The British Electroacoustic Network (BEAN) is the national body for electroacoustic music in Britain.

The network connects electroacoustic composers, performers, and listeners from across Britain. It aims to generate and promote new electroacoustic music, disseminate electroacoustic music through concerts and events, and increase access to electroacoustic music (through the promotion of calls for works, events, and competitions) . As the national body , BEAN aims to promote British electroacoustic music overseas. It is the National Federation Member of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music, an NGO Partner of UNESCO and Member of International Music Council.

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British Electroacoustic Competition Call for Works Winners Announced!

British Electroacoustic Competition Call for Works Winners Announced! In May we launched a call for works in order to find a selection of pieces to represent Great Britain at the forthcoming CIME General Assembly Meeting as a part of MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou. With a staggering 49 submissions, the four jurors (Diana Salazar, Adam Stanovic, James Andean, and…

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The British-Austrian Friends of Acousmatic Music

A month ago, the British ElectroAcoustic Network collaborated in the production of two days of concerts produced by GARS ELECTRONICA and O.A.D.E.M. – Ode an die Elektroakustische Musik – Austria. The concerts were beautifully curated by Louise Rossiter – a BEAN committee member – who programmed seven mini-concerts featuring works by various British composers, including:…

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Update: Back from the wilderness…

Update: Back from the wilderness… Hello to all our lovely BEAN members! It has been a long period of radio silence from us, for which we apologise – but what a long strange few years it has been: nationally, internationally, professionally, and personally. But, that’s all behind us now; time to look towards the future!…

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Featured Opportunity

Apply for System Flow

Free | Manchester, UK | Deadline: 3 July 2026

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What influences the way you create, perform and interact with sound and music technology?

Designed and led by sound artist Vicky Clarke, music makers and sound artists are invited to explore the role of systems, rituals and ways of thinking in their sonic practice. Taking place between July and September 2026, the commission will feature:

  • Group sessions in a studio
  • Guest workshops and talks
  • Trips to exhibitions and events to inform your work
  • A public-facing output that will be decided as a group

Apply by Friday 3 July, 11pm.

Who can apply

System Flow is open to music makers and sound artists who:

  • Are aged 18+
  • Are based in the UK
  • Actively work with sound, technology, electronics or experimental approaches to making music
  • Are confident exploring and experimenting with their sound in a group setting

We welcome applications from artists at different stages of experience, including those looking to expand how technology features in their practice. No prior knowledge of neuroscience or systems theory is required. Curiosity, experimentation and a willingness to reflect on your practice are what matter most.

To support the Northern music scene, we’ll prioritise applications from people in the North of England (North East, North West and Yorkshire regions). However we’re open to hearing from people across the UK.

Got questions?

Get in touch with us by emailing info@brightersound.com.

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Upcoming Events

Intelligences from the Underground

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Intelligences from the Underground is a two-day international symposium bringing together artists, researchers, technologists, and community organisers exploring alternative approaches to AI through creative practice, improvisation, and collective inquiry.

Convened by Dr Maria Sappho and Dr Una MacGlone (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Professor Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana), the event gathers collaborators working at the intersection of art, technology, and social practice.

Across talks, performances, workshops, prototyping and building, and open discussions, the symposium will explore:

What can we do about AI? Those of us at the fringe, the underground, the countercultural.
How might AI emerge from community knowledge and artistic experimentation?
What can improvisation, feminist technology, and ecological thinking contribute to AI research?
How can creative technologies support more ethical and socially embedded futures? Can it?
The symposium will feature:

Conversations on creative and ethical AI design and usage
Short talks from international research and artistic partners
Hands-on Underground Labs exploring experimental technologies and new instruments and artistic works pushing the boundaries of AI in creative practice.
A live gig featuring international visiting artists and Glasgow’s favourite Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
Roundtable discussions shaping future research and artistic networks
The event is open to artists, researchers, students, technologists, and curious members of the public interested, worried, or ambivalent to the arrival of AI in everyday, creative, and social practice.

This event is funded by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Athenaeum Award.

This event also includes an evening concert, 29th June 2026. The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Tickets sold separately on Eventbrite.

Free

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

29-30 June 2026

9.30am-5pm

SoundBleed

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SoundBleed brings together experimental improvisation, avant-garde performance, and contemporary arts practice. This second edition includes exhibits and performances from opera duo loomeweight, accordionist Valerie Barr, Moves To The Beat, Kinetic Disco Moth, Claire Kearns, Herates, Delilah Sykes and Milana Sarukhanyan.

Join Bradford Sound Wom*n Network for a site-specific event of live sound performance and sound installation.

£2 + Booking Fee

Gallery II Chesham B Building, University of Bradford, Bradford

17 July

7pm

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Become a Member

BEAN membership is free to join for UK* and international members. The registration is linked below, and doing so only takes a minute. By signing up you will receive monthly digests of opportunities and events around the country, as well as being able to submit your own events and calls across the network!

*UK members include anybody currently living/working/studying in the UK, or British Citizens working abroad.

Please note that opportunities and events submitted by international members are considered for publication based on their relevance and accessibility to UK members.

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