The Tuning of the World, NAE article 1994

In August 1993 I attended Tuning of the World, the First International Conference on Acoustic Ecology at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. With around 150 other people I played a part in starting the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. Lou Mallozzi and I wrote an article about the conference published in… Continue reading The Tuning of the World, NAE article 1994

Annette Krebs at Enemy, Friday, September 23

9:00 PM Friday, September 23 Annette Krebs / Eric Leonardson Duo Aaron Zarzutzki / Brent Gutzeit Duo Brian Labycz / Daniel Fandino / Jim Baker Trio Annette Krebs / Julia Miller Duo Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com Annette Krebs studied music and concert guitar in Frankfurt/Main, and has lived… Continue reading Annette Krebs at Enemy, Friday, September 23

Polly Ullrich, Chicago art has lost a great friend

Polly Ullrich was a new friend and Chicago art critic who died suddenly in a car accident on Wednesday, July 6. Her feature article about sound in art in Chicago, “Making Worlds: Chicago Sound As Sculpture,” in Sculpture Magazine, mentioned important figures and resources in our local community, including my work with Chicago Phonography. With… Continue reading Polly Ullrich, Chicago art has lost a great friend

Within a Grain of Sand: Our Sonic Environment and Some of Its Shapers

The Sounding Out! blog on sound studies has a new post by Maile Colbert on the Soundscape and World Listening Day. Within a Grain of Sand: Our Sonic Environment and Some of Its Shapers features five brief interviews with people active in the effort to define and explore the notion of soundscape.

Sculpture Magazine article and panel discussion on sound art in Chicago

Saturday, April 30 Sound Structure: Sound and Art in an Era of Flow 4:30-5:30 p.m. Presented by the International Sculpture Center Polly Ullrich’s feature article about sound in art in Chicago comes out in the May issue of Sculpture Magazine. Read her full article online with audio and video, “Making Worlds: Chicago Sound As Sculpture.”

Sharing sounds with springboard | Daily Egyptian

Untitled from Daily Egyptian on Vimeo. An online article about my springboard just posted on April 4 in the Daily Egyptian, the newspaper of Southern Illinois University. I was interviewed by Pat Sutphin when I performed in the Outside the Box Music Festival, on Saturday, April 2. You can look and listen to it in… Continue reading Sharing sounds with springboard | Daily Egyptian

Seeded Plain at Enemy

Sunday, March 13 at Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com Seeded Plain is Bryan Day (Decorah, Iowa) and Jay Kreimer (Lincoln, Nebraska), two experimental instrument makers who have been performing with new and unusual sounds on instruments made from everyday objects and materials. Their Entry Codes CD on Creative Sources… Continue reading Seeded Plain at Enemy

Report on 2010 ASAE Symposium and Retreat, AE News

My report about Listening for the Future, the first American Society for Acoustic Ecology (ASAE) symposium and retreat, has been published on the September/October World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Online Newsletter. In related news, within the next month I plan to have the proceedings (images, texts, and audio) from Listening for the Future published… Continue reading Report on 2010 ASAE Symposium and Retreat, AE News

Rarebit, Four Releases from Mimeomeme Reviewed by Derek Morton

The August 2010 issue of furthernoise.org features four reviews of Mimeomeme’s new releases, including my CD, Rarebit with Steve Barsotti.

Listening for the Future: American Society for Acoustic Ecology meeting in Chicago

I’m happy to announce that the American Society for Acoustic Ecology‘s Listening for the Future symposium will take place from Friday, July 9 through Sunday, July 11 in Chicago. Hosted by the ASAE’s Midwest chapter and the World Listening Project this conference is the first of its kind in the United States. Please visit the… Continue reading Listening for the Future: American Society for Acoustic Ecology meeting in Chicago