Jessica Shand, composition, production, flutes, vocals
Joseph Branciforte, composition, production, engineering, mix
released independently on December 18, 2025
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EP: 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 and independently released on February 21, 2025, it is available in full on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
“12 tracks that vary from lush, intergalactic soundscapes to brief, staccato bursts of flute. [...] It’s an album filled with sonic possibilities, stretching the limits of what someone can do with an instrument and accompanying digital techniques. It’s the sound of technology, imbued with a distinct, deep warmth.”
Press:
PopMatters: “The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025”
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”
Live performances:
Allston, MA | Allston New Music Festival | November 2025
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:
Cambridge, MA | MIT Museum After Dark Series | October 2025
Virtual | Ableton Live | July 2025
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 (preview) (video)
featured on
Apophenial (2024), a collaboration with Christopher Lock on Ex_Log.Records