Category: Instruments & Hardware

The Arcade | Chicago Curates Columbia: Audio Arts and Acoustics

I recently helped students in Jesse Seay’s Sound Art Electronics class use piezo disc contact microphones to build amplified sound sculptures and instruments for public interaction at The Arcade, an exhibition space at Columbia College Chicago. Their handmade electroacoustic creations were very fun and effective. The show runs for one month and closes May 2,… Continue reading The Arcade | Chicago Curates Columbia: Audio Arts and Acoustics

New article published in Leonardo Music Journal 23

Leonardo Music Journal 23 has published “Instruments of Tension: Gramophones, Springs and the Performance of Place,” an article co-authored with Jay Needham. In it, we describe the process and metaphors of our 2012 performance of “Chronography:animal.” This work is based on Jay’s 2009 field recordings from Antarctica and Herbert Ponting’s 1911 photograph of Chris the… Continue reading New article published in Leonardo Music Journal 23

November 7 and 8, Concert and Soundwalk in Marquette, MI

Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m., in the Peter White Public Library’s Community Room I perform at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center’s “First Thursdays” Concert Series. My concert will be followed by a lecture-demonstration about the Springboard, including the technical, historical, musical and creative concerns that inspired its invention and performance. Friday,… Continue reading November 7 and 8, Concert and Soundwalk in Marquette, MI

October 9 8:00 pm, Concert at Bond Chapel with Birgit Ulher

8:00 pm, Wednesday, Oct 9 A concert of improvised music, solo and duet sets with Birgit Ulher, from Hamburg, on trumpet, radio, electronics, assorted devices, with myself performing on Springboard, electronics, assorted devices. Address: Bond Chapel, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago IL Admission: FREE Hosted by the Renaissance Society Read Bill Meyer’s recommendation from the Chicago… Continue reading October 9 8:00 pm, Concert at Bond Chapel with Birgit Ulher

Springboard – New Video by Josh Baum and Eric Leonardson

Springboard – Eric Leonardson from Joshua Baum on Vimeo. An intimate performance demonstration of Eric Leonardson’s Springboard, a self-built instrument made from coil springs, wood, and other everyday objects, amplified by a single piezo-electric contact microphone. Its diverse and unusual sounds belie its humble origins. Leonardson built the Springboard in 1994 and has since performed… Continue reading Springboard – New Video by Josh Baum and Eric Leonardson

April 28, New England Forum for Acoustic Ecology at Studio Soto

5pm Sunday, April 28, 2013 I will be the special guest of the New England Forum for Acoustic Ecology (NEFAE) for a public talk, followed by a reception and concert with NEFAE members. Studio Soto 10 Channel Center Street Boston, MA www.studiosoto.org suggested donation $10 Facebook Event Read the Program here:

April 13, 2013 Megapolis Audio Fest With Anna Friz at Union Docs

MEGAPOLIS Pre-festival – Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm @ Union Docs 322 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Suggested Donation: $9 My transmission art performance with good friend Anna Friz is a prelude to the following weekend’s MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival, a celebration of sound art. On Friday, April 12 Anna and I will visit and talk… Continue reading April 13, 2013 Megapolis Audio Fest With Anna Friz at Union Docs

March 30, Soundfest at Amherst College

I am creating “Similaria,” a new electroacoustic composition performance in the Mead Art Museum for Soundfest. This is part of a two-day showcase of indoor and outdoor sound installation work and performances taking place all around the Amherst College campus.