May 15: HOME RADIATION at Defibrillator
Date: MAY 15 2015 @ 7PM Location: 1463 W CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL 60642 Cost: $10 requested donation Defibrillator is proud to present ANNA FRIZ, JEFF KOLAR, ERIC LEONARDSON in HOME RADIATION Performing with radiophonic instruments, unique homemade electronics, micro-watt transmitters, and re-purposed objects, ANNA FRIZ, JEFF KOLAR and ERIC LEONARDSON create intimate atmospheres traversing… Continue reading May 15: HOME RADIATION at Defibrillator
May 8: Original Instruments Ensemble at SAIC
Friday, May 8 at 2:30pm – 4:30pm, my Instrument Construction students will conclude the spring semester with a display of, and performances with, their new and original instrument inventions for SAIC students, staff, and faculty at the Leroy Neiman Center. School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603
Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound
On April 15 my article for Volume 22, Issue 1 of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media was published. “Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound” describes how World Listening Day engages and educates individuals and groups in soundscape awareness, and the socio-aesthetic potential of radio and audio media for communicating and… Continue reading Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound
Radius Episode 63, SoundTent at Camp Sherwin May 2
On International Dawn Chorus Day I am inviting local citizens to join me at the shoreline of Lake Michigan at 5:00-6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2. My “SoundTent” will be located on the beach one block east of Sheridan Road, 20 paces past 1205 W Sherwin Avenue, in Chicago.
Earth Day at Highland Park Public Library with Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
Today I am leading a public soundwalk with the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology at Highland Park Public Library. You are welcome to join us. This event is open to all (ages 8 and up) and free to participants. Saturday, April 18 2:00pm – 3:00pm 494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, Illinois 60035 Show Map
WFAE NEWS April-June 2015 edition now online
The April-June edition of World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) News Quarterly is now online. My “President’s Report” updates readers about publication of the next Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, and previewed some of the many exciting events concerning artistic and technological responses to impending disasters concerning water and climate at the Balance-Unbalance 2015… Continue reading WFAE NEWS April-June 2015 edition now online
Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments
On March 25–26, I am participating in the pre-conference acoustic ecology workshop and overnight field trip to the Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve, organized by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology. On March 27–29, I am honored to lead and present these panels and papers in the spectacular conference, Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments
Salon by NON:op Open Opera Works March 14
I am performing in a salon by NON:op Open Opera Works Inspired by the street art and found objects of Mr. Imagination, NON:op Open Opera Works, with partners Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Sauce and Bread Kitchen, and Sketchbook Brewing, present the first FEED Salon from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, March 14,… Continue reading Salon by NON:op Open Opera Works March 14
Michael Zerang: Monday, March 2 at Myopic Books
Michael Zerang and I play together in the venerable weekly Improvised-Experimental Music Series… 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2 at Myopic Books 1564 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago IL 60622 (773) 862-4882 Admission free Join the Facebook Event Michael Zerang is a first generation American of Assyrian decent, a professional musician, composer, and producer since 1976, focusing… Continue reading Michael Zerang: Monday, March 2 at Myopic Books