Garrett Schumann is a composer, music writer, and scholar who lives in Ypsilanti, MI. Over the last three years, Garrett has expanded his creative focus to include more work with electronics software and hardware, as well as experimental presentations. Garrett’s research concerns systems of social, political, and economic exclusion in American and European music. His writing and scholarship to this end has been published in The New York Times, Grove Music Online, and Chamber Music Magazine.

Julie Zhu is a composer, artist, and carillonist. Her current research centers on creative and ethical use of AI in music. One project is a deep learning model on the sound of drawing as a visual co-performer. Julie works a lot with boxes, placing herself and other musicians in boxes for performances, and recently, has been thinking a lot about gentle noises.

Sara Tea is an artist, musician, DJ and performer over the past two decades has worked to create immersive sound and art experiences that aim to dismantle the hierarchies of creative spaces in favor of forming inclusive and encouraging environments. saratea.com