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
Category: Acoustic Ecology
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
‘Our Sonic Playground’ Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
My research article on urban soundscape awareness for the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is now available online. “‘Our Sonic Playground’: A model for active engagement in urban soundscapes” is part of special section that “…engages with the idea of activating a ‘sonic turn’ in urban cultural studies scholarship, in part through the evocation of… Continue reading ‘Our Sonic Playground’ Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
Soundscape of the city is about more than decibels – Chicago Tribune
Last week, I enjoyed a nice chat with Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic, Blair Kamin. Here’s his article on the positive function of sound in the design and experience of urban spaces. To summarize, rather than bemoaning excessive noise in the city, acoustic ecology studies how sounds function to mediate communication of individuals within their environment.… Continue reading Soundscape of the city is about more than decibels – Chicago Tribune
Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River
This American Bison herd lives at the Crane Trust and is one of the few that are genetically pure. Researchers are studying their restorative ecological role for cranes and other migratory birds along the Platte River, in Nebraska. We observed them during the Grassland Soundscapes Workshop, organized by the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network (on Facebook)… Continue reading Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River
ACRE The Verdant Visit
From July 22-26 I was honored to be one of several visiting artists at the ACRE Summer Residency in a rural landscape near Steuben, Wisconsin. From their website: ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) is a volunteer-run non-profit based in Chicago devoted to employing various systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a… Continue reading ACRE The Verdant Visit
World Listening Day 2015 Taylor & Francis Offer
Until the end of August, for World Listening Day 2015 the publisher, Taylor & Francis offers free downloads of my article, “Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound” in the Journal of Radio & Audio Media. To share your World Listening Day 2015 info use Twitter hashtag #WLD2015.
GSSN Grassland Soundscapes Workshop
On July 12–18 I am participating in the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network Grasslands Soundscape Workshop, beginning at the Crane Trust, 98 miles west of Lincoln, NE. I participate in a roundtable with Chris Bocast on performance strategies, and Friday afternoon we are in Sioux Falls, SD where I give a talk on “ways of listening.”… Continue reading GSSN Grassland Soundscapes Workshop
Interview By John Lane, Standing In The Stream Episode 19
Standing in the Stream, Hosted by John Lane: Episode 19 This episode features a conversation with prolific Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Eric Leonardson. We chatted about his work as an instrument inventor/improvisor, his history with experimental theater in Chicago, and acoustic ecology.