Springboard for Hardware Hacking DVD

You can watch it here: http://vimeo.com/10216719 “one of the 87 videos on the accompanying DVD to the second edition of Nicolas Collins’s book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, published by Routledge in 2009. This 1-minute video was shot and edited by Gretchen Hasse from the original Gearwire.com video interviews about the… Continue reading Springboard for Hardware Hacking DVD

Ear Room Interview

Mark Peter Wright interviewed me for the March issue of Ear Room, an online publication exploring the creative use of sound in artistic practice. A recording of mine is also featured on Ear Room’s Soundcloud player audio archive. Follow Ear Room on Facebook

Photos and Video: Chicago Phonography at the Museum of Contemporary Art

IMG_1938 Originally uploaded by giantmolecules This is Brett Balogh’s Flickr set of the install, opening, and today’s performance. Here’s the direct linked to the set below. Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/64339308@N00/sets/72157621846663812/ Chicago Phonography sound/video installation at MCAUploaded by eleonardson. – Discover more animation and arts videos.

Acoustic Mirror of the World in Synesthetic Plan of Chicago

The World Listening Project has built a public sound installation “Acoustic Mirror of the World” for the Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, an exhibition co-curated by Annie Heckman and Dan Godston for the Visitor Information Center of the Chicago Cultural Center. My Flickr photostream shows the construction of the WLP’s installation.

Hardware Hacking book release party & concert at Quimby’s

The 2005 Springboard video interview by Gretchen Hasse, was re-edited to 0ne minute for inclusion on the new DVD accompanying the new, expanded edition of Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, by Nicolas Collins. Nic writes: The new edition of my book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, is… Continue reading Hardware Hacking book release party & concert at Quimby’s

Did you miss the live webcast?

This Spring semester my Introduction to Sound students at SAIC produced four one-hour live webcasts. These are now available in the Free Radio SAIC archive. Eight Forms of Hair Removal (April 8, 2009) Eight Forms of Snare Removal (April 9, 2009) Dear Late Night Traveler (April 22, 2009) Dream Stream (April 23, 2009)

Upcoming Performances in November

Here’s an update, including three new performances added to my November schedule… 8 PM Friday, November 14 @ Elastic with Auris, plus Max Alexander, Julian Berke, and Andy Armstrong 2 – 5 PM Sunday, November 16 @ Green Mill performing solo Anaphora’s “Experimental (i)MPROVISATION” concert 8 – 10 PM, Sunday, November 16 @ Via Theatre… Continue reading Upcoming Performances in November

Chicago Phonography radio broadcast on Something Else

The Chicago Phonography broadcast on Philip von Zweck’s Something Else radio program, performed live on August 3rd, 2008, has just been posted in it’s entirety on archive.org. Listen to it here: Chicago Phonography is a loose collective of artists interested in promoting creative activity in listening by producing and broadcasting unprocessed field recordings as an… Continue reading Chicago Phonography radio broadcast on Something Else