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interview with Brandon Mechtley

Brandon Mechtley is computer programmer whose interests include audio feature extraction, probabilistic segmentation/classification of sounds, location-based retrieval, and mapping of acoustic activity information, and he is currently working on his PhD in Computer Science and Arts, Media and Engineering at Arizona State University. Recently I spoke with Brandon about his influences, his reflections on attending [...]

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World Listening Day at Chicago Underground Library

Sunday, July 18 (2 p.m.)
A World Listening Day event happens at the Chicago Underground Library –
• a soundwalk that happens inside the building and around the neighborhood
• a performance led by composer and instrument builder Douglas Ewart
• a listening party, with field recordings of nature sounds and urban sounds being played. Participants will include Eric [...]

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2010 07 16 Dan World Listening Project
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Soundwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Join members of the American and Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, and World Listening Project for a soundwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Participate in Listening For the Future: The American Society for Acoustic Ecology Symposium and Retreat. Learn how to explore a natural environment through sound.
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 10
Location: Paul [...]

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2010 06 02 admin American Society for Acoustic Ecology
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The May – June, 2010 WFAE Newsletter Now online

The bimonthly WFAE Newsletter is now online for May-June, 2010. This publication is a supplement to the annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Its mission is to make available in a timely manner, news, events, and announcements from the WFAE Board, WFAE Affiliates, and other sources.
Each newsletter includes:

Affiliate Reports
Events Calendar: Updates on current world-wide [...]

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2010 04 29 admin World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
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Soundwalk at Chicago Center for Green Technology on April 17

Experience nature in the city
10 a.m., Saturday at the Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 N. Sacramento Blvd. (between Lake St. and Chicago Ave.), Chicago, IL 60612
Contact: Dan Godston at dgodston@gmail.com, or call 312-543-7027
You are invited to join members of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project for a soundwalk on Saturday, April [...]

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2010 03 26 Dan World Listening Project
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OSIS–One Square Inch of Silence

Many people are learning and talking about Gordon Hempton’s One Square Inch of Silence book and project at Olympic National Park. The MSAE is proud to have Elliott Berger as one of its members who also serves on the board [...]

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2010 02 07 admin in the media
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ALERT: CHICAGO DESTROYS FIRST GROPIUS BUILDING

The destruction of Chicago’s Gropius architecture and Bauhaus legacy has begun. As reported here in August, the City of Chicago destroyed nearly all of the landscaping around the Michael Reese Hospital campus—the 37-acre site that was purchased by the city for construction of an Olympic Village in 2016. Members of the Midwest Society for Acoustic [...]

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2009 10 29 admin architecture
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The November-December, 2009 WFAE Newsletter

The November-December, 2009 WFAE Newsletter
Now online: http://www.wfae.net/newsletter/
The bimonthly WFAE Newsletter is now online for November-December, 2009. This publication is a supplement to the annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Its mission is to make available in a timely manner, news, events, and announcements from the WFAE Board, WFAE Affiliates, and [...]

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World Listening Project seeking audio for “Acoustic Mirror of the World”

The World Listening Project is seeking audio submissions for its “Acoustic Mirror of the World,” a sound sculpture/installation created for the “Synesthetic Plan of Chicago” show, marking the 100-year anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s 1909 “Plan of Chicago.” The sculpture/installation was conceived and constructed by Eric Leonardson and Gregory O’Drobinak to a provide not so much [...]

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2009 10 20 admin World Listening Project
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reflections on three recent soundwalks in Chicago

The World Listening Project has organized three soundwalks recently—at the Chicago Center for Green Technology and the Garfield Park Conservatory on August 1st, and by/around the Michael Reese Hospital campus on September 12th. It’s been good to be involved with these soundwalks, and the WLP and MSAE are planning several more soundwalks in the coming [...]

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2009 09 13 Dan American Society for Acoustic Ecology
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