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Performing ArtsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Other Minds is a San Francisco–based organization that supports contemporary and experimental music through a variety of activities, including concerts, recordings, broadcasts, audio preservation, and public discussions. Its work focuses on bringing together artists and diverse audiences, encouraging cross-cultural exchange and exploration of underrepresented areas of new music, with the aim of expanding the traditional notion of what constitutes serious music. The organization serves composers, performers, researchers, and listeners who seek engagement with original and avant-garde voices within the American Experimental Tradition, and it also engages in preservation and dissemination by making interviews and concerts available online. Founded in 1993, Other Minds positions itself as a key conservator of new music’s ecology, producing events and projects that span live performance, film screenings, radio, and the commissioning and release of new works. Recent developments include organizing a workshop performance associated with the Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland, reflecting ongoing activity in supporting and presenting contemporary music.