Carey Campbell

Carey Campbell engages with both acoustic and electronic media to create works that blend sonic experimentation with physical and psychological inquiry.

His compositions and improvisations have resonated internationally, with appearances at the Australasian Computer Music Festival, Vu Symposium, Osaka Audio Rocket Festival, SEAMUS, and the New Music Gathering . 

A standout example of his practice is the multimedia project “This Was Water”, a collaborative dialogue with visual artist Kellie Bornhoft. Originally conceived for chamber ensemble and electronics, the piece premiered in 2024 as a fully immersive audiovisual event—now supplemented by an installation at Ogden’s Dumke Arts Plaza, featuring generative soundscapes that respond organically to a viewer's presence.

Carey not only composes music but also places it within contexts where environment, collaboration, and interactive experience converge—inviting audiences to contemplate the unseen processes that shape our world. His work reveals fragments of sound as sonic archaeology, exploring how time, erosion, and transformation accumulate in both matter and memory. His pieces—whether staged in a gallery, concert hall, or public plaza—are as much about listening to change as they are about the beautifully fragile processes that underlie it. 

Carey is Professor of Music at Weber State University, where he continues to develop work that bridges performance, technology, and environmental awareness.