Ian Condry is a cultural anthropologist who studies sound and Japanese popular culture. He is professor at MIT since 2002, and author of two books,
Hip-Hop Japan and
The Soul of Anime, both of which explore globalization from below. Free downloads here:
mit.academia.edu/IanCondry.
In the fall of 2019, he launched the
MIT Spatial Sound Lab, a community production studio for immersive, multiperspective, sonic experimentation. The Lab uses the d&b Soundscape object-based mixing technology and organizes events, including meetups, listening sessions and the Dissolve Music festival each fall.
As the artist
Leftroman, he makes sample-based electronic music for multichannel performance as a means to explore the current landscape of music production and streaming services.
He was a WMBR radio DJ from 2018 - 2024 and currently produces a monthly online mixtape at
mixcloud.com/iancondry.
His current research is a “spatial anthropology of sound” with a focus on the edges of electronic music performance in Tokyo, Boston, and Berlin.
