Author: Eric

Radius Sketchpad, Saturday, December 26

Saturday, December 26, 2015 2pm – 3pm, Eastern US Time WGXC 90.7-FM: Hands-on Radio Listen live online wavefarm.org I am featured this weekend on Radius Sketchpad, a monthly program on WGXC 90.7-FM presented by the Chicago-based experimental radio platform, Radius. About this Sketchpad program…  

How to soundwalk (Part Two) for Land Lines

Part two of my “How-to” primer for the Land Lines blog, for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, offers some practical considerations and inspiration for doing your own soundwalks. Links to online resources are provided. But, remember, for anyone who is even a bit interested in reading my article, it only makes real sense when you… Continue reading How to soundwalk (Part Two) for Land Lines

How to soundwalk (Part one) for Land Lines

In this two-part piece for Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog, I provide a “How to” primer with resources, personal experiences, and suggested techniques. As an ecological practice, soundwalking can be an entertainment or a method of inquiry, a call to action or a meditation. Soundwalks can play multiple roles all at once… Continue reading How to soundwalk (Part one) for Land Lines

Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015

Map of Pullman State Historic Site and National Monument where I led a soundwalk for the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, on October 3, 2015. I talked with Tony Sarabia about the event on WBEZ’s Morning Shift, on September 30, 2015. My plan is to visually indicate the path we followed with GPS coordinates, on… Continue reading Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015

Myopic Improvised-Experimental Music Series With KG Price, Monday October 19

7:30p Monday, October 19 Eric Leonardson (springboard), KG Price (percussion) Myopic Improvised-Experimental Music Series 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60622 Conveniently located near the Damen Blue Line CTA stop in Wicker Park. Find us upstairs. Admission is free.

Pullman Soundwalk, WBEZ City Sounds

As a prelude to the MSAE’s Pullman National Monument soundwalk, at 10:30 AM Saturday, October 3, here’s the recording of my appearance on WBEZ’s “The Morning Shift.” I talk with Tony Sarabia about ambient sounds in the city and the value of listening. https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/listening-to-the-sounds-of-chicago Having a few minutes to discuss a so fundamentally important part… Continue reading Pullman Soundwalk, WBEZ City Sounds

Call In Your Favorite City Soundscapes, WBEZ

Wednesday, September 30, WBEZ’s The Morning Shift will have me on their talk show live, between 9 AM and 10 AM to answer questions about different soundscapes in Chicago, and then take calls from listeners about their favorite sounds in the city. To listen or call in tune in to 91.5 FM, or listen online… Continue reading Call In Your Favorite City Soundscapes, WBEZ

Sound in the Land – Music and the Environment

My article, “Acoustic Ecology and Ethical Listening” appears in Section I – The Silence of Stone: Perspectives of Sound of Sound in the Land – Music and the Environment, a special edition of The Conrad Grebel Review. This book is both interdisciplinary and international, including essays about ecomusicology, soundscape aesthetics, ethnomusicology, silence, science, acoustic ecology, the… Continue reading Sound in the Land – Music and the Environment

Wake Up To The Sounds Of Daybreak Across The World, Friday, Sept. 11

NPR’s Morning Edition is airing a segment tomorrow (Friday, Sept 11) that will include some listeners’ sounds of daybreak, so tune in to your local public radio station if you have the chance. My recording and photo of the sunrise over Lake Michigan may be included. The show’s producer said, “We’ll also have a web… Continue reading Wake Up To The Sounds Of Daybreak Across The World, Friday, Sept. 11