All of the audio pieces from The Absent Listener project are now on Bandcamp. See you there.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second Absent Listener video was created from recordings made on March 12, 2026. It is called <em>Ice on Trees<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Here-to-Hear-ice-on-trees-still.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/absent-movies.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/Ice+on+Trees+by+The+Absent+Listener.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I made my first video piece <em>Absent in Spring (May 5, 2025)<\/em> by adding photo documentation of the recording location along with time and weather data. The soundscapes in the piece were organized chronologically from recordings made between 2 and 11 am on May 5, 2025. No other sounds were added. Like the <em>Changing Weather<\/em> pieces, the recordings were made at the <a href=\"http:\/\/weatheredpianos.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"weatheredpianos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weathered Piano<\/a> site at <a href=\"http:\/\/warblersroost.ca\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"warblersroost.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Warbler\u2019s Roost<\/a> in Lount Township, 22 KM west of South River, Ontario, Canada. The audio on the left and right channels are from different times, sometimes minutes apart, other times mere seconds. The photos and time and Weather Data assist the listener with more contextual information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The audio version of the piece will be premiered on Tuesday, May 5, 7pm CDT (UTC-5) at the Union Cinema at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as part of the university’s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/events-community\/experimental-tuesdays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experimental Tuesdays<\/a> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AbsentListener_May52025_01_10_11_23.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/absent-movies.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/The+Absent+Listener+May+5%2C+2025+h264.binaural.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March-October 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=876\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changing Weather<\/a> is a series of long soundscape compositions that thematically all contain some development that unfolds in response to changing weather conditions. The recordings made for this series are all done at one single outdoor location, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/weatheredpianos.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/weatheredpianos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Weathered Pianos<\/a> site at <a href=\"https:\/\/warblersroost.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/warblersroost.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Warbler’s Roost<\/a>. The recordings are done on a continuous basis without the recordist being present; same process as The Absent Listener series. My compositional approach with these pieces is to avoid my normal inclination for layering together recordings from different moments. Soundscapes play out for as long as I remain engaged in them as a listener.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1949795380\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/album\/changing-weather\">Changing Weather by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ice Tuner<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=829\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=829\">new interactive web audio piece<\/a> that I am developing with the assistance of Kyle Duffield. The Ice Tuner allows you to explore the sounds of ice by tuning in to different temperatures. Recordings for the piece were made at Deer Lake in Lount Township (East Parry Sound District, Ontario).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM-300x298.png\" alt=\"Ice Tuner interface shows radio dial with temperature settings instead of radio frequencies.\" class=\"wp-image-861\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM-1024x1017.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-12-at-4.06.58\u202fPM.png 1482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2023 I presented my paper <em>The Absent Listener – Composing from Continuous Soundscape Recordings<\/em> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lib.sfu.ca\/index.php\/aer\/issue\/view\/2023-listening-pasts-listening-futures-conference\">‘Listening Pasts, Listening Futures’ 2023 World Forum for Acoustic Ecology Conference<\/a>. The article and a video of the lecture is available in the first issue of the <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lib.sfu.ca\/index.php\/aer\/article\/view\/5347\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lib.sfu.ca\/index.php\/aer\/article\/view\/5347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acoustic Ecology Review<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fixed media soundscape piece <em>Absent Near Dawn<\/em> was premiered for multichannel concert presentation at the <em>Ear Sound Scape<\/em> series in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malm\u00f6, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=1098757695\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/track\/absent-near-dawn\">Absent Near Dawn by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new iteration of my project <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/TheAbsentListener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/TheAbsentListener\" target=\"_blank\">The Absent Listener<\/a> is being premiered online May 24 to 30, 2021 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalreflux.com\/darrencopelandwork\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.festivalreflux.com\/darrencopelandwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Re:Flux Festival <\/a>in Moncton, NB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website visitors can generate a composition for later listening by choosing from a small set of parameters. The site intentionally avoids real-time interaction in order to support focused listening with minimal human intervention. This version of the installation uses only recordings made at my home in the spring months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a composition visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darrencopeland.net\/TheAbsentListener\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Absent Listener setup page<\/a>. To listen go directly to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=653\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=653\" target=\"_blank\">listening page<\/a>. Thank you to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/liveelectronics.musinou.