MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Ryan Christopher Clarke
Ryan C. Clarke is a tonal geologist from the southeastern banks of the Mississippi, and an editor and curator at Dweller Electronics. His work has been published and presented by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art and Thought, e-flux journal, Rhizome, Burnaway, Terraforma, Warp Records, Harvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, and MoMA PS1. With Dweller, Clarke produces festivals and publications that center the perspectives of Black electronic musicians.
Respect the Architects with Ryan Clarke
Explore how to make something new when so much has already happened, and find your place in Detroit's electronic music lineage.
Original Price
$399.99
Discounted Price
$399.99
Duration
6 Weeks
Course Description
Explore the mindset, history, and cultural foundations behind electronic music. This course helps you understand how lasting work is shaped by context, intention, and lineage, and how these forces continue to influence the music being created today.
Through conversations with invited guests and deeper exploration of key movements and ideas in electronic music, you develop a clearer perspective on the culture you are part of and how your own work sits within it.
Dates and Times
Schedules are subject to change. Changes to the schedule will be communicated to students in a timely manner by the instructor or one of UMA’s team members.
On Demand
Registered students will have access to this course throughout its six week duration and for an additional six weeks following completion.
Learning Outcomes
Understand the art of adaptation and survival inside the Black musical tradition.
Identify local strategies for living and triumphing over conditions with dignity.
Explore what it means to make something new when so much has already happened, using "late" work as a creative condition.
Learn directly from guest artists and cultural leaders, both young and old, and extract real-world insights.
Apply Detroit's history, sound, and spirit to your own creative process and develop a clearer artistic identity for long-term growth.
Course Level
Intermediate
On Demand
Registered students will have access to this course throughout its six week duration and for an additional six weeks following completion.
Experience Requirements
Software Requirements
None. A stable internet connection is needed for Zoom sessions, and you may be asked to read some articles.