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SAIC Alum Flo McGarrell dies in Haiti earthquake

http://my.saic.edu/news/35068/In-Memory-of-Alumnus-Flores-Flo-McGarrell-.htm Sad news arrived today, but the good news is that our other friend and colleague from SAIC, Sue Frame is okay we are told. Flo’s amazing work in Haiti was written about in the Art21 series last year. Here’s a link to a local news report. NEWS UPDATE [received 1/19/2010]

NEW MUSIC HAITIAN RELIEF

Anyone who’s heard or read the news recently knows of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12. The death toll and devastation is massive. Here’s a Haitian relief effort that you may be interested in joining, organized by Tuscon-based artist Glenn Weyant.

Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts in January

I have four live appearances on radio and on stage this month, I hope you may be able to attend or listen in… Saturday, January 16, 5:00AM US CST (GMT -6) Guest on ITDE (“It’s Too Damn Early”) I will be a guest interview on ITDE hosted by DaveX on WDBX 91.1FM. ITDE features experimental,… Continue reading Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts in January

Podcasting via AudioBoo, shared field recordings, podcasts, Locus Streambox

Recently, I started using AudioBoo and found it to be a fun social media “play thing” for posting field recordings. One interesting feature with potential for serious use is AudBoo’s ability to create a podcast in the iTunes Music Store. There you can download to the files or “boos” as well as subscribe to the… Continue reading Podcasting via AudioBoo, shared field recordings, podcasts, Locus Streambox

Topping the List of LMJ’s “Most Downloaded Articles”

“The Springboard: The Joy of Piezo Disk Pickups for Amplified Coil Springs” has topped the list of Leonardo Music Journals “Most Downloaded Articles.”

Chicago Phonography @ The Op Shop

Chicago Phonography @ The Op Shop Originally uploaded by eleonardson This evening’s show was quite wonderful. We played for an hour and a half, and our attentive audience all stayed for an impromptu discussion afterward. We all didn’t expect this to happen and thoroughly enjoyed it. We felt so welcome…many thanks to Laura Shaeffer and… Continue reading Chicago Phonography @ The Op Shop

Georgia Tech Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

My submission for the Second Annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition was accepted last week. The competition will take place at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology on Friday, February 26, 2010 and Saturday February 27, 2010. As mentioned in the earlier post about my recent video, Wired also featured this article about last year’s… Continue reading Georgia Tech Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Performing Saturday, December 12 at Hotti Biscotti

Please join Nick Sondy, Grant Strombeck, and me for a late night set of improvisations performed on experimental musical instruments and electronics. 10 PM Saturday, December 12 at: Hotti Biscotti 3545 W. Fullerton Ave. (corner of Drake Ave.) Chicago IL 60647 (773) 292-6877 no cover

Invitation to WFAE Conference in Koli, Finland

I’m happy to announce that I have been invited to present in the International Conference of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, “Ideologies and Ethics in the Uses and Abuses of Sound”, hosted by the University of Eastern Finland, Cultural Studies Department and the Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (FSAE). The conference will happen on… Continue reading Invitation to WFAE Conference in Koli, Finland