“The program has given me a holistic experience. I’m filling in the gaps and getting a much more comprehensive understanding. It’s allowed me to get a deeper understanding of tech and sound and to get more experience recording music, which I never had the opportunity to do before. There’s also a fascinating collection of people coming from really different backgrounds.”



– Jeffrey Gardner, MA in Sound Arts and Industries Expected 2019



“I don’t know of any other program that combines sound arts, sound science and sound studies like the MA at Northwestern, but to me it’s a natural. To find those connections could be very powerful.”

– Seven-time Academy Award Winner Gary Rydstrom