My Interview with Jonathan Miles, Author of Want Not

A few days ago, I spoke books, writing, food and squirrels with author Jonny Miles.  What a treat- he helped me remember how great the town of Oxford MS can be. _______________________ _________________________________

Calendar Events-Day of Play Oct 6

So I put myself out there again and this could count as a try something new because it put my in my student's shoes. Go out and play Oct 6. _______________________ _________________________________

Hear me on Hear in the City

Excited about my opportunity to share the Nethercutt Collection with my friend, Sara Harris's show, Hear in the City.
Check out my talk with Sara on today's show, 3:30 pm Pacific on KPFK

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Trip to Milwaukee Art Museum 2

The weekend was good! -I came home for a wedding and a visit with the family.  The wedding reception was at the Milwaukee Zoo and it was beautiful.  The hall was big and the weather was gorgeous.
Saturday we went to the gift opening but then had an early dinner as we were 5 plus a baby-a very tired baby from the night before- she wouldn't give up, trying to keep pace with her Croatian cousins.
Dinner was a birthday celebration since myself, my brother and my sister in law all have birthdays in the first two weeks of October.  We were all full and instead of having full plates, we hit the small plates menu and were not disappointed. We went to my restaurant request, CrazyWater,  since when I was visiting on my birhtday 3 years ago we went there.
We ate well! --Hoppin John Shrmimp and Grits, Ginger Chicken Wantons, grilled artichokes,
the day's special Tacos, and a Cheese Tart plus the waitress brought us a molten chocolate cake!

The next day I met up with the neice and sister in-law at a place called HoneyPie.  The family loves this place but has never taken me there before.  Who knew you could get some great Southern tastes in Milwaukee.  I had the ham biscuit with egges and potatoes and the biscuit was amazing.  Dad had the biscuits and gravy and the ladies had breakfast burritos.

Last request on this weekend was to go the the Milwaukee Art Museum.  It's a favorite haunt of mine with great American painters as well as an interesting collection of German especially Fauvist painting.  I was interested in the photography exhibit-Taryn Simon: Photographs and Texts and all we could wonder is how does this artist get access to the places she photographs?
They were beautiful but in an ironic twist- the information next to the photos was so small and placed on uneven walls that it was hard to read.  It has become obvious that the trend is for curators that hate info cards to get rid of them or place them where the observer can't get the desired info quickly but to make it so small one almost needed a magnifying glass is a little ridiculous when the background of the artist talks of how much research she does.
Then I had to ask where this was since the hallway it was placed in is an area we don't normally walk through anymore.  The Chinese statues were fun and a way to interact with art and statement of the artist in an interesting way.
Once again, the Milwaukee Art Museum didn't disappoint since I also checked out the kids room and went to the Kohl's Art Studio.  There was art-both seeing and making (printmaking that is)-A true original by Erin Scott _______________________ _________________________________

Soundwalk Today in Long Beach

Tonight is the big night for Soundwalk-fingers crossed it will be as fun as the last couple of years...


               

Last year's Soundwalk in Long Beach was probably my greatest success for an installation so far.  It was also as close to performance as I was comfortable with.  The work involved sounds of me eating breakfast the week before--a variety of sounds of bowl themed food-oatmeal, cold cereal, and berries with yogurt.  Although I impressed or at least pleased myself with great recording while performing, I was also a little disturbed that it only took me 3-4 minutes to eat and that my stomach and mouth played as much a part as the bowl and the spoon!  The green and blue cup also made sounds of me preparing tea and slurping it up and also preparing a refreshing glass of ginger ale!

The one thing I missed which would have been a secondary element would have been to video tape the people interacting with the work.  Many folks thought they had to trigger something, some people sat at the table and others didn't think it was working and then would light up in recognition when they could hear the spoon scraping the bowl!

SoundWalk 2010-Hot and Cold by Erin Scott

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Questions on Motion Graphics

Taking a motion graphics class.  I'm a little lost and discouraged
with what I know versus where I'd like to be, but here is my
latest work in progress.  I think of this dialogue often.  Who are
we, are we prepared to play and what really is the game.
Despite illness and life really giving me a run for my money,
I'm still making it and doing it.
Guess it's a good fight and maybe my head IS above water!


Questions from Erin Scott on Vimeo. _______________________ _________________________________

I'm on Montreal Radio Tonight 11-12 midnight EDT!

