The New England Forum for Acoustic Ecology (NEFAE)present talks, a reception, and concert featuring special guest Eric Leonardson along with members of NEFAE :: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 5;00 p.m. :: Studio Soto, 10 Channel Center St. Fort Point, Boston :: suggested donation $10 ::

5:00 - Artists talks: Eric Leonardson: 20 Years of Acoustic Ecology: Reflections and New Challenges; Tom Plsek: Hear We Are
6:30 – reception
7:00 – concert: members of the the New England Forum for Acoustic Ecology – Michael Bullock, Ernst Karel, Tom Plsek, and Jed Speare - Eric Leonardson – solo with Springboard
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Meehan/Perkins will premiere Tristan Perich’s new Parallels for triangles, hi-hats and 1-bit electronics :: April 6, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. :: FFA, Scottish Rite Theater, 207 West 18th Street, Austin, TX ::

Full Program (4pm to midnight ($20, $10 student)
4pm: Living Earth Show
5pm: The Weird Weeds
6pm: Austin Soundwaves
7pm: Convergence
8pm: Francois Minaux + Ryan Cronk
9pm: Meehan/Perkins Duo + Tristan Perich
10pm: Sqwonk
11pm: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

Turbulence@PaceDigitalGallery3: WoodEar by Peter Traub with Jennifer Lauren Smith :: April 16-May 3, 2013 :: Opening Reception: April 16; 5:00 - 7:00 pm :: Pace Digital Gallery, NYC. Continue reading

Timo Kahlen @ Mediations Biennale :: September 14, 2012 to October 14, 2012 :: at the Mediations Biennale in Poznan, Poland :: with Bill Viola, Martin Creed, Stephan Baumkötter, Misha Kuball, Corinna Krebber, Magdalena Jetelová, Tadeusz Kantor, Jaroslaw Kozlowski, Oscar Munoz and others :: Curated by Tomasz Wendland, Fumio Nanjo, Denise Carvalho, Friedhelm Mennekes :: Opening: Friday, September 14, at 6:00 p.m. :: See Timo Kahlen’s work at the Muzeum Archidiecezjalne

Current exhibitions:

“Sound Art. Klang als Medium der Kunst” (Sound as Medium of Art), ZKM Karlsruhe / Germany 16.3.2012 - 6.1.2013
With Steve Roden, John Cage, La Monte Young, Ryoji Ikeda, Rolf Julius, Carsten Nicolai, Timo Kahlen, Iannis Xenakis, Douglas Henderson, Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag and others. Curated by Peter Weibel and Julia Gerlach. Continue reading

Violins to Fences: A Life of Experimentation in Music by Jon Rose :: July 27, 2012; 6:00 pm :: Village Roadshow Theatrette - State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne.

At one end of the continuum is the violin — iconic, an instrument of perfection, a bastion of western culture; at the other end is the fence –- metaphor for duality, the instrument of our species’ desire for control, ownership, and exploitation. For most of the last forty years, Jon Rose has explored the musical possibilities of the string and the wire in all sizes and situations. In this lecture he connects the radical with the traditional, and the unique experience with the commonplace, in a practice of music that has led him into previously unexplored sonic worlds and sometimes into confrontation. Continue reading

Sounding through Empty Words IV:: an installation version of the April 5, 1991 performance by John Cage in Miami during Subtropics 3 :: adapted for the Listening Gallery by Gustavo Matamoros:: opens September 5th and runs through October, 2012 :: The Listening Gallery - 800-810 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach - an ongoing public art installation that offers sound art to millions of pedestrians visiting Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road annually :: Its exhibits are free and open to the public at all times. For more information and updates visit: listening-gallery.subtropics.org

Sea of Curves (2012) – shoreline installation premiere :: July 14-20, 2012 :: Shoreline, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, Canada :: shown daily at 7 PM, weather permitting :: Free admittance ::

Project sound, created by ocean waves, was recorded in the media of water, land and air by way of hydrophone, seismometer and microphone. A collboration with ocean researchers Matt Fowler and James Traer, this multi-channel work presented in view of the ocean engages the crashing waves as a sonic backdrop from which the work’s sound again emerges. Project sound includes the ‘hum of the earth’ – the vibrational sound of the earth as created by the worldwide impact of ocean wave sounds on the sea floor.

The Global Composition: Conference on Sound, Media and the Environment :: July 25-28, 2012 :: Hochschule Darmstadt / Media Campus Dieburg ::

Sound is ubiquitous and permanent, and embraces us as an envelope. Therefore, the experience of the auditory can be considered an environmental experience par excellence. The term and concept of soundscape reflects this idea. It implies, that sounds do not exist in isolation, and have to be understood as being embedded in and interacting with other sounds and perceptions coining the perceptional abilities of individuals and societies and their social relations: soundscape is a system in which all elements are interdependent. Continue reading

June 28, 2012 is Buchla and Modular Synth Madness Day :: Starting at 3:00 p.m., this will be the opportunity to get your hands on some of these devices, and talk to makers & players :: Plus 5hrs of performances by Alessandro Cortini (Los Angeles), Carlos Giffoni (NYC), Mark Verbos (NYC), Xeno and Oaklander (NYC), and not-to-be-missed Loud Objects (NYC):: All taking place at Southstreet Seaport, New York City.

image: Buchla 100

This is all part of our 35th Anniversary Events, and the River To River Festival! Each summer, the Festival activates more than 25 indoor and outdoor locations in the neighborhood with an unparalleled collection of music, dance, theater, visual art, film, and participatory experiences by renowned and breakout artists from New York City and beyond.

BEAM Festival :: June 22 - June 24, 2012 :: Brunel University, Uxbridge, London :: Day Passes £12 Fri / £20 Sat / £12 Sun :: Weekend Festival Pass £35 (with Symposium £50) :: Ticket offers and concs available

BEAM launches at 1pm on Friday 22 June with the BEAM Symposium and runs through to 4pm on Sunday 24 June. Over the weekend we have an amazing programme of performances, installations, workshops and demonstrations from an array of international artists whose work is united by their interest in the physical exploration of electronic music and sound creation.

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