My submission for the Second Annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition was accepted last week. The competition will take place at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology on Friday, February 26, 2010 and Saturday February 27, 2010. As mentioned in the earlier postabout my recent video, Wired also featured this article about last year’s competition.
I will make more details available here as they become available, or visit the Georgia Tech website.
This evening I uploaded a 5-minute video about the springboard to my youtube account. I made it two years ago with Gretchen Hasse. Please use this link to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id0MDuHX1hY
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!
Originally uploaded by giantmolecules
This is Brett Balogh’s Flickr set of the install, opening, and today’s performance. Here’s the direct linked to the set below. Enjoy!
I am creating an installation and five performances in Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art with Chad Clark, Brett Ian Balogh, and fellow members of Chicago Phonography for the MCA’s Here/Not There series.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312.280.2660 | 312.397.4010
Admission is FREE all day on Tuesdays
July 21—26, 2009
On Wednesday the May-June issue of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology’s online newsletter was published with my report about the Sound Megalopolis conference in Mexico City.
The new edition of my book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, is out! Lots of new circuits and illustrations, more examples of artists’ designs, and a DVD with 87 1-minute video clips by hackers from all over the globe, as well as a series of step-by-step video tutorials by me.
Here’s a little reminder: on Saturday, May 2, at 3PM Quimby’s Bookstore (1854 W. North Avenue) is hosting a book release party. I’ll screen some video, sign books, and the Chicago Symphacking Orchestra (CSO) will perform. See http://www.quimbys.com/.
Posted Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 12:51 AM |
This 8-minute video excerpt has just posted today, from last Saturday’s performance I played in with John Berndt (from Baltimore – electronics), Asimina Chremos (movement), Jim Baker (viola), and Carol Genetti (voice) at Silverspace, in Wicker Park.
FRIDAY January 16, 2009
7:00PM ELASTIC VISION GALLERY GUILLERMO GREGORIO
“Visual Music” : reception for exhibition of graphic scores 9:00PM
$10 suggested donation ELASTRO ELECTRO/ACOUSTIC SERIES
music by Guillermo Gregorio
ELASTIC
Elastic Arts Foundation 2830 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Fl., Chicago(1 block north-west of Diversey/Kimball)
above Friendship Chinese Restaurant
773-772-3616
*close to the Logan Square Blue Line
www.elasticarts.org
ALL AGES
BYOB
set one “DIGITAL CLAMOR OF THE MASSES” music for clarinet and electronics, accompanied by a video collage including scenes from the film “The Take” and other diverse materials. Eric Leonardson, Chris Lange, Brian Labycz, Paul Giallorenzo - electronics Guillermo Gregorio - clarinets Silvia Dapia and Daniel Cook - Video Composition
set two
Guillermo Gregorio’s MADI ENSEMBLE Jeb Bishop, trombone; Keefe Jackson - bass and contrabass clarinets; Guillermo Gregorio - clarinets, alto sax; Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello; Paul Giallorenzo - piano; Elbio Barilari - electric guitar; Eric Leonardson - springboard
SATURDAY January 17, 2009 8:00PM
Donations Accepted MUSIC & DANCE IMPROVISATIONS by Asmina Chremos - movement, John Berndt - electronics from Baltimore, Jim Baker - electronics, Eric Leonardson - springboard, Jaime Branch - brass, Carol Genetti - voice, others TBA
SUNDAY January 18, 2009
2:00PM
Admission: $5NEW MUSIC at the GREEN MILL (George Flynn, curator)Composers: Flynn, Malone, Auris, Wolff, Raz, Ritch
Auris performs “Play” by Christian Wolff and a new composition by Auris with Julia Miller - guitar, Christopher Preissing - flute, Guillermo Gregorio - clarinet, and Eric Leonardson - springboardwww.myspace.com/auristrio
Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773-878-5552 www.greenmilljazz.com
I like to show Brian Springer’s 1995 video, Spin to my students at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, especially when Presidential election time rolls around. This video is housed in the collection of the Video Data Bank at SAIC, one of the foremost collections of video by artists in the United States. Last month I surprised to discover that Spin can now be seen online on Google Video.