International Symposium on Sonic Ecologies22 to 25 November, 2023Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME) I am in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary to present a new 8-channel sound composition and presenting about ‘Listening Pasts – Listening Futures,’ the recent World Forum for Acoustic Ecology conference co-organized and hosted in New Smyrna Beach,… Continue reading Beyond Listening: Agency, Art and the Environment
Category: Ideas
The Remains of Silence awarded prize by Society of Environmental Journalists
I’m pleased to share that Maggie Wang’s 2022 audio story, “The Remains of Silence” for the Inherited podcast series, has been awarded an Outstanding Student Reporting prize by the Society of Environmental Journalists. I contributed some of my ideas and music to this audio story. Maggie is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School.
Listening Pasts, Listening Futures WFAE Conference 23-26 March 2023
Following 15 months of organizing with a small dedicated team of brilliant teaching artists I am pleased to inform you that the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology’s first international happens on 23-26 March 2023. Join us online and in person at Atlantic Center for the Arts This conference is a small one that promises to… Continue reading Listening Pasts, Listening Futures WFAE Conference 23-26 March 2023
Coil Springs As Sound Sources
New Article by Bart Hopkin The Springboard is an electroacoustic coil spring instrument built in 1994 to explore the sonic potential of coil springs, wood, rubber bands, and practically any kind of found objects and readily available material. The vibrations of these objects and materials are amplified by a single, very affordable piezo disc contact… Continue reading Coil Springs As Sound Sources
Tune Your Ears to Singing Insects
A new article about the Singing Insects Monitoring Program is available now, published in the January-February 2022 issue of Legacy Magazine for nature interpretation, offered here for online reading or download. My co-authors are Negin Almassi, Dr. Carl Strang, Kathleen Soler, with illustrations by Leslie DeCourcey, and photos by Negin Almassi and Adrian Wood. Singing… Continue reading Tune Your Ears to Singing Insects
CENSE Almanac 2021 New Open Access Publication
I am honored to be among contributors to the free, open-access CENSE Almanac 2021
Making Waves Radio Show on WGXC
Eric Leonardson and Raquel Castro On July 8, Raquel Castro and I were interviewed by Darren Copeland about the meaning of World Listening Day 2021, acoustic ecology, pandemic, and the politics of listening for New Adventures In Sound Art’s Making Waves show. The conversation resonates with interests in community involvement and advocacy. The interview went… Continue reading Making Waves Radio Show on WGXC
World Listening Day | The Collective Field
You are invited to participate in the 11th annual World Listening Day 2020, on July 18. This year’s theme, created by Wild Sanctuary Vice President, Katherine Krause is “The Collective Field.”
Sound and the Ecology of Everything
Recording of June 6 webinar published.
Hear Below: Listening to Chicago Underground
Listening to Chicago Underground Friday, February 14, 2020, 12:30–1:30pm Join me on a soundwalk with Christophe Preissing and Alex Braidwood as we explore Chicago’s underground pedway system with our ears, and ultimately, reveal what urban critic Jane Jacobs calls “the seemingly mysterious and perverse behavior of cities”. At 12:15 meet me at 112 S.… Continue reading Hear Below: Listening to Chicago Underground