Yes that's right! A remembrance/interview from my time in New York in the fall.
Easy Sonic Living will be playing our group's work and reflections from an Association of Independents in Radio seminar.  Read Easy Sonic Living's blog or tune in tonight online from eleven to midnight(EDT).  This was a surprise in my inbox this afternoon and it was just this morning I was wondering why I woke up, dreaming of New York!

Update: Here's the archive of the show that aired on March 16 on Easy Sonic Listening. My interview is about 32 mins in. _______________________ _________________________________

For Matt, the ice storm, and the longest car trip ever! (at least for us)

My brother scratched this as a final assignment for a class. Each student pulled out of a hat and the states were on them. I think it was 1990 Christmas time, it took my family 3 days to drive down to Texas from Chicago. There seemed to be ice all the way to Mexico! so for Matt, I post our collaboration of Memories of Kansas and the times we were held hostage in a car by our parents for days on end .

           
Memories of Kansas from Erin Scott on Vimeo. _______________________ _________________________________

My Morning Walk

              
My Morning Walk from Erin Scott on Vimeo.

Playing with the curb markings and hypertext marked up on the sidewalk near my house! _______________________ _________________________________

My Work-SKY-airing on CKUT's Easy Sonic Living

So I spent the last week in New York, attending Association of Independent Radio/Harvestworks- radio seminar called Sounds Elemental: Sky.  I met a number of composers and sound makers as well as reporters and producers doing all sorts of work from documenting artists at the NEA to Los Angeles producers to a gal from Montreal!  

Caroline Kunzle of Montreal offered to air our works from the week for her weekly program in Montreal.   The program will air this evening at 11 pm Montreal time on ckut 90.3 fm. Listen here http://bit.ly/fZA1fs

The image is my view of the sky I woke up to every morning from the NoHo loft I stayed in for the week!

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Sound Walk

SoundWalk 2010-Hot and Cold by Erin Scott

So this weekend's Soundwalk in Long Beach was probably my greatest success for an installation so far.  It was also as close to performance as I was comfortable with.  The work involved sounds of me eating breakfast the week before--a variety of sounds of bowl themed food-oatmeal, cold cereal, and berries with yogurt.  Although I impressed or at least pleased myself with great recording while performing, I was also a little disturbed that it only took me 3-4 minutes to eat and that my stomach and mouth played as much a part as the bowl and the spoon!  The green and blue cup also made sounds of me preparing tea and slurping it up and also preparing a refreshing glass of ginger ale!

The one thing I missed which would have been a secondary element would have been to video tape the people interacting with the work.  Many folks thought they had to trigger something, some people sat at the table and others didn't think it was working and then would light up in recognition when they could hear the spoon scraping the bowl!

Here are past installations I've worked on!

Leave a Message (07)

Art Challenge  09

Birdhouse Gallery Show (08)

Birdhouse Gallery Show (08)

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My Work

I never knew the radio bug would hit with such a force.  I became passionate and to the point of junkie status pretty quick.  I came from a theatre background and after 10 plus years felt I had left it and wouldn't miss it.  I then took my love for audio to movie post production and ended up teaching what I knew about working post on independent shorts.  I was tired of moving gear for theatre and liked post audio where EVERYTHING was rack mounted.

Radio took the live element of theatre and rackmountedness of post and put the two together!  I also loved the fact that David Brown, host of Marketplace, was drinking a tab in the studio, had shoulder length hair, was wearing a KISS t shirt AND talking economics.

Here are some links to where my passion has taken me!

Marketplace Money Beer Brewer and Shoe Designer

Marketplace's Converstations from the Corner Office-Reynold Levy -- although I didn't edit this interview,  I traveled to NYC and  went to the Lincoln Center, collecting all ambient sound as well as the interview and the rehearsal hall music.

Stories Behind the Fur Podcasts

I hope you enjoy checking out these links... This past year, I've been working on a show called After Midnite on Saturdays and designed sound for 2 one actor plays called Blind Dates and Blank- which was Ovation nominated for overall production as well as doing post sound for a friends feature screening in Baltimore and that's what I did on my summer vacation!

This weekend I will be out for a 3 time doing Soundwalk in Long Beach with an art installation called Hot and Cold! _______________________ _________________________________

First Posting

Yes, I know, I know....I already have trouble posting to my current blog, why have another?
Since Stories Behind the Fur is strictly all things mascot, I have the need for a place to post anything I want.  My art, graphic design, rants, raves, culture observations and what nots--
Just another vanity blog!  Hooray! and I hope you enjoy...more excitement to come.  _______________________ _________________________________