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
Colloquium on Space and Immersivity streaming live from Fonoteca Nacional
The inaugural conference Red de Ecología Acústica_México / Acoustic Ecology Network_Mexico (REA_Mx / AEN_Mx) was successfully concluded on October 23rd. All presentations were streamed live for public viewing from the Fonoteca Nacional in Mexico City. They include my own keynote Advances In Eco-sensing and the Soundscape – Eric Leonardson now archived online.
Concert with Vivenne Corringham, 8 PM at Sala Antenna!
Av. Álvaro Obregón 49, Roma Nte., 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX Viv Corringham and Eric Leonardson’s first duo concert takes place at Sala Antena on Thursday, October 24.
REA_Mexico | Inaugural Keynote at Fonoteca Nacional
10:30 a.m. Monday, October 21, Eric Leonardson delivers the inaugural keynote “Advances In Eco-sensing and the Soundscape,” for the first meeting of Red de Ecología Acústica_México / Acoustic Ecology Network_Mexico (REA_Mx) taking place on 21–23 October, 2019 at Fonoteca Nacional in Mexico City. This conference is framed within in a week entitled Jornadas Sonoras 01,… Continue reading REA_Mexico | Inaugural Keynote at Fonoteca Nacional
Open House Chicago | Aural Architecture
AURAL ARCHITECTURE Listening is the Other Half of How We Know Elks National Memorial, 2750 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20, the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) and NONop Open Opera Works conducts Aural Architecture: Listening Is the Other Half of How… Continue reading Open House Chicago | Aural Architecture
Hush City Soundwalk | Sound Walk Sunday
Eric Leonardson led a public soundwalk with over 20 people in Rogers Park, Chicago on Sunday, September 15. This event was supported locally by the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and PO Box Collective, one of the 19 Hush City Soundwalks using the Hush City mobile app in multiple cities worldwide to celebrate the Sound… Continue reading Hush City Soundwalk | Sound Walk Sunday
Here/Not There at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | July 21—26, 2009
Today my Facebook profile bot reminded me that 10 years ago the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago honored our new ensemble of field recordists and sound collectors, Chicago Phonography to install a media work about our focus in sound environments and recorded representations. The installation ran for one week accompanied by three live performances, for… Continue reading Here/Not There at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | July 21—26, 2009