Lampo commissions, produces, and presents the work of leading experimental musicians and composers. The organization carefully curates each season of concerts, bringing artists from around the world to Chicago and supporting the creation of new works. By design, Lampo produces few projects annually, focusing special attention on each one and making each a distinct experience for the artists and their audience.

Andrew Fenchel is the founding director of Lampo, where he has programmed and produced hundreds of live performances, often in partnership with other cultural institutions, including the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Conversations at the Edge, the Graham Foundation, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Poetry Foundation, the Rebuild Foundation and the Stony Island Arts Bank, The Renaissance Society, and the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. In addition to his role with Lampo, he has served on numerous review panels and juries locally, nationally, and internationally

Founded in 1997, Lampo supports artists working in new music, experimental sound, and other interdisciplinary practices. The organization helps these artists realize ambitious, risk-taking performances and offers the public opportunities to actively engage with their work. Lampo’s core activity is its performance series. Rather than making programming decisions around tour schedules, Lampo brings selected artists to Chicago to perform new work, and then provides the space, resources, and curatorial support to help them fulfill their vision. Lampo also organizes artist talks, lectures, screenings, and workshops, and publishes written and recorded documents related to its series. All Lampo programs are free and open to the public.