My report about Listening for the Future, the first American Society for Acoustic Ecology (ASAE) symposium and retreat, has been published on the September/October World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Online Newsletter.

In related news, within the next month I plan to have the proceedings (images, texts, and audio) from Listening for the Future published on the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology website.

When you read the WFAE Newsletter you may notice that I was recently appointed as the new president of the ASAE. This is a big honor for me, one that came unexpectedly. It is also challenge. With the support of Andrea Polli, Michelle Nagai, and Arlene Walters I have confidence in my ability to serve.

On my immediate list of things to do is have a new ASAE website built. Planning is underway. I also hope that next year we will have another, equally successful ASAE symposium. Larger questions effecting our mission need to be addressed. Please stay tuned for more developments.

The August 2010 issue of furthernoise.org features four reviews of Mimeomeme’s new releases, including my CD, Rarebit with Steve Barsotti.

Mimeomeme is the Seattle-based label for “…unusual sound art made by an eclectic collective of artists involved with phonography, no- and low-fidelity recordings, raw digital data, plunderphonics, primitive analog synthesis, noise, infrasound, tape cut-ups and other oblique, not-yet-classified sonic epiphenomena.”

Rarebit is a culmination of my work with Steve Barsotti performing on our invented instruments.

“Furthernoise is an online platform for the creation, promotion, criticism and archiving of innovative cross genre music and sound art for the information & interaction of the public and artists alike.” Listen to selected tracks from the Mimeomeme label among other fascinating artists on the furthernoise.org audio player.

I’m happy to announce that the American Society for Acoustic Ecology’s Listening for the Future symposium will take place from Friday, July 9 through Sunday, July 11 in Chicago. Hosted by the ASAE’s Midwest chapter and the World Listening Project this conference is the first of its kind in the United States.

Please visit the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology website for details on how to participate.

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Eric Leonardson & Ignaz Schick at Altes Finanzamt

Tue, June 08 @ 10:00 PM CEST
Eric Leonardson (Chicago) - springboard
Ignaz Schick (Berlin) - turntable

A video of Eric Leonardson performing with Ignaz Schick and Jason Soliday

Stark bewölkt with Birgit Ulher at Höbar

Wed, June 09 @ 9:30 PM CEST

There will be 3 acts:

Liz Allbee, Trompete (Berlin / Oakland)
George Cremaschi, Kontrabass (Tábor, Tschechien / Oakland)
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Heidrun Schramm/Sonata Rec, Elektronik, Video (Berlin)
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Eric Leonardson, springboard (Chicago)
Birgit Ulher, Trompete, Radio, miutes, Lautsprecher (Hamburg)

Eric Leonardson at LÀ-BAS -> KARELIA

Sat, June 12 @ 7 - 11 PM EEST

7 pm: Les Maitres d’ouvre (Technical Supervisors) avec Casimir Lütha

8 pm: Tomasz Szrama

9 pm: Jukka Hautamäki

10 pm: Eric Leonardson

Between performances: “Karelia” by The Guardians of Being

Eric Leonardson, Other Music at Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum

Sun, June 13 @ 3:00 PM EEST

More info: http://www.aboavetusarsnova.fi/en/museossa-tapahtuu/kontakti

An evening of electroacoustic works at Pakkahuone, Joensuu

Tue, June 15 @ 6:00–9:30 PM
•    Hildegrad Westerkamp (Vancouver): Into the Labyrinth
•    Barry Truax (Vancouver): Chalice Well
•    Steven Feld (Santa Fe): Waking in Nima
•    Eric Leonardson (Chicago): No Time Like Real Time
•    R. Murray Schafer: Winter Diary

(This concert event is a prelude to the 2010 World Forum for Acoustic Ecology conference in Koli, Finland. I will be giving a short presentation entitled “Tourists in the Soundscape” and participating in a panel discussion “What’s new? - 35 years later: Updates on The Tuning of the World, a discussion on the occasion of the upcoming German re-edition”. ) More info: http://www.akueko.com/

03.18.2010 post on Margaret Noble’s blog, a showcase for recordings of all types from around the world. Visit and listen…

Springboard Solo

Categories: Unusual Instruments & Gear

Nic Collins just informed me that my 2007 article, about my Springboard and piezo contact mics, has topped the list of Leonardo Music Journals “Most Downloaded Articles”.

My article is a free download, please enjoy.