EMTA Studios

EMTA elektronmuusika stuudio, or the Electronic Music Studio at the Estonian Academy Of Music And Theatre, was established in 1993 by composer Rauno Remme. Initially known as Helistuudio ("sound studio") and located in Tallinn's suburb of Nõmme, it was mostly equipped with outdated Soviet machines. In 1995, the Studio was officially re-inagurated as Arvutimuusika Studio ("studio for computer music") and now housed in the Academy's inner city building, with professor Lepo Sumera appointed as a director. In 1997, the Studio was renamed Elektronmuusika Stuudio ("studio for electronic music"). The same year, it participated in the festival Eesti Muusika Päevad ("Estonian Music Days"), presenting works by Sven Grünberg, Igor Garšnek, Peeter Vähi, Mihkel Laur, Rauno Remme, and Lepo Sumera's sound installation. The EMTA Studios soon launched the bachelor's program in electronic music with courses on computer technology, computer music notation, sound engineering and sound synthesis. Composer Margo Kõlar became the Studio's director in 1999, and it moved to the Academy's new building in the old town district of Tallinn. EMTA Studios has been extensively collaborating with Studios IRCAM in Paris since 2001, when composer Helena Tulve and flutist Monika Mattiesen, co-founder of the Küberstuudio Ensemble, attempted various IRCAM courses. In 2008, the Studio together with the Sibelius Academy Centre For Music & Technology participated in the ECMCT (European Course for Musical Composition and Technology), an IRCAM-coordinated teaching program.