Radio Without Boundaries 2008, post-conference notes

The conference was a wonderful experience. Highlights, moments of curiosity, and conviviality: conversations with Trademark G, who performed on Saturday; capturing a spontaneous conversation about listening and the conference on my DAT with Amber and Andrea from Union Docs in Brooklyn; meeting Chantal Dumas; hanging out with Anna Friz, Peter Courtemanche, Glen Gear, who performed… Continue reading Radio Without Boundaries 2008, post-conference notes

Shapes of Sound exhibition online

Hal Rammel inspired me to make my own instruments in 1990. Tonight, I learned from him that a web page about the wonderful exhibition of experimental musical instruments and their inventors, The Shapes of Sound: Musical Instruments and the Imagination in the Midwest, curated by Hal is now online. I was honored to be among… Continue reading Shapes of Sound exhibition online

New Interviews on Gearwire

More video interviews with students from my 2008 Instrument Construction course at SAIC have been uploaded. SAIC Student Rob Martens: Evil Brother Of Snap, Crackle and Pop Martens? http://www.gearwire.com/theramin-instrument-construction.html (Part 1) SAIC Student Bethany Childs Tempts The Fury Of Neptune http://www.gearwire.com/conchshell-instrument-construction-001.html (Part 2) SAIC Student Bethany Childs And Playing An Interfaced Conch Shell http://www.gearwire.com/conchshell-instrument-construction-002.html Stuart… Continue reading New Interviews on Gearwire

Newly invented instrument videos on Gearwire

On Friday, May 2 SAIC’s Waveforms presented videos and performances by students from the Sound Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gretchen Hasse from Gearwire came and interviewed many of the students in my Instrument Construction course, who opened the evening with an ensemble performance on their new instruments. The video… Continue reading Newly invented instrument videos on Gearwire

Solo Concert for Bridges

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/ I will be performing on the Springboard, my self-built instrument pictured above, with electronics. To learn… Continue reading Solo Concert for Bridges

Auris in Sudden Sound Concert series

7:30pm Thursday, January 31, 2008 Krannert Art Museum, 500 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois. Auris is a Chicago-based trio that performs original electroacoustic music on traditional and invented instruments. Its performances combine improvisation and compositions using non-traditional scores and text. Julia Miller — guitar, voice, electronics Chris Preissing — flute, voice, electronics Eric Leonardson —… Continue reading Auris in Sudden Sound Concert series

New Instruments Video Online

The Bubble Organ Aaron Wendel, one of my instrument construction students at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has a video up about his very cool and unusual Bubble Organ. Watch it on the Gearwire website: http://www.gearwire.com/bubble-organ-lab.html The Springboard For a demonstration of my own instrument invention, the Springboard, watch the four videos… Continue reading New Instruments Video Online