ray state
artists
engineers
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Ray State creates a space where you CAN
and develop your ideas.
PERFORM
LEARN
What Ray State does
Education
  • Workshops on sound, multimedia, and improvisation

  • Lectures and masterclasses from practitioners

  • Online and offline courses — from technical to research-based
Events and Performances
  • Open calls and curated exhibitions

  • Series of music and multimedia events

  • Festivals and showcases
Media and Content
  • Interviews, articles, and notes with artists, curators, and engineers

  • Videos from performances, workshops, and shows
Tools and Technologies
  • Research at the intersection of technology, performance, and design

  • Development of tools for stage, studio, and live performance
Here you can be yourself. We are open to the new — ideas, people, forms.
Openness
Experimentation
Support and Community
The process matters. We value exploration, improvisation, unconventional solutions, and the courage to follow unknown paths.
Here you can find allies. Ray State is a space where people help each other to sound, grow, and learn together.
We recognize the value of knowledge and strive to share it. We create an environment where knowledge is passed through dialogue — in practice, discussion, and collective research.
Knowledge as Exchange
Ethics of Interaction
Culture as Action
What we do is important, but so is how we do it. We build relationships based on respect, clarity, and honesty — on stage, in projects, and in partnerships.
We don’t just talk about culture — we create it. Through music, projects, initiatives, and collaboration.
Technology as Expression
The Power of the Collective
We use technology as an extension of artistic expression — to strengthen connection, enliven the stage, and convey meaning.
We believe in the strength of collaborative projects. Together we create more than we ever could alone.
Ray State Values
UPCOMING EVENTS
HYBRID MODULES
A series of three lectures about designing digital musical devices with analog and digital components
28.09
Nikolay Golikov
SPEAKER
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PEOPLE
Andrei Strokov
ENGINEER
/Modular Synths MicroRack CTO
/Air midi controller Quray CTO
/Co-organizer of hackspace B4ACKSP4CE in Saint-Petersburg
Elena Chadaeva
MEDIA-ARTIST
/Finished the WdKA Academy in Rotterdam
/Presented media-art works accross the Netherlands
Nikolay Golikov
/Keen Association project member
ENGINEER
/Nominee for the Innovation Prize in the Artist of the Year category of the Kuryokhin Prize
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CONTACTS
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