Born out of CT::SWaM [Contemporary Temporary:: Soundworks and Music] — an artist-run series, initiated by Daniel Neumann in 2012 — SPATIAL is New-Ear’s spatial sound concert series. 

For us, spatial sound works are ones where the distribution and localization of sound are primary compositional considerations, and in which spatiality becomes a focal point in the listener’s experience. Conceptually, we are interested in works that diverge from a fixed perspective on audible space​ and engage with the architectural, acoustic, technological, and other factors that inform the complex and dynamic relationship between sound and space. 

New Ear ::SPATIAL features works made [or adapted] for our octophonic cube, and hosts two types of events: the ::SPATIAL Sets, which feature two to three artists per night, and Long-Forms, which is intended for either generative, through composed, or improvised works that can and should be played for several hours to unravel. We are committed to the curation of various presentation formats, such as contemporary sound experiments, electro-acoustic multi-channel composition, improvisation, long-form compositions, fixed media works, non-traditional performance configurations, lowercase artistic presence, and workshops.