The first prize of the 7th acousmatic composition competition Métamorphoses 2012 was awarded to Manuella Blackburn for her work Switched on. The Public Prize went to Orestis Karamanlis for his work Toys.

The festival Akousma 9, October 24 to 27, 2012 at Usine C in Montréal (Québec), presents 8 concerts featuring, amongst others, Manuella Blackburn, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, and Mathew Adkins.

The ICMC 2012 conference will take place on Septembr 9 - 14, 2012 in Ljubljana (Slovenia). Hundreds of works will be presented in concert and listening sessions including those by Monty Adkins, David Berezan, Manuella Blackburn (Switched on), Elizabeth Hoffman (Soundendipities), Elainie Lillios, and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay.

Switched on by Manuella Blackburn is the only acousmatic work of the 13 finalist works for the Gaudeamus Prize 2012. The competition will take place during Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2012 on September 2 - 9, 2012 in Utrecht (The Netherlands).

The 7th International Electroacoustic Music Contest of São Paulo (CIMESP 2007) received works of 208 composers from 33 countries! The international jury formed by Christian Calon, Gilles Gobeil, Flô Menezes and João Pedro Oliveira has awarded, amongst others, Liaisons mécaniques by Nicolas Bernier (2nd Prize ex aequo) and honorable mentions were given to 7 works, including those of Elizabeth Anderson, Manuella Blackburn, António Ferreira, Raúl Minsburg, Steingrimur Rohloff, Diana Simpson, Hans Tutschku. Premières traces du Choucas by Francis Dhomont won the Public Prize.

Were also announced the selected works for the upcoming 7th International Biennial for Electroacoustic Music of São Paulo (VII BIMESP 2008) in the fall of 2008. They include: Last Thoughts Before Silence by Mathew Adkins, scènes, rendez-vous by Pete Stollery, Kaleidoscope: Arcade by Peter Batchelor, When I was Wood by Stephan Dunkelman.