solo projects
Transmutations (2025)
With influences ranging from the pioneering sound design experiments of Suzanne Ciani to the futuristic minimalism of SOPHIE, Jessica Shand’s debut release leverages flutes as a laboratory for sound, unraveling one-second-or-less samples of flute sound into vast perceptual landscapes across 12 vignettes. Written and recorded at greyfade studio with producer and engineer Joseph Branciforte.
Available in full on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
EP available on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services.
Live performances:
Phoenix, AZ | Oh My Ears Music Festival | March 2025
Providence, RI | East Manning Projects | November 2024
Cambridge, MA | MIT Media Lab | August 2024 (video)
Cambridge, MA | Lilypad Inman | May 2024
Talks:
Virtual | Ableton Live | July 2025 (forthcoming)
Amherst, MA | UMass Amherst | February 2025
Fort Collins, CO | Colorado State University | October 2024
San Francisco, CA | Steve Jobs Archive | October 2024 (video)
Gallery:
Cambridge, MA | New Alliance Gallery | September-November 2025 (forthcoming)
Press:
Harvard Magazine: “The Shape of Sound: Jessica Shand blends math and music”
Cranston Herald: “Shand expands the limits of sampling with ‘Transmutations’”
Colorado Springs Gazette: “Former Colorado Springs resident, award-winning flutist to release first album”
The Tech: “Jessica Shand G performs Transmutations at the MIT Media Lab”
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Apophenial (2024)
A collaboration with composer and music technologist Christopher Lock (Ex_Log.Records 2024).