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonia Pa\u00e7o-Rocchia<\/a> for assistance with Max and Web programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second piece in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=543\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=543\">Absent Listener<\/a> series was composed in a 60-minute version in March 2020 and it is derived from a continuous soundscape recording between March 16 and 18, 2020, which was close to the start of the COVID-19 social distancing measures in my area. The difference between this version and the February 2020 has more to do with seasonal changes between mid-winter and late-winter then with the sudden COVID-19 shutdowns. Also, the location of the microphone was located on the waterfront shoreline and the sound of the ice on the lake shifting and changing is noticeable in this piece. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2341961231\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=1422516934\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/album\/winter-scenes\">Winter Scenes by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2341961231\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=2728934451\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/album\/winter-scenes\">Winter Scenes by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Composed the first piece in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=543\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Absent Listener<\/a> series of pieces, which are derived exclusively from long duration soundscape recordings made at my home, a rural property 22 KM west of the village of South River, Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first 45-minute piece in the series is based on recordings made through the month of February in 2019. It was composed for a winter solstice performance on December 21, 2019 at the Dispersion Lab, York University in Toronto. Other works in the series focus on recordings from the same location but during other periods of the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2341961231\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=1163704736\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/album\/winter-scenes\">Winter Scenes by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2341961231\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=1076566880\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/theabsentlistener.bandcamp.com\/album\/winter-scenes\">Winter Scenes by The Absent Listener<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/locusonus_satillite_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/locusonus_satillite_300-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"map of northeastern North America showing the Great Lakes. Listed on the right in red font are names of open microphone locations on the locusonus sound map.\" class=\"wp-image-531\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The rural soundscape of Warbler’s Roost has joined the “Open Microphone” network of soundscape broadcast streams at <a href=\"http:\/\/locusonus.org\/soundmap\/051\/\">Locusonus<\/a>. I encourage you to explore their sound map of live streams from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My contribution is an element of a larger research project called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=543\">The Absent Listener<\/a>. The goal of which is to build a portable soundscape streaming and compositional tool for creating a long form soundscape composition. My research project is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soundscape from Warbler’s Roost is best characterized as a northern rural soundscape. This winter has had more snow than usual. There are a number of rabbit and red squirrel tracks around the area of the microphone. Ravens often fly overhead. Currently the location is near one of the houses, so there will be some residual human noises until I am able to build an off the grid power solution. Where there is power, there will be people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imed_18149_num.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imed_18149_num-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Situations superpos\u00e9es - digital audio release by Darren Copeland, published by empreintes DIGITALes\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imed_18149_num-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imed_18149_num-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imed_18149_num.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electrocd.com\/en\/album\/5765\/Darren_Copeland\/Situations_superpos%C3%A9es\">Situations superpos\u00e9es<\/a> is the name of my new Digital release on the empreintes DIGITALes label. It includes three soundscape works –<br><a href=\"https:\/\/electrocd.com\/en\/piste\/imed_18149_num-1.1\">\u2026 while working and walking<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrocd.com\/en\/piste\/imed_18149_num-1.2\">River Valley Snapshots<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/electrocd.com\/en\/piste\/imed_18149_num-1.3\">Bats & Elephants<\/a>. Many thanks to empreintes DIGITALes, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council for their generous support. Also, I am grateful to Hector Centeno and Matt Miller for their specialized assistance through the unique recording process undertaken for this downloadable album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last August I had the opportunity to present a new performance installation at Electric Eclectics. It completed a new series of works called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=497\">Hidden Sounds<\/a>. Here is a video taken by James Bailey at Electric Eclectics:<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Darren Copeland - Power is Rarely Silent\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJF-dIVoB34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My audio recording of Moose during mating season is available on <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/aporee.org\/maps\/export\/?lat=45.823506&lng=-79.581141&zoom=16&type=s&locid=31844&title=Parry%20Sound%2C%20Unorganized%2C%20Centre%20Part%2C%20ON%2C%20Canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio Aporee<\/a><\/span>. Radio Aporee is a great resource for exploring soundscapes from around the world. This recording was recorded at Warbler’s Roost. More soundscape recordings can be heard at <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/warblersroost.ca\/soundscape\/\">Warbler’s