Category: Instruments & Hardware

ACTIVATE SUS, June 9

Performing (Springboard) with Greg O’Drobinak (Arc of the Oven) and Christopher Preissing (Junk Box). A part of SUS: the long thin wire in the Loop! and Thunder Perfect Mind by NON:op. June 9, 2016, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Thursday. Sullivan Center Alley 16 East Monroe between State Street and Wabash Street, across the street… Continue reading ACTIVATE SUS, June 9

Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia

Greetings! Here is some news from Balance-Unbalance in Manizales. Following my “Eco-sensing” talk on Monday, I presented briefly in a large global Live Audio Streaming Panel with Grant Smith on Wednesday. Video of the panel stream is now archived here on YouTube. We enjoyed discussing our experiences and ideas about real time location-based audio and… Continue reading Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia

Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com

Tuesday, April 26: Chicago local ABC Channel 7 News announced I am one of the artists creating cultural programming in the landscape of The 606 park system along the Bloomingdale Trail. My series of events will invite communities to explore urban soundscape awareness through a series of soundwalks, original instrument-making classes, beginning in May and… Continue reading Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com

Sound Department Colloquium Series – Feb 25

SOUND DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2016 ERIC LEONARDSON Thursday, Feb. 25th, 4.15 p.m. Room 522, 112 S Michigan This presentation open to all School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students, staff, and faculty. Find the poster (PDF) here.

Andrea Centazzo & Friends, March 12 at Constellation

Join us for an evening of music with Italian American percussionist Andrea Centazzo and a wonderful group of musicians and their unique invented instruments: Ed Herrmann (Skatchbox), Greg O’Drobinak (Arc of the Oven), Hal Rammel (Sound Palette), and myself (Springboard), plus Volcano Radar: Rollo Radford (bass), Elbio Barilari (guitar, sax, violin), and Julia A. Miller… Continue reading Andrea Centazzo & Friends, March 12 at Constellation

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.

June 11: Stara Mestna Elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana

My first concert in Ljubljana happens Thursday, 11 June at Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana, thanks to CONA | institute for contemporary arts processing: Eric Leonardson (ZDA) and Martin Brandlmayr (AUT) Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 21.00 Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana Slomškova 18, Ljubljana, Slovenia Entrance fee: 5,00€ Reserve your ticket: cona.institute(at)gmail.com

Signal Culture Cook Book

It’s a pleasure to announce publication of the Signal Culture Cook Book, an e-book showcasing media production recipes and tips from 23 artists doing experimental work in video, sound, digital and related media. Edited by Tammy McGovern, with an introduction by Gerar Edizel: “How to Make and Use a Piezoelectric Contact Mic” is my contribution… Continue reading Signal Culture Cook Book

B3 Autumn School Spatial Sound Workshop – Frankfurt

B3 Biennale Spatial Sound Workshop for students and young professionals in Frankfurt apply by Sept. 10 http://t.co/WyacJxcZBB — ericleonardson (@eleona) September 6, 2014 English version see below. Vom 29. September bis 4. Oktober findet die Autumn School des B3-Festivals in Frankfurt statt. Als besonderes Highlight für Audio-Interessierte gibt es den Workshop “Spatial Sound”, der sich… Continue reading B3 Autumn School Spatial Sound Workshop – Frankfurt