New article published in Leonardo Music Journal 23

Leonardo Music Journal 23 has published “Instruments of Tension: Gramophones, Springs and the Performance of Place,” an article co-authored with Jay Needham. In it, we describe the process and metaphors of our 2012 performance of “Chronography:animal.” This work is based on Jay’s 2009 field recordings from Antarctica and Herbert Ponting’s 1911 photograph of Chris the… Continue reading New article published in Leonardo Music Journal 23

October 22 “Our Sonic Playground” At Musuem of Contemporary Art

6–8:00 pm Oct 22, 2013 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 Admission: FREE I am leading a public, interactive event on Oct. 22, part of a weekly Tuesday evening series organized by the Education Department at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The activities planned will actively engage the… Continue reading October 22 “Our Sonic Playground” At Musuem of Contemporary Art

AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012

Andra McCartney and Eric Leonardson speak and lead soundwalks around the Métro de la Concorde, for Audioparc, a series of sonic art events curated by Magali Babin and hosted by Galerie Verticale in Laval, Québec. AUDIOPARC is meant to present new and captivating projects with the bold idea to make Laval a playground for the… Continue reading AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012

July 27, Chronography: Animal in 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012

Jay Needham and Eric Leonardson perform Chronography: Animal 22:00 Friday, July 27 Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD) 603qm Alexanderstr. 264283 Darmstadt (Atelier Elektronik) This event happens within the Soundscape Composition program featuring Hildegard Westerkamp, and is organized in cooperation with the 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012 (46th International Summer Course for New Music… Continue reading July 27, Chronography: Animal in 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012

The Sounds of Summer

9–10 a.m. (PST) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 the Seattle Phonographers Union (Steve Peters, Dale Lloyd, Perri Lynch, and Steve Barsotti) performed on Weekday, and talked with radio host Steve Scher, on Seattle’s KUOW to discuss the Sounds of Summer. Some of my summertime sounds from Chicago were also featured on the show. Here are eight… Continue reading The Sounds of Summer

Chicago Phonography Concert on Airplay Now Online

Chicago Phonography’s live performance from Saturday, July 16, on WNUR’s Airplay program is now online. Listen here via Soundcloud. COMING UP NEXT: Chicago Phonography celebrates World Listening Day with a performance at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, July 23. Find more information on Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology.

The Sounds Of Winter

Chris DeLaurenti and the Seattle Phonographers Union played one of my field recordings on the “Weekday” show today, Monday, December 20, on KUOW 94.9 Puget Sound Public Radio. The show is archived for your listening pleasure at: www.kuow.org/program.php?id=22147 My audio submission (the metallic contraction sounds of a gas furnace as it cools) and other collected… Continue reading The Sounds Of Winter

Chicago Phonography in Temperatures and Shapes : Arctic Live/Chicago

Sunday, October 3 I perform with Chicago Phonography in “Temperatures and Shapes : Arctic Live/Chicago,” part of a Fifth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival event that creatively explores the themes of temperatures and shapes – such as ice, mountains, climate change, bodies of water, the shape of things to come – and Arctic Live, which… Continue reading Chicago Phonography in Temperatures and Shapes : Arctic Live/Chicago

Rarebit, Four Releases from Mimeomeme Reviewed by Derek Morton

The August 2010 issue of furthernoise.org features four reviews of Mimeomeme’s new releases, including my CD, Rarebit with Steve Barsotti.