World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

The Global Composition 2018 conference featured a series of workshops and open discussions with participants on media culture the future of acoustic ecology. The proceedings were recorded and now you may watch them on The Global Composition website.  2018 marks the 25th Anniversary of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), founded in August 1993… Continue reading World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

In the Media | Sound experts make art of the noise all around

On January 19 Chicago Tribune, columnist Barbara Brotman published this interview with me. Sound experts make art of the noise all around us – Chicago Tribune… http://t.co/2sbgJ4PINK — MSAE (@MidwestSocAE) January 19, 2015 We discussed urban soundscape awareness, the upcoming soundwalk in Ryerson Woods and concert by Chicago Phonography, on Sunday, January 25, 2015 organized… Continue reading In the Media | Sound experts make art of the noise all around

The Arcade | Chicago Curates Columbia: Audio Arts and Acoustics

I recently helped students in Jesse Seay’s Sound Art Electronics class use piezo disc contact microphones to build amplified sound sculptures and instruments for public interaction at The Arcade, an exhibition space at Columbia College Chicago. Their handmade electroacoustic creations were very fun and effective. The show runs for one month and closes May 2,… Continue reading The Arcade | Chicago Curates Columbia: Audio Arts and Acoustics

Soundfest review published

On Saturday, March 30 I was among the artists performing and presenting installations for Soundfest at Amherst College. Katharine Duke’s review was published on Wednesday, April 3rd, with photos by Cole Morgan and Rob Mattson, including an audio excerpt of my piece, “Similaria” here: https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/campusbuzz/node/462685 Artists participating in Soundfest included faculty and alumni of Amherst… Continue reading Soundfest review published

Photos From AUDIOPARC Launch In Laval, Québec

Launch of a series of sonic art events curated by Magali Babin and hosted by Galerie Verticale in Laval, Québec. On Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 Natalia Petkova performed, with amplified horns transmitting their sounds to handheld, portable FM radios. Jen Reimer and Max Stein collaboratively performed a multi-channel sound composition. Douglas Moffat… Continue reading Photos From AUDIOPARC Launch In Laval, Québec

Original Instruments Concert, Live at the RAM, 4-22-12

Blondena Music has released the live recording of the first concert of original music performed on original instruments at the Racine Art Museum, by Hal Rammel, Wilhelm Matthies, the Kenosha FreeGagaku Ensemble, and myself. Download or stream the recordings and see photos of the instruments and performers here on Blondena Music.

Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA

Gregory O’Drobinak, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann play the Baschet Brother’s Aluminum Piano 2:00 pm, Friday, September 30 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 Admission to the museum is $12 or $7 students. Free for SAIC students. No extra charge for the performance. This is another chance to hear a… Continue reading Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA

Baschet Brothers Musical Sculpture

Experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and accompany François and Bernard Baschet’s Aluminum Piano (1962). Free with museum admission.