Posted Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 8:00 PM |
Rarebit
by Steve Barsotti and Eric Leonardson
Transparency CD0125
Performed and recorded with Steve Barsotti at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago. From 1994 until 1999 we performed as a duo, and with other local and internationally known artists, including Dan Burke (Illusion of Safety), Carol Genetti, Fergus Kelly, Tatsu Aoki, Chris Heenan, Yuko Nexus6, Yasuhiro Otani, Satoru Wono, Claude Wiley, and many more.
Description:
Rarebit is the culmination of a four-year project in electroacoustic music by sound artists and instrument inventors Steve Barsotti and Eric Leonardson. Their self-built instruments produce remarkable sounds that belie their humble origin. Barsotti and Leonardson’s sense of musical form arises from their deep attention to the individual essences of sounds, rather than the conventional grid of harmony and meter. What results is abstract sound composition that possesses a communicative style. Rarebit will draw comparisons to the sound palettes and ethereal soundscapes of such intrepid purveyors of “left field” and exploratory music as Hal Rammel, Hugh Davies, and Bob Rutman. Nine tracks. Running time 72 minutes.
Rarebit can be purchased from Transparency for $15 ($12 plus $3 postage) to meridianavenue@yahoo.com via PayPal.
Tags: CD, chicago, electroacoustic, ESS, experimental, instruments, music, Rarebit, recording, Seattle, sounds, soundscape, Transparency
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Posted Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 4:34 PM |

My presentation for the 2007 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium has just been published. eContact!, the electronic journal of electroacoustics, is published by the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC).
This issue was edited by David Ogburn, Chair of TES 2007.
Please visit the eContact! 10.3 Table of Contents
Direct link to my article:
The Springboard: The Joy of Piezo Disk Pickups for Amplified Coil Springs
View a photo of the Springboard
Tags: conferences, electroacoustic, instruments, publication
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Posted Sunday, February 10th, 2008 at 9:52 PM |
Bridges, Arts at Large new music series
7:00 pm Wednesday, February 20
Lincoln Park Cultural Center, 2045 N. Lincoln Park West
Chicago, IL 60614 Tel: 773.248.1667
Admission: Free (seating is limited to only 50 people)
Arts at Large http://www.aalchicago.org/

![Eric performs at Sonotheque, Chicago, photo by Charlie Simokaitis © 2007]()
I will be performing on the Springboard, my self-built instrument pictured above, with electronics. This will be my first solo performance since the 2007 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium, and the first evening length solo since the 2006 RadioRevolten Festival.
To learn more about the Springboard visit my “experimental instruments” page with links to the 2007 Gearwire videos: ericleonardson.org/instruments/index.html

Eric Leonardson on MySpace: www.myspace.com/ericleonardson
Eric Leonardson on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ericleonardson
Tags: diy, electroacoustic, experimental, improvised, music, performance, sound, Video Online
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Posted Sunday, November 18th, 2007 at 5:02 PM |
Carol Genetti (vocals) and I will be performing a duo set at the final show in the Triage Sound Series:
8PM Tuesday, December 18
Elastic
2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 772-3616
suggested donation
There will also be performances by Series Founders, Mykel Boyd, and Neil Jendon. See the Elastic events page for latest details.
Tags: electroacoustic, improvisation, music, sound, voice
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