World Listening Project in Art + Design Lecture Series

6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan Avenue Columbia College Chicago I will be participating in a panel discussion with the founders of the World Listening Project—Brett Balogh, Chad Clark, Daniel Godston, and Jesse Seay—in the Art + Design Lecture Series, hosted by Columbia College’s Art + Design Department.

Report from Sound Megalópolis In Mexico City

A brief conference report on Megalópolis Sonoras: Sonidos en peligro de extinción (Sound Megalopolis: Cultural Identity and Sounds in danger of extinction) organized by the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) and the recently founded Mexican Forum for Acoustic Ecology. The conference took place March 23–27 at the gorgeous Fonoteca Nacional in the beautiful Coyoacán… Continue reading Report from Sound Megalópolis In Mexico City

World Listening Project

I’m working on a new project initiated by Dan Godston called the World Listening Project. What is it? The goals of the World Listening Project are to collect field recordings from every country on earth, to create a sonic map of the world, and to archive those recordings on a website. Many of the recordings… Continue reading World Listening Project

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

New CD release, Rarebit on Transparency

Rarebit by Steve Barsotti and Eric Leonardson Transparency CD0125 Performed and recorded with Steve Barsotti at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago. From 1994 until 1999 we performed as a duo, and with other local and internationally known artists, including Dan Burke (Illusion of Safety), Carol Genetti, Fergus Kelly, Tatsu Aoki, Chris Heenan, Yuko Nexus6, Yasuhiro… Continue reading New CD release, Rarebit on Transparency

Monday, June 16, 9 p.m. Chicago Phonography @ Brown Rice

Chicago Phonography with Todd Carter, Chad Clark, Chris Hammes, Michael Hartmann, Eric Leonardson, Joshua Manchester, Robert Pleshar, Patrick Scott, Aaron Zarzutzki, and Philip von Zweck. Brown Rice 4432 N Kedzie Ave Chicago IL 60625 www.brownricemusic.org 9:00 p.m. (Doors open 30 minutes before show) $6 suggested donation, $4 for students 1st Set: screening of Tampico, a… Continue reading Monday, June 16, 9 p.m. Chicago Phonography @ Brown Rice