Open Studios Hartford was fantastic! The day was Sunny and pleasant. The light at Artspace was perfect for viewing art. The music was varied and constant. I met a lot of nice people and saw a lot of beautiful paintings, sculptures, and performers. I worked well alongside Tony Oliveras's Statue Dancing. Although a huge pillar obstructed my sight line, I knew what he was doing, and rolled with it. Quite a few people said it was the highlight of the day for them. I know it was for me.
The day continued at Billings Forge, where I had the opportunity to work with Dawn Cook, guitarist/songwriter/singer from Zenos Eros. After Dawn did a few songs, we had a brief improv session, after which i switched gears and started doing a batch of acoustic songs. Me Mistake! My puny little PA was swallowed up by the Forge and the loud conversations throughout the room.
At that point, knowing I pretty much sounded like shit, I pushed forward taking on a more distorted approach. So, It sounded awful, but I had fun anyway. Since no one was relieving me, I switched back to a more soundscapey mode and stayed in the background till they started to close up. Afterwards, K and I drove back to Oxford and stepped out to go to the Farm Appreciation Dinner at the Grange Hall in town. They had played an Ambient composition of mine earlier, that I had prepared for them called Farmix. I'm told it went over very well. So... 3 gigs in one day! Well...sorta.
The day continued at Billings Forge, where I had the opportunity to work with Dawn Cook, guitarist/songwriter/singer from Zenos Eros. After Dawn did a few songs, we had a brief improv session, after which i switched gears and started doing a batch of acoustic songs. Me Mistake! My puny little PA was swallowed up by the Forge and the loud conversations throughout the room.
At that point, knowing I pretty much sounded like shit, I pushed forward taking on a more distorted approach. So, It sounded awful, but I had fun anyway. Since no one was relieving me, I switched back to a more soundscapey mode and stayed in the background till they started to close up. Afterwards, K and I drove back to Oxford and stepped out to go to the Farm Appreciation Dinner at the Grange Hall in town. They had played an Ambient composition of mine earlier, that I had prepared for them called Farmix. I'm told it went over very well. So... 3 gigs in one day! Well...sorta.