Thursday May 13, '04:
12 NOON - 3 PM / BLINDFOLDED LISTENING WALKS:
Williamsburg Northside. Walks depart from the corner of Bedford Avenue & N. 7th Street (by the L train) every 20 minutes.

4 PM - 5:45 PM / FIELD RECORDING XTRAVAGANZA #1:
Bushwick shopping district. Meet at corner of Grand Street & Bushwick Avenue. Please pre-register via email

7:45 PM - 9 PM / PUBLIC SOUNDWALK:
Williamsburg and Greenpoint waterfront. Meet at the corner of N. 7th Street and Kent Ave.

Friday May 14, '04:
4 PM - 5:45 PM / FIELD RECORDING XTRAVAGANZA #2:
Broadway under the J train. Meet in the park under the BQE at Havemeyer between B'Way & S. 4th Street. Please pre-register via email

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / BLINDFOLDED LISTENING WALKS:
Williamsburg Southside. Walks depart from the corner of Wythe Avenue & Grand Street (near the B-ball courts) every 20 minutes.

10 PM - 12 AM / PUBLIC SOUNDWALK:
Williamsburg nightlife. Meet in front of The Greenpoint Tavern, Bedford Avenue between N. 7th and N. 6th Streets.

Saturday May 15, '04:
11 AM - 1:30 PM / FIELD RECORDING XTRAVAGANZA #3:
McCarren Park in Williamsburg/Greenpoint. Meet in front of the Park Maintenance building (between Bedford and Driggs Avenues, close to the Lorimer side of the park). Please pre-register via email

2 PM - 3:30 PM / BLINDFOLDED LISTENING WALKS:
Greenpoint. Walks depart from the corner of Norman Avenue & Manhattan Avenue every 20 minutes.

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Treetheater Projects in partnership with
free103point9 & BION Present:

EC(h)O_bklyn_04
(part of psy.geo.conflux 2004 / may 13-16, 2004)

In partnership with Brooklyn-based transmission arts collective free103point9 and the Brooklyn Interactive Outreach Network (aka BION), Michelle Nagai and Treetheater Projects invite you to participate in EC(h)O_bklyn_04, a multi-day, multi-site listening engagement.

EC(h)O_bklyn_04 is part of SOUS LES PAVÉS, LA RADIO!, a collection of four events being sponsored under the free103point9 umbrella and presented as part of Psy.Geo.Conflux 2004,May 13-16 in New York City.

Sharing the city with a host of psychogeography events and experiments, EC(h)O_bklyn_04 will encourage listeners to hear, experience, remember, share, engage and activate the sonic landscapes of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint Brooklyn. Follow the EC(h)OLOCATOR link to learn more about the intent behind EC(h)O_bklyn_04.

Four types of events will take place as part of EC(h)O_bklyn_04 and all are free and open to the general public:

Soundwalk:
The soundwalk is a practice of focused listening in which one moves through an environment with complete attention to sound. Any environment, at any time of day or night, can provide space for soundwalking. Sometimes the walks are guided by a written or verbal instruction (a "score") and sometimes not. Sometimes the walker activates the soundscape - "playing along" with the sounds - using the voice, musical instruments or objects encountered along the way. Soundwalking provides an opportunity to do nothing but listen. An opportunity for the brain, ears, body, mind and soul to wake up and tune in. Soundwalking invites the listener to consider his or her relationship to the sounding world and all that inhabits it.

Field Recording Xtravaganza:
Capturing the sounds of a place while still being conscious of actually listening to that place is an art. Seasoned field recordists will share equipment and expertise as we travel through noisy and quiet parts of the Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick soundscapes with microphones and recording gear in tow. We'll be capturing sounds to use in the live broadcast (see below). No experience or equipment is necessary and kids are welcome to attend.

Blindfolded Private Listening Walk:
There is a great deal of sound and sensation that goes unnoticed when our eyes dominate our experience of the world. Moving through space without relying on vision can bring unexpected emotional and physical sensations to the forefront. Led by conscientious individuals who will safely guide you through a private sensory-expanding listening experience.

Community Radio Broadcast:
This is a "no experience required" event - all are invited to contribute to the live broadcast of sounds collected from the Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick neighborhoods. Bring your own local recordings or find some you like from what we've gathered during the project. This live broadcast will be aired by BION and streamed on the internet through free103point9 (ok, your chance to be a broadcast media star!). There will also be radios spread throughout our makeshift "broadcast studio" for on site performers and audience to hear what's going on. Microphones out the window will pick up more sounds of the neighborhood. Participants are invited to stop by, turn some knobs, press some buttons and contribute to changing the sound of what's playing on OUR radio. Snacks, festivities, "how-to" info and sound art experimentation will abound.

Psy.Geo.Conflux 2004 is the second in an annual series dedicated to current artistic and social investigations in psychogeography (the study of the effects of the geographic environment on the emotions and behavior of individuals). Part festival and part conference, it brings together visual and sound artists, writers, urban adventurers and the public to explore the physical and psychological landscape of the city.

This webpage is an information resource for those wishing to participate in any of the EC(h)O_bklyn events. To learn more about the other free103point9 events, or other activities ocurring as part of the Psy.Geo.Conflux, please visit the psy.geo website or take a walk over to the Conflux headquarters at Participant Inc., 95 Rivington St. between Orchard and Ludlow.

For the current project status, please contact me with questions.