The group started as a one-off concert organized by Franz Nicolay of world premieres of works by William Brittelle, Jason Freeman, Dan Lasaga, Franz Nicolay, and John Wriggle at Columbia University's Philosophy Hall on March 25, 2001.
World Premieres Shows have been held in various New York venues including the Pantheon Theater, The Flea Theater, CAMI Hall, Greenwich House Music School, Merkin Hall, and La Tea and are noted for their informality and tongue-in-cheek attitude.
ASM produced the hit indie opera The Nitrate Hymnal, a multimedia one-hour work in four acts by writer Bob Massey and filmmaker David Wilson.
The Nitrate Hymnal had its world premiere at the Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia on January 23, 2003.
The performance featured a hybrid orchestra of post punk and classically trained musicians, and told the story of a couple who obsessively filmed their lives.