Today, Cathy Van Eck, author of the wonderful book, Between Air and Electricity: Microphones and Loudspeakers As Instruments, posted about the Springboard. She describes my playing techniques, materials, and construction through the process of discovery. My new detailed drawings help describe its construction. Many links to a range of publications, audio, and videos are included,… Continue reading Between Air and Electricity | The Springboard by Eric Leonardson
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June 4: Klingt Gut! / Sounds Good! Field Recording Workshop, Hamburg
On Thursday, June 4 I lead a field recording workshop for the Klingt Gut! / Sounds Good! Symposium on Sound, presented by Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and the Audio Engineering Society Hamburg Student Section at the Arts and Media Campus Hamburg, Germany.
December 5, Variations VI Performance at Neiman Center, SAIC
7:00–9:00 pm Wednesday, December 5 Leroy Neiman Center School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 Variations VI (1966), for a plurality of sound-systems (any sources, components and loud-speakers) will be performed by students, faculty, and others in the Leroy Neiman Center at The School of the Art Institute… Continue reading December 5, Variations VI Performance at Neiman Center, SAIC
Show us your . . . springboard | Chicago Reader
Kevin Warwick wrote this short and sweet feature on the Springboard and me for the Chicago Reader. Published on January 19, 2012 in its “Show us your [____]” series, I feel surprised I’ve been playing it for 18 years. Thanks to Kevin and Andrea Bauer, who took the photos.
4th of July 2008 Fireworks Recording
Here is a download link to a 6-minute 19-second excerpt from my binaural recording of this year’s unofficial 4th of July fireworks displays. These were active all around my home on the west side of Chicago. This link has now moved to archive.org. You may also listen here with the embedded player below. WARNING: Please… Continue reading 4th of July 2008 Fireworks Recording