About Samuel George Johnson

Composer. Educator. Technologist.

I work at the intersection of music, mysticism, and memory.
My practice explores the sacred and the sonic as tools for collective healing, historical witnessing, and spiritual reprogramming.

Raised in New York and grounded in the Black diasporic tradition, I carry a deep reverence for ancestral technologies: voice, drum, breath, and code. My work bridges genres and timelines — from ancient chant to experimental electronics — weaving performance, sound design, and digital ritual into immersive offerings. Whether through music, teaching, or interactive installations, I’m guided by a desire to listen deeper, remember wider, and imagine otherwise.

Recent projects include:

• HereSounds, a sound-mapping archive of spiritual and historical resonance

• Empire A.I.R., a multimedia portal for radical storytelling and dream journalism

My work has been featured at Basilica Hudson, Abrons Art Center, and Garner Arts Center. I’ve collaborated with artists like Claire Chase and Susie Ibarra and studied with teachers in music, theology, and technology. I’m also an educator, having taught at the oldest all-girls Catholic high school in New York State, where I created interdisciplinary music and computer science curricula rooted in justice, spirituality, and self-expression.

This site is a portal for all branches of the Softcodex ecosystem — a living archive of sound, spirit, and code.