Eric Leonardson

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Ear Room Interview

The March issue of Ear Room features an interview by Mark Peter Wright featured in Ear Room, an online publication exploring the creative use of sound in artistic practice: http://earroom.wordpress.com/

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Performing Saturday, March 6 at Enemy

9 PM Saturday,  March 6 at Enemy, a double bill with Auris and WUMMIN

Auris:

  • Julia Miller - guitar, electronics
  • Christopher Preissing - flute, objects, electronics
  • Eric Leonardson - springboard, electronics

WUMMIN:

  • Andrew Royal - violin
  • Anita Chari - cello, voice
  • Brian Sulpizio - drums
Enemy
1550 N Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd floor
Chicago, IL 60622
www.enemysound.com
(doors at 8:00)

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Performing Saturday, January 30 at Hotti Biscotti

Music performed on traditional and invented instruments with electronics

A rare trio performance of Greg O’Drobinak - invented instruments, electronics; Christopher Preissing - flute, percussion, electronics; Eric Leonardson - springboard, electronics

10 PM Saturday, January 30

Greg O’Drobinak’s electroacoustic instrument inventions

Hotti Biscotti
3545 W. Fullerton Ave. (corner of Drake Ave.)
Chicago IL 60647
773-292-6877
21 and over, no cover
Google Map link 

Listen an excerpt of Greg O’Drobinak’s music

Here’s a Chicago Reader review of 84 Charlie Mopic, the 8 PM movie screening preceding our performance: www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=1067859

Invitation to WFAE Conference in Koli, Finland

Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology website imageI’m happy to announce that I have been invited to present in the International Conference of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, “Ideologies and Ethics in the Uses and Abuses of Sound”, hosted by the University of Eastern Finland, Cultural Studies Department and the Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (FSAE). The conference will happen on June 16-19, in Koli, Finland.

My presentation proposal concerns the recent activities of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE).

Confirmed invited and keynote speakers are (in alphabetical order):
Steven Feld, Charles Hirschkind, Bruce Johnson, Anahid Kassabian, Andra McCartney, R. Murray Schafer, Barry Truax and Hildegard Westerkamp. (more…)

Sonic Playground, August 25

Sonic Playground with Eric Leonardson

An interactive music performance using the new Lake Crescent playground. Curated by Inferno Mobile Recording Studio.

Tuesday, August 25
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Admission Free
Location :

Lake Crescent #532
1061 E. 41st Street
Chicago, IL 60653
Phone: 312-747-6446


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About the Park District’s Concerts in the Parks series:

Join Eric Leonardson in sonically activating the Lake Crescent Playground. This event is a part of the Park District’s “Concerts in the Parks” series, offering Chicago families a fun, affordable way to spend an evening in their own community. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, but prepare to play and listen to the playground in a totally different way. All concerts are FREE!

playground 532

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The “Acoustic Mirror of the World” in the Synesthetic Plan of Chicago

Chicago Cultural CenterThe World Listening Project has built a public sound installation for the Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, co-curated by Annie Heckman and Daniel Godston, in the Visitor Information Center, at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 E. Randolph Street).  My Flickr photostream shows the construction of the WLP’s installation entitled the “Acoustic Mirror of the World.” (more…)

Open Your Locustream Mic!

Locustream MapThe World Listening Project and Locus Sonus are collaborating to populate the Locustream Map at http://nujus.net/~locusonus/site/streams/map/

You are invited to particpate. How-to info is provided here:  http://locusonus.org/w/index.php?page=Locustream+Participation

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Medium + Chicago Phonography on New Years Day at Enemy

Medium + Chicago Phonography on New Years Day at EnemyMusicians and sound-makers are invited to make a drone for 24 hours, from 9 a.m. January 1st until 9 a.m. January 2nd. Medium will pause at 6 p.m. for a performance by Chicago Phonography that will last until 9 p.m. Medium will resume, continuing until 9 a.m. Friday morning. Medium is open invitation as long as you don’t disturb the drone. If you can, please some food to share.

Enemy
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd flr.
Chicago. IL 60622
www.enemysound.com
Admission free

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Upcoming Performances in November

Here’s an update, including three new performances added to my November schedule…

  1. 8 PM Friday, November 14 @ Elastic with Auris, plus Max Alexander, Julian Berke, and Andy Armstrong
  2. 2 - 5 PM Sunday, November 16 @ Green Mill performing solo Anaphora’s “Experimental (i)MPROVISATION” concert
  3. 8 - 10 PM, Sunday, November 16 @ Via Theatre with Chicago Phonography in “Exquisite City” exhibit
  4. 9 PM Friday, November 21 @ Enemy with Linda O’Keefe and Guillermo Gregorio

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Thursday, Nov. 6 “Ear Beer” on Free Radio SAIC

Tune in to Ear Beer, a live experiment in radio and sound webcast on Free Radio SAIC, produced and performed by my Introduction To Sound students.

When: 2:00 to 3:00 pm [US CST (GMT -6)] Thursday, November 6, 2008

Where: http://freeradiosaic.org

We will enjoy hearing your feedback during the show. Please call
312.345.3805 or log-in and use the real-time messaging.

download earbeer flyer (full size 3 MB) designed by Hae-Sung Chung