Colloquium on Space and Immersivity streaming live from Fonoteca Nacional

The inaugural conference Red de Ecología Acústica_México / Acoustic Ecology Network_Mexico (REA_Mx / AEN_Mx) was successfully concluded on October 23rd. All presentations were streamed live for public viewing from the Fonoteca Nacional in Mexico City. They include my own keynote  Advances In Eco-sensing and the Soundscape – Eric Leonardson now archived online.

Singing Insects Monitoring Soundwalk at Indian Boundary Park

My soundwalking practice is informed by Hildegard Westerkamp, an internationally renowned composer and ecologist. She says soundwalks directly engage each participant in the complex interrelationships of sound making and listening wherever we are. It can be a challenge to understand or a meditation, or just for fun. In a group, I find that soundwalks take on an especially positive social character, while providing a chance to refresh our senses, to gain a different sensory perspective of our world around us. This resonates Annea Lockwood’s theme of “Listening With” created by her for World Listening Day 2019.

Summer Soundwalks In the Parks Series With Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

It is my pleasure to announce that the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) is launching its fourth annual series of six soundwalks in Chicago parks beginning this week, on Friday July 12 and continuing through Tuesday July 30. On Saturday, July 13 I will lead the Field Recording Workshop at West Ridge Nature Preserve… Continue reading Summer Soundwalks In the Parks Series With Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

May 3-4, 2019 REVEIL SoundCamp

Tonight, Radius begins re-broadcast of my daybreak recording, the 2015 Episode 63: SoundTent at Camp Sherwin, in partnership with Wave Farm, starting tonight at 11:00 PM in Chicago, or near the Greenwich Meridian, at 5:00 AM. This is part of the global 24-hour Reveil 2019, on International Dawn Chorus Day, when the sounds of each… Continue reading May 3-4, 2019 REVEIL SoundCamp

Wild Things 2019 Conference for People and Nature

3:30 PM, February 23, 2019 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018 See full conference Schedule here. Acoustic Ecology: A Socially Engaged Sonic Arts Approach in Urban and Natural Environments

Learning to love Chicago with your ears by Kerry Cardoza

Feb. 6, 2019 article by Kerry Cardoza published in the Chicago Reader today

HEAR BELOW: Listening to Chicago Underground

Hear Below: Listening to Chicago Underground will explore the east to west route from the lobby of One Prudential Plaza, passing through the South Shore Platform, Millennium Station, the Chicago Cultural Center, Macy’s, the Red Line station, Block 37, the Blue Line Station, and end near Starbucks below the Richard J. Daley Center.

World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

The Global Composition 2018 conference featured a series of workshops and open discussions with participants on media culture the future of acoustic ecology. The proceedings were recorded and now you may watch them on The Global Composition website.  2018 marks the 25th Anniversary of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), founded in August 1993… Continue reading World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

Open House Chicago | Aural Architecture

Join us 1-3pm Saturday, October 13 and 3-5pm Sunday, October 14 for Aural Architecture: Hearing is the Other Half of How We Know. Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park 5500 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 free and open to the public On Saturday, I will be leading four brief tours with Katie Wood from… Continue reading Open House Chicago | Aural Architecture

Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking Workshop | The Global Composition 2018

During The Global Composition conference on sound, ecology, and media culture in Dieburg, Germany I gave three keynote workshops. Titled Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking, I introduced the hands-on approach I use with students based on my personal approach to live performance, field recording, and soundwalking among other methods for listening and sound making. Eric… Continue reading Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking Workshop | The Global Composition 2018