SCSE on Ear Meal

Southern California Soundscape Ensemble will perform a live improvised concert at LAartstream headquarters in downtown Los Angeles for a webcast on Ear Meal, Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 8 PM.

SCSE for World Listening Day Report

Great shot of the shop.

Well, we were a few days past the official World Listening Day, but we paid honor to our collective soundscape with another delicate and sparse set of field recordings on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at {open}.

Alan Nakagawa was here.

We had a small group this time: Glenn Bach, shea M gauer, Alan Nakagawa, Michael Raco-Rands (+Marco Schindelmann via remote link).

I recorded the set, which will be the last set on the forthcoming MPRNTBL release, “Live at {open}.”

Bach in file management mode.

SCSE is Legit!

Southern California Sound Ecology has been approved as an official regional chapter of the American Society of Acoustic Ecology. We now have official representation on the ASAE board and PR support for our events and activities.

More info to come.

SCSE at Soundwalk 2011

Southern California Soundscape Ensemble will perform an improvised five-hour soundscape concert at Soundwalk 2011, October 1, in downtown Long Beach. Our ideal location is the Art Park at Elm & Broadway, although we will find out our actual site assignment after the Meet & Greet on August 14. Following is the text of the proposal sent during the submission process:

“The Soundscape of Soundwalk”

Southern California Soundscape Ensemble will perform a five-hour continuous improvisation of unprocessed field recordings gathered from various Southern California sites, with a particular focus on the sounds of Soundwalk.  We will dip into a library of audio recordings of past Soundwalk events along with recordings captured throughout the village on the night of Soundwalk 2011.  The result will be an immersive sonic portrait of Soundwalk and the East Village, past and present.

Volumes will be low to moderate, and individual ensemble musicians will come and go throughout the evening.  As attendees make their way through the park, they will pass each node of sound at different stages of audition. Each passerby will thus experience a unique and unpredictable mix from an elastic palette of sonic information.

So Cal Sound Ecology: World Listening Day

Southern California Sound Ecology meets for a salon in honor of World Listening Day, with a listening session and a performance by SCSE, {open}, 2226 E. 4th Street (at Junipero), Long Beach, CA, Thursday, 21 July 2011, 8 PM.

SCSE May 2011 Salon Report

Another SCSE salon and performance on May 19, 2011, at {open}. Most of the Sound Ecology folks were in attendance, including Nick Antonio and Rychard Cooper, along with some ensemble participants like Jorge Martin who were not able to stick around for the performance.

We talked about SCSE business, including optional membership dues to the American Society for Acoustic Ecology, the Soundscape journal, and the best way to proceed with organization and discussion. Folks agreed that they preferred to stay in touch via social media rather than the listserv. I was nominated and elected to serve as representative to the ASAE board of directors once we achieve our (expected) official status.

The ensemble welcomed scott A peterson for his first gig with us.  The rest included: Glenn Bach, shea M gauer, Alan Nakagawa, Joseph Richard Negro, and Marco Schindelmann (+Michael Raco-Rands via remote link).

Again, I recorded the set, which will be included on the forthcoming MPRNTBL release, “Live at {open}.”

So Cal Sound Ecology: Salon and Performance

Southern California Sound Ecology salon, with a discussion about World Listening Day, and a performance by SCSE, {open}, 2226 E. 4th Street (at Junipero), Long Beach, CA, Thursday, 19 May 2011, 8 PM.