On January 19 Chicago Tribune, columnist Barbara Brotman published this interview with me. Sound experts make art of the noise all around us – Chicago Tribune… http://t.co/2sbgJ4PINK — MSAE (@MidwestSocAE) January 19, 2015 We discussed urban soundscape awareness, the upcoming soundwalk in Ryerson Woods and concert by Chicago Phonography, on Sunday, January 25, 2015 organized… Continue reading In the Media | Sound experts make art of the noise all around
Review of “Rub” by Auris + Gino
Our CD Rub by Auris with Gino Robair received a very positive review by Dave Madden. Auris is my trio with Julia Miller and Christopher Preissing. Rub was released in 2013 by Public Eyesore, and is available on SquidCo. “…Rub is a dazzling display of virtuosity. So much talent across musical chops and knowing… Continue reading Review of “Rub” by Auris + Gino
Review of Articular Facet in Rhinofest
Chicago Reader critic Justin Hayford reviews the Articular Facet performance of “Bracken (for Christian Wolff)” by Nicolas Collins, including Department of Sound faculty, Julia Miller in Rhinofest, February 4 at the Prop Thtr.
Video of 2014 Myopic Books Performance
Video a performance on May 19, 2014 with Carol Genetti (voice), Albert Wildeman (bass), and Katherine Young (bassoon); I am performing on the Springboard. This was recorded and edited by John Dworkin. The performance took place in the weekly Myopic Books Improvised/Experimental Music Series in Chicago. Excerpts: Carol Genetti, Eric Leonardson, Albert Wildeman, Katherine… Continue reading Video of 2014 Myopic Books Performance
7PM, Wed. Feb. 4 Articular Facet Performs Bracken In RhinoFest 2015
7PM , Wed. Feb. 4 RhinoFest 2015 Prop Theater 3502 N Elston Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60618 I perform in “Bracken (after Christian Wolff)” by Nicolas Collins (2014) with Articular Facet. Bracken adapts the language of circuits and software for interpretation by any instrument. A computer generates and projects a live streaming score that that directs… Continue reading 7PM, Wed. Feb. 4 Articular Facet Performs Bracken In RhinoFest 2015
24 January, Mixage Fou 80-Second Sound Competition In Festival REC
Saturday 24th 8:30 to 10:00 CET/GMT +1 at Gaîté Lyrique (Paris) Christopher Preissing and I are honored to serve as US Coordinators of the Mixage Fou 80-Second Sound Competition. Winners will be announced today in the festival •REC http://gaite-lyrique.net/festival/rec with Phonurgia Nova, France Culture, La Seminae du Son, and Mixage Fou. Listen to the submissions… Continue reading 24 January, Mixage Fou 80-Second Sound Competition In Festival REC
Ragdale Residency | January 2015
In January I am honored to be an artist-in-residence at Ragdale, a non-profit artists’ community in Lake Forest, Illinois. The estate includes live-in studios and a 50-acre prairie. My 25-day residency will provide time for many interests. This includes studio work, writing, class preparation, tour planning, and acoustic ecology. I will lead a public soundwalk… Continue reading Ragdale Residency | January 2015
Different Worlds | Review of Rub
The Sound Projector, the wonderful, British music magazine and radio show, posted a Rupert Loydell’s new review of “Rub,” my 2013 CD with Auris and Gino Robair. Auris is my trio formed in 2007 with Julia Miller and Christopher Preissing. Rub is available as a joint label on Public Eyesore and Pan Y Rosas.
Phonophon 5 Year Anniversary Double-CD
I am pleased to announce [rec.phonophon], a new double CD release celebrating the fifth year of the Phonophon concert series of phonography and experimental music in Frankfurt am Main. Curated by the Verein zur Förderung von Phonographie und experimenteller Musik (society for the advancement of phonography an experimental music), Phonophon has featured more than… Continue reading Phonophon 5 Year Anniversary Double-CD
Team Teaching Award for Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape
In October 2014 Lindsey French and I were awarded our request to team-teach a proposed course called Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, for the 2015-16 academic year. Please visit our course blog: https://ecosensingsoundscape.wordpress.com/ Our course will be offered in the Fall 2015 term and cross-listed with the… Continue reading Team Teaching Award for Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape