New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival, just in from Justin Groteleuschen, shows Anna Friz and me performing and talking about our work with 100 radios as “breathing instruments” and “players,” accompanied by Springboard, reeds, and electronics. This performance and talk happened at Union Docs in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, April 13. Anna Friz +… Continue reading New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Fest with Anna Friz
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World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News
This week I finished my President’s Report for the year-end issue of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News. Please visit to learn what this diverse community and field of artistic, scientific, and educational activity is about. This issue includes “Misconceptions of a Silent North”, a feature article by Carmen Braden and a… Continue reading World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News
Broadcast & Live Web Stream Radio Event, Sept 20-22
A BROADCAST & LIVE WEB STREAM RADIO EVENT, 20-22 SEPTEMBER INTERMISSION: AN AUDIO PORTRAIT OF PLACE – MAPPING THE SPACE BETWEEN A AND B A collaboration between Jennie Savage and Echoes To make a map is to create a visual register of place. To actively use a map is to make connections and perceptually… Continue reading Broadcast & Live Web Stream Radio Event, Sept 20-22
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
Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
While living in Amherst, MA and traveling in Europe this spring, I co-edited a 72-page book with Sabine Breitsameter, entitled Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. Published in July by Hochschule Darmstadt, the Festschrift collects statements from 25 internationally esteemed authors, composers,… Continue reading Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
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
World Listening Day 2013: R. Murray Schafer Tribute at Stratford Summer Music Festival
It was a sweltering evening at The Church Restaurant, in Stratford, Ontario on 2013 World Listening Day, where my friend Sabine Breitsameter and I had the honor of joining R. Murray Schafer, his wife Eleanor, and a large group of a hundred people in celebration of and tribute to Schafer on his 80th birthday, at… Continue reading World Listening Day 2013: R. Murray Schafer Tribute at Stratford Summer Music Festival
Saturday, June 29 Live at The Spotty Dog, Hudson NY
On Saturday, June 29 I am performing at The Spotty Dog in Hudson, NY, both solo and in ensemble with Doug Van Nort (laptop), Al Margolis (If, bwana) (synth, violin), Jefferson Pitcher (guitar), and Jonathan Chen (violin, electronics). The show starts at 8:00 pm (EST), door $5. This concert will also be broadcast live on… Continue reading Saturday, June 29 Live at The Spotty Dog, Hudson NY
Special Seminar, “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology”
On Thursday June 20 I will present in a seminar on “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology.” This is an invitation-only event held in conjunction with the Silence Exhibition, curated by Alex van Oss. The exhibition is open to the public at the Embassy of Finland on June 29-30 and July 13-14, from 11 AM to… Continue reading Special Seminar, “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology”
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: