On International Dawn Chorus Day I am inviting local citizens to join me at the shoreline of Lake Michigan at 5:00-6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2. My “SoundTent” will be located on the beach one block east of Sheridan Road, 20 paces past 1205 W Sherwin Avenue, in Chicago.
Episode 63: Eric Leonardson
Weather permitting, sounds and data collected during the hour will be recorded to be culled into a ‘fixed’ composition for Episode 63 of Radius, the experimental broadcast platform based in Chicago. This episode is a collaboration with SoundCamp / REVEIL, and numerous other transmission arts groups participating around the world interested in media and sound ecology.
Radius curator and founder, Jeff Kolar will bring the Audio Relay, a mobile, low-power FM transmitter built by Brennan McGaffey. Our soundscape will be broadcast on 88.9 FM.
Locustream Soundmap
In addition to the piece for Radius, “SoundTent at Camp Sherwin” includes the launch of a live open microphone providing a real time audio stream accessible on the global Locus Sonus Audio Streaming Project Map.
LISTEN to CHICAGO – CAMPSHERWIN
http://locus.creacast.com:9001/chicago_campsherwin.ogg
Streaming from the shore of Lake Michigan.
“SoundTent at Camp Sherwin” is an example of what I may do in Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape, a new course I am teaching this fall with Lindsey French at SAIC. This effort also connects with issues and ideas we addressed in the recent Balance-Unbalance 2015 conference.
Please dress warmly, the wind has been very strong this week, and may remain so on Saturday before sunrise.