Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking Workshop | The Global Composition 2018

During The Global Composition conference on sound, ecology, and media culture in Dieburg, Germany I gave three keynote workshops. Titled Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking, I introduced the hands-on approach I use with students based on my personal approach to live performance, field recording, and soundwalking among other methods for listening and sound making. Eric… Continue reading Acoustic Ecology + DIY Hacking Workshop | The Global Composition 2018

Eric Leonardson, Chris Reilly, Ben Miller at Light Box, Saturday April 28

Saturday April 28 I am honored to perform with local sound artists and instrument makers, Chris Reilly and Ben Miller. Light Box 8641 Linwood St. Detroit MI 48206 Facebook Event This will be our first public performance for us three together. Chris Reilly works with similar devices to my Springboard plus software-based instruments and visual… Continue reading Eric Leonardson, Chris Reilly, Ben Miller at Light Box, Saturday April 28

Workshop: Eco-sensing and the Soundscape at Light Box

Eco-sensing and the Soundscape Workshop Saturday, April 28 at 10 AM – 1 PM EDT Light Box, 8641 Linwood St, Detroit, Michigan 48206 Facebook Event Description

Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, Iowa State University

On Monday, March 26 I have the honor of being a guest of Iowa State University’s Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, where I will give my talk on Advances in Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape. This talk discusses several ongoing projects that intersected in 2015, under the name “Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape,” a studio course… Continue reading Master of Design in Sustainable Environments, Iowa State University

Winter 2018 News Update

I hope the start of 2018 has felt full of potential for you. It is my pleasure to announce a performance featuring Hamburg-based trumpet player Birgit Ulher. Please join Birgit with vocal artist, Carol Genetti and me at Elastic Arts. Katherine Young (bassoon, electronics) and Birgit will open with a duo set. Thursday, February 8… Continue reading Winter 2018 News Update

Invisible Places 2017

On Friday, April 8 Amanda Gutierrez and I led a workshop entitled How do soundwalks engage urban communities in soundscape awareness? for Invisible Places: Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. With Norman W. Long in Chicago, fellow teaching artist who led soundwalks in our Soundwalks In the… Continue reading Invisible Places 2017

Soundwalk In Ryerson Woods | Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

An invitation to Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s next soundwalk in the Ryerson Woods Conservation Area. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 20 Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 N. Riverwoods Rd. Riverwoods, IL 60015 847.968.3343 info@brushwoodcenter.org $3/person. Register here or call 224.633.2426 to register by phone. Share the Facebook Event On this soundwalk I… Continue reading Soundwalk In Ryerson Woods | Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia

Greetings! Here is some news from Balance-Unbalance in Manizales. Following my “Eco-sensing” talk on Monday, I presented briefly in a large global Live Audio Streaming Panel with Grant Smith on Wednesday. Video of the panel stream is now archived here on YouTube. We enjoyed discussing our experiences and ideas about real time location-based audio and… Continue reading Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia

Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River

This American Bison herd lives at the Crane Trust and is one of the few that are genetically pure. Researchers are studying their restorative ecological role for cranes and other migratory birds along the Platte River, in Nebraska. We observed them during the Grassland Soundscapes Workshop, organized by the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network (on Facebook)… Continue reading Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River

GSSN Grassland Soundscapes Workshop

On July 12–18 I am participating in the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network Grasslands Soundscape Workshop, beginning at the Crane Trust, 98 miles west of Lincoln, NE. I participate in a roundtable with Chris Bocast on performance strategies, and Friday afternoon we are in Sioux Falls, SD where I give a talk on “ways of listening.”… Continue reading GSSN Grassland Soundscapes Workshop