical consequences

Lunch break

Hands on, tests and introductions

  • 24.1 Ambisonic loudspeaker dome
  • 4-channel Geithain loudspeaker system
  • IKO
  • 393
  • Binaural production environments

Suggested events for the evening, tba

Meet Up (coffee/tea)

  • Introduction to apps and VR tools with Spatial Audio, examples from the field
  • Hands on: Odio App: odio.app
    Compose your own series of soundscapes for head-tracked headphones and publish them later with Odio
  • Personalised binaural decoding as a possible future listening reality

Discussion

Trying to understand questions of the “instantaneous real” as part and condition of the virtual, and the other way round, as a result of this virtual: the concrete space, the concrete instrument, the concrete electroacoustic setup. What role will 3D Audio play in everyday life in the near future?

Via Zoom: colleagues and partners from different countries and fields taking part in the discussion

  • Possible: visit to the Electronic Studio at TU Berlin: tu.berlin

Final discussion and evaluation

Preparations for final performances and concerts

Farewell, concerts, performances, drinks at Funkhaus



The summer school is complemented by a website with literature, software downloads, and links to online tutorials.

Note: Most of the visits have been confirmed. However, due to the timing (summer), some studios, founders, and institutions may be unavailable. In such cases, we will offer alternative options.


Dates:

Start: 12th May 2026
End: 15th May 2026

Participation Fee:

Daily Rate: 230 EUR
Total Course Fee: 920 EUR

Payment Schedule:

Deposit: 150 EUR
Final Payment: 770 EUR (due by 15th April 2026)

Registration Process:

This is an intensive course limited to 16 participants.
To apply for a spot, please follow these steps:

  • Send a short CV to the course lead Gerriet Krishna Sharma via email: sharma@gksh.net
  • You will then receive the payment details to pay the deposit and finalize your spot.

Important Notes:

Deposits are necessary to ensure the high quality of the program and minimize organizational risks for all participants.

Cancellations: The deposit cannot be refunded if the final payment is not completed by 15th April 2026.

Neither the deposit nor the final payment can be refunded if a participant does not show up for the Summer School.

Refunds: If the course cannot take place, your deposit will be refunded in full immediately.

This Summer School is an educational program organised and provided by Gerriet Krishna Sharma supported by spæs Lab Berlin.


Location:

spæs lab
Funkhaus Berlin
Nalepastraße 18
12459 Berlin

in partnership with