Virtual Soundwalks In Chicago – November 14, 2020

Join us on Saturday evening, November 14 in Virtual Soundwalks In Chicago, an online public launch party and fundraiser celebrating five new video adaptations to the current pandemic by the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology‘s 2020 team of Chicago-based teaching artists. Our summer soundwalks in Chicago’s parks have been re-made for virtual and social media… Continue reading Virtual Soundwalks In Chicago – November 14, 2020

Audiosphere – Sound Experimentation 1980-2020

The Audiosphere exhibition of sound art opened October 14 at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. I contributed one of my favorite unpublished field recordings for inclusion in the massive collection, contributed individually by experimental sound artists around the world, assembled and presented by Francisco López. Conceived as a social audio experiment… Continue reading Audiosphere – Sound Experimentation 1980-2020

Your Night Out at Home: Listening With Singing Insects

On Monday, October 19 Listening With Singing Insects goes live on the Chicago Park District’s Your Night Out at Home. The 17-minute video introduces and invites people to explore soundscapes of Big Marsh Park, with a focus on identifying the many species of singing insects heard each summer. We invite you to become citizen scientists… Continue reading Your Night Out at Home: Listening With Singing Insects

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.”

Soundwalk Report: HEAR BELOW 2020

On Friday, February 14, 40 people participated the second annual Hear Below: Listening for Chicago Underground, a free, public event in the programming of the 108th College Art Association Conference in downtown Chicago. This soundwalk navigated through the labyrinthine Chicago Pedway led by Christophe Preissing, Eric Leonardson, and Alex Braidwood. Read, listen, and learn about… Continue reading Soundwalk Report: HEAR BELOW 2020

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

New Soundscape, Volumes 17 and 18 Released

I am pleased to announce the release of two volumes of Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. The journal is published annually by World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. Volume 17 was guest edited by Leah Barclay and the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology (AFAE) features the incredibly diverse range of interdisciplinary practices and research in… Continue reading New Soundscape, Volumes 17 and 18 Released

Advances In Eco-Sensing and Soundscape CAA 2020 Panel

For the 108th Annual College Art Association conference, I am honored to announce the participation of an esteemed group of creative artists and designers on a panel session titled, Advances In Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape. I will chair the session on Friday, February 14, 2020: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Hilton Chicago, 8th Floor Lake… Continue reading Advances In Eco-Sensing and Soundscape CAA 2020 Panel