Nature Sounds at Night, West Ridge Nature Preserve, 2018 Night Out In The Parks Soundwalk Seires

Learn to listen and recognize the calls of Chicago area frogs Saturday May 19 7:30–8:30 pm West Ridge Nature Preserve 5801 N. Western Ave. We’re stepping off this Saturday on Nature Sounds at Night, the first #soundwalk of our Night Out #InTheParks series at West Ridge Nature Preserve: please join us! https://t.co/pGACY9aiI7 — ericleonardson (@eleona)… Continue reading Nature Sounds at Night, West Ridge Nature Preserve, 2018 Night Out In The Parks Soundwalk Seires

Proceedings of Invisible Places 2017

The proceedings of Invisible Places 2017 | Sound Urbanism and Sense of Place were finally released last month and are free to download! Get them in a single, exquisitely designed 685-page PDF from http://invisibleplaces.org/#proceedings. Reflections about our workshop titled, “How do Soundwalks Engage Urban Communities in Soundscape Awareness?” was co-written with fellow Midwest Society for… Continue reading Proceedings of Invisible Places 2017

Splice Series: Stephen Dorocke At Beat Kitchen, May 9

Please join Stephen Dorocke and me, along with hosts Peter Maunu (guitar, mandolin, violin), Carol Genetti (vocals) and Julian Kirshner (drums), for this week’s installment of Splice live improvised music series. Wednesday, May 9 at 8:30 p.m. Address: Beat Kitchen 2100 W Belmont Ave Chicago, Illinois Tel: 773-281-4444 Admission: FREE! Among Stephen Dorocke’s many talents… Continue reading Splice Series: Stephen Dorocke At Beat Kitchen, May 9

Eric Leonardson, Chris Reilly, Ben Miller at Light Box, Saturday April 28

Saturday April 28 I am honored to perform with local sound artists and instrument makers, Chris Reilly and Ben Miller. Light Box 8641 Linwood St. Detroit MI 48206 Facebook Event This will be our first public performance for us three together. Chris Reilly works with similar devices to my Springboard plus software-based instruments and visual… Continue reading Eric Leonardson, Chris Reilly, Ben Miller at Light Box, Saturday April 28

Flying Monks for Rika Lin Version 2

  Following last April’s performance of Quantum Monk II at Link’s Hall, choreographer, Rika Lin and I have been working a new variation for live performance. “Flying Monks” are the set of suspended amplified oscillators I built last year for Rika Lin’s performance, in which I also performed live with the Springboard. The idea of… Continue reading Flying Monks for Rika Lin Version 2

Workshop: Eco-sensing and the Soundscape at Light Box

Eco-sensing and the Soundscape Workshop Saturday, April 28 at 10 AM – 1 PM EDT Light Box, 8641 Linwood St, Detroit, Michigan 48206 Facebook Event Description

DIY Eco-sensing Workshop ISU College of Design

Amazing workshop! Ear cleaning exercise and DIY eco-sensing w/ Eric Leonardson @ericleonardson @designonmain203 @isugd @isucollegeofdesign #SusE #MDesSE #iowa #midwest #acousticEcology #soundart #art #listening #design #isugd A post shared by Alex Braidwood (@formalplay) on Mar 26, 2018 at 4:12pm PDT

Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, Iowa State University

On Monday, March 26 I have the honor of being a guest of Iowa State University’s Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, where I will give my talk on Advances in Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape. This talk discusses several ongoing projects that intersected in 2015, under the name “Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape,” a studio course… Continue reading Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, Iowa State University

Sorry, No Pike – Library Experimental – Saturday, March 3

2–4 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Jefferson Park Library 5363 W. Lawrence Avenue Chicago IL 60630 Tel: (312) 744-1998 Conveniently located near both CTA bus and Blue Line. Library Experimental is an ongoing series focusing on Chicago’s experimental musicians; happening at the Chicago Public Library in Jefferson Park. Early! free! kid friendly! if the kids are… Continue reading Sorry, No Pike – Library Experimental – Saturday, March 3