Newly invented instrument videos on Gearwire
On Friday, May 2 SAIC’s Waveforms presented videos and performances by students from the Sound Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gretchen Hasse from Gearwire came and...
View ArticleInstruments Featured on YouTube
One highlight from 2007’s Instrument Construction class remains the “Bubble Organ” designed and built by Aaron Wendel. Below is a short, unedited video clip of Aaron’s instrument. I mentioned it here...
View ArticleNew Interviews on Gearwire
More video interviews with students from my 2008 Instrument Construction course at SAIC have been uploaded. SAIC Student Rob Martens: Evil Brother Of Snap, Crackle and Pop Martens?...
View ArticleShapes of Sound exhibition online
Hal Rammel gave me the license to make my own instruments in 1990. Tonight I learned from Hal that a web page is up about the wonderful exhibition of experimental musical instruments he curated, “The...
View ArticleRadio Without Boundaries 2008, post-conference notes
The conference was a wonderful experience. Highlights, moments of curiosity, and conviviality: conversations with Trademark G, who performed on Saturday; capturing a spontaneous conversation about...
View ArticleVideo: “CHARLES COHEN AT THE BUCHLA MUSIC EASEL”
This is a wonderful video of CHARLES COHEN at The BUCHLA MUSIC EASEL a new short film by Alex Tyson on Vimeo. Since our first meeting back in 1997, Charles has a way with this synthesizer that’s been...
View ArticleTortua video online
Published on March 26, 2013 Tortua is a robotic video artwork that was on display in the Eli Marsh Gallery at Amherst College, on March 4–27, 2013. The installation incorporates a digitally animated...
View ArticleNew Springboard Video On YouTube
Up close and intimate views and sounds of Eric Leonardson’s Springboard, a short video by Josh Baum created at Amherst College.
View ArticleNew video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Fest with Anna Friz
New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival, just in from Justin Groteleuschen, shows Anna Friz and me performing and talking about our work with 100 radios as “breathing instruments” and “players,”...
View ArticleNew Video With Birgit Uhler at the Renaissance Society
Birgit Ulher and Eric Leonardson from The Renaissance Society on Vimeo. This video includes the full duration of our one hour concert at Bond Chapel, on the campus of the University of Chicago. The...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleWorld Listening Day 2016 | Sounds Lost & Found | The 606 Soundscape
For World Listening Day 2016, I have organized a cohort of teaching artists and musicians who will transform our experience of The 606 & Bloomingdale Trail soundscape in Chicago this Saturday,...
View ArticleBaschet Brothers Musical Sculpture
Baschet Brother’s musical sculpture, a set on Flickr. Friday, July 1 at 2–3 p.m. 4th floor, in the museum’s gallery experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and...
View ArticleBalance-Unbalance 2018 New Value Systems | September 20-21
Advances In Eco-sensing and Soundscape: A Virtual Panel 2018 with Eric Leonardson, Dr. Leah Barclay, Alex Braidwood, Lindsey French, Amanda Gutiérrez, and Linda Keane. 15:30-17:00 CEST / 8:30-10:00...
View ArticleSinging Insects Soundwalk At Big Marsh Park
Join me at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 11 at Big Marsh Park in Chicago for the Singing Insects Soundwalk with Dr. Carl Strang and the Singing Insects Monitoring Program. We will lead the group through...
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