Author: Eric

The Institute for Implied Imperfection – Broadcast with Jason Soliday

Broadcast live on numbers.fm Saturday, February 20, 2016 at The Institute for Implied Imperfection with Jason Soliday (synths, computer, objects) and myself (Springboard, electronics). [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/205401411″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]  

WATER WORKS! Friday-Saturday 18-20 March

I am one of the curators for WATER WORKS! the 2016 Waterwheel online sharing event devoted to water in its social, economic, scientific, and artistic manifestations. Over this weekend people around the world can sign in for free to host or watch events at the Tap. My four selected works are “Railroad Storm Drain” by… Continue reading WATER WORKS! Friday-Saturday 18-20 March

Sound Department Colloquium Series – Feb 25

SOUND DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2016 ERIC LEONARDSON Thursday, Feb. 25th, 4.15 p.m. Room 522, 112 S Michigan This presentation open to all School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students, staff, and faculty. Find the poster (PDF) here.

Andrea Centazzo & Friends, March 12 at Constellation

Join us for an evening of music with Italian American percussionist Andrea Centazzo and a wonderful group of musicians and their unique invented instruments: Ed Herrmann (Skatchbox), Greg O’Drobinak (Arc of the Oven), Hal Rammel (Sound Palette), and myself (Springboard), plus Volcano Radar: Rollo Radford (bass), Elbio Barilari (guitar, sax, violin), and Julia A. Miller… Continue reading Andrea Centazzo & Friends, March 12 at Constellation

radioCona:0.2425 – FM Soundart Exhibition, February 28 – March 3

    I curated a selection of works by five artists for the radioCona 0.2425 FM soundart exhibition broadcast and streaming February 28 – March 3, 2016 after nautical twilight 6:16 PM on 88.8MHz FM and live streaming on www.radiocona.si Ljubljana. This edition of the annual exhibition is dedicated to the Earth’s orbit around the… Continue reading radioCona:0.2425 – FM Soundart Exhibition, February 28 – March 3

The Institute for Implied Imperfection – NUMBERS.FM – Saturday February 20

Performance with Jason Soliday (electronics) streaming live on NUMBERS.FM 2 – 4 PM CST. Saturday, February 20, 2016 Visit The Institute for Implied Imperfection for the schedule of past and future shows. Listen to the recording of the performance here.

Extreme Weather Exhibition

Scene from "Soundtent At Camp Sherwin" dawn chrous transmission event with The Radius, May 2, 2015.

My Radius Episode 63, “SoundTent at Camp Sherwin” (2015) was among the works featured in EXTREME WEATHER, an exhibition at Murmur Gallery, Atlanta, from December 3 – 28, 2015, curated by Meredith Kooi. EXTREME WEATHER received very favorable reviews, including this one in Burn Away.

Ragdale Residency | January 2016

From January 4 through 29, I am at Ragdale for my second artist’s residency. I posted on this blog about my wonderful experience and productive time spent here in 2015. Here is my invitation to a soundwalk I will lead on January 24, at Ragdale for Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology members and fellow Ragdale… Continue reading Ragdale Residency | January 2016