Roost<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a new fixed media piece for the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newmusicedmonton.ca\/now-hear-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Now Hear This! <\/a><\/span>Festival in Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some updates on the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=443\">Ultrasonicmobile<\/a><\/span> performance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/whitewatergallery.com\/fishing-for-sounds\/\">Fishing for Sounds<\/a><\/span> installation on exhibit at White Water Gallery in North Bay, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Living in a rural soundscape allows for more space for listening to the natural soundscape. There are some examples of recordings that have been made at my home on the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/warblersroost.ca\/soundscape\/\">Warbler’s Roost<\/a><\/span> webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to a recent example of my research into ultrasonic recording using the MEMS ultrasonic microphone array by Dodotronic along with a customized software and hardware for real-time transposition which is designed by Hector Centeno.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[soundcloud]https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darren-copeland\/ultrasonic-crickets[\/soundcloud]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> June 26, 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren Copeland is at work on recording and mixing a new DVD release for <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.electrocd.com\/en\/bio\/copeland_da\/discog\/\" target=\"_blank\">empreintes DIGITALes<\/a><\/span>. He is working with Hector Centeno and Matt Miller on making ambisonic recordings using <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/cec.sonus.ca\/econtact\/14_4\/copeland_spotlight.html\" target=\"_blank\">Audio Spotlight directional speakers<\/a><\/span> as well as computerized spatialization using the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darrencopeland.net\/web2\/?page_id=400\" target=\"_blank\">NAISA Spatialization System<\/a><\/span>. The DVD release entitled <em>In Situ<\/em> will feature stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes of these recordings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> July 26, 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren Copeland is doing a senior production artist residency at <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pavedarts.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Paved Arts<\/span><\/a><\/span>. While in Saskatoon he has been creating a new piece for the Sounds Like Festival to be premiered on July 26. His new piece called Three Places combines soundscape recordings from Toronto, Sarnia and Brampton. It also integrates his multichannel spatialization with the Audio Spotlight directional speaker. Sounds Like has a fantastic line up of artists for the festival taking place – you can read about it on their <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soundslikefest.tumblr.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">tumbler page<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 26, 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren Copeland, Matt Miller, and Hector Centeno performed Darren Copeland’s piece Underwater Soundspin which was performed using 3 Audio Spotlight directional speakers in an outdoor parking space. The performance was part of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artspin.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Art Spin<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a unique performance and art tour where the audience cycles from location to location experiencing site-specific artworks planned as part of the tour. See the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artspin.ca\/#!june-2014\/c1tsz\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">photo reel<\/span><\/a><\/span> on their website for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 31 to June 29, 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Copeland+Kahre unveil their new outdoor sound sculpture SIT\/COM at the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafka.org\/cafka14\/11-darren-copeland-andreas-kahre-toronto-and-vancouver-sitcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">CAFKA Contemporary Art Forum<\/span><\/a> <\/span>from May 31 to June 29 in Victoria Park in Kitchener. This also coincides with the <a href=\"http:\/\/openears.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open Ears festival.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIT\/COM is an interactive audio installation sited at the nexus between social and natural acoustic space. The work is an extension of the artists\u2019 ongoing research in acoustic ecology and collaborative practice of works that engage the effects of human development on the acoustic environment, particularly on the underwater domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIT\/COM uses tactile speaker technology to create an immersive experience of human and non-human soundscapes, centered around a sculptural object that acts as a sonic hub. The work uses underwater recordings from the Grand River as a matrix for human interactions that are recorded and reconfigured by the software component of the work. The \u2018bench\u2019 is a sinuous sculptural object that reflects the shape of the river and offers a number of ways to engage with the acoustic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the team of Copeland+Kahre visit their <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/copelandkahre.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">website<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Jan 31 in New York City at Harvestworks studio Darren Copeland will present a performance\/talk detailing spatialization practices that have been undertaken at New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) in Toronto since 1998. Through performing his own works and works by other Canadian artists, he will demonstrate and discuss two contrasting approaches to performance spatialization used by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naisa.ca\/\">NAISA<\/a>. For more info go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvestworks.org\/jan-31-darren-copeland-spatialization-at-new-adventures-in-sound-art-naisa\/\">Harvestworks<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Absent Listener Albums All of the audio pieces from The Absent Listener project are now on Bandcamp. See you there. April 2026 The second Absent Listener video was created from recordings made on March 12, 2026. 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