The Other Room is a reading series presenting experimental writers at The Castle Hotel in Manchester.
I usually let some time pass before reflecting or reporting on a performance.
This was my first performance for a while and I could not have hoped for a better night. The other performers were excellent too.
I always like to try new things so this time I produced a free hand out with a drawing of my set up and list of sound sources. This was the first time I have composed live using mainly playback devices with pre recorded sounds including some of my own field recordings, a mobile phone app of relaxation sounds and the FM3 Buddha Machine. On a whim, I also brought along my lucky cat to provide some visual rhythm. And good luck.
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| Free photocopied handout from the performance. |
During set up the synthesiser shown in the drawing was replaced by my trusty amplified book which just seemed more appropriate at the time and provided some nice acoustic sounds to go with the other noises.
The initial idea was to make a piece along the lines of Musique Concrete and ended up as something breaking probably every rule of that.
A video of my performance:
A video of my performance:
Link to all videos from the night:
https://otherroom.org/2016/04/21/videos-from-the-other-room-8th-birthday/
The Other Room:
https://otherroom.org/