ETX is the fledgling project of co-founders, hosts, and producers Ben Domanico-Huh and Samuel N. Ortiz, friends and collaborators living in Oakland, California and south central Pennsylvania, respectively. ETX creates space for improvisation and imperfection, prioritizing human artistry in a moment when algorithm-driven platforms and AI-generated music are making discovery and connection harder. The goal of ETX is not to chase industry metrics but to cultivate what Brian Eno described as “scenius”: a scene that thrives on shared intelligence and creativity.

Each project we organize reflects different aspects of our identity. The core element of Exposure Therapy is the Live Session: an online, live-streamed performance occurring in real-time. Artists are introduced to the project, to our format, and after initial onboarding, to The Collective, where they may immediately partake of community prior to the broadcast. The process of participating in a session is similar to a residency, in that artists are immersed in a structured but open-ended experience that connects them to new collaborators. The community that forms around these projects functions like a collective, where artists can continue to share knowledge and support each other long after their initial participation.