Explode The Monkey #4: Chicago Edition @ Enemy

Eric Leonardson joins Berlin-based turntablist/sound artist Ignaz Schick, and many others, performing in two nights of experimental music @ Enemy. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Music starts at 9:00 p.m.

Seeded Plain at Enemy

Sunday, March 13 at Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com Seeded Plain is Bryan Day (Decorah, Iowa) and Jay Kreimer (Lincoln, Nebraska), two experimental instrument makers who have been performing with new and unusual sounds on instruments made from everyday objects and materials. Their Entry Codes CD on Creative Sources… Continue reading Seeded Plain at Enemy

Springboard Solo | Sound Is Art Blog

03.18.2010 post on Margaret Noble’s blog, a showcase for recordings of all types from around the world. Visit and listen… Springboard Solo Categories: Unusual Instruments & Gear

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

Performing Saturday, January 30 at Hotti Biscotti

Music performed on traditional and invented instruments with electronics A rare trio performance: Greg O’Drobinak – invented instruments, electronics Christopher Preissing – flute, percussion, electronics Eric Leonardson – springboard, electronics 10 PM Saturday, January 30 Hotti Biscotti 3545 W. Fullerton Ave. (corner of Drake Ave.) Chicago IL 60647 773-292-6877 21 and over, no cover84 Charlie… Continue reading Performing Saturday, January 30 at Hotti Biscotti

Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts in January

I have four live appearances on radio and on stage this month, I hope you may be able to attend or listen in… Saturday, January 16, 5:00AM US CST (GMT -6) Guest on ITDE (“It’s Too Damn Early”) I will be a guest interview on ITDE hosted by DaveX on WDBX 91.1FM. ITDE features experimental,… Continue reading Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts in January

Topping the List of LMJ’s “Most Downloaded Articles”

“The Springboard: The Joy of Piezo Disk Pickups for Amplified Coil Springs” has topped the list of Leonardo Music Journals “Most Downloaded Articles.”

Lightbox Orchestra – At Elastic Arts – 3 | Kuro Neko Music

Kuro Neko Music has released a recorded live performance of Fred Lonberg-Holm’s “Lightbox Orchestra” at the Elastic Arts Foundation, in Chicago. I performed in the orchestra along with… Fred Lonberg-Holm – lightbox operator Todd A. Carter – electronics Michael Colligan – dry ice and implements Rob Drinkwater – electronics Abe Gibson – guitar and electronics… Continue reading Lightbox Orchestra – At Elastic Arts – 3 | Kuro Neko Music