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Thoughts
What if…
How can an event, planned and set months, maybe years in advance, remain relevant at the time of performance?
What if concert programming matched audience buying trends?
Some audience members buy tickets when the programme is printed several months before it happens. Most, it has to be said, buy within the week of the concert. RIghtly or [...] -
Concerts, New Things, News
#cellotweetup SF
08.27.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsYou might have seen it on Twitter, but alt-cellist Zoe Keating and I are planning to do an impromptu cello concert in the heart of San Francisco when I’m there next month!
We’re asking you, the lovely public, to decide where and when we should play. We will then perform an Eno-esque ‘Music for….’ that place. [...]
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Thoughts
Early Adopters.
Do you know what we don’t have in the arts?
We don’t have a culture of early adopters or a culture of evangelists.
What’s wrong with that? Just because the techy crowd does something does it mean we have to…?
No, not at all.
But it works.
Without early adopters and evangelists, products fail. Yes, these highly investable, useful and sought [...] -
Concerts
I have this idea…
I have this idea for a concert that some (maybe many, if my readership has gone down..) of you will have heard me talk about at some event or other.
It involves the audience doing stuff. Stuff that results in sound and the overall experience changing for themselves and their fellow audience member.
What I’m wondering is: [...] -
News
A few up-coming things: Art of Digital Symposium and more…
The next few months are going to be really busy with a nice wide range of projects, some which I can’t talk about right now and some that I’m really excited to tell you all about!
Next week, I’m performing in Manchester for the 7 Wonders in 7 Days event. I’m going to be playing a [...] -
Thoughts
Stepping Stones.
I’m constantly looking for and thinking about new and (in my opinion!) interesting ways to present new music to people, so when I hear about a terrific one, I’m only too keen to share!
It is often assumed that the pop world is so wonderfully popular that it doesn’t need to bother with exciting promotion and [...] -
Concerts, News
Live in San Francisco.
I’m excited to announce the first concert on my current US tour! It has been shrouded in secrecy… until now!
Performing live at 13.30 PST/16.30 EST/20.30 GMT tomorrow, Thursday March 19th over the web from Coffeeloop and right here on my own site, I will be performing in front of a maximum audience of 25 at Twitter HQ in San [...] -
Thoughts
Content.
Are you a content owner? It feels pretty good, right? You’ve made your CD and get the PRS cheque when it comes out. Your concerts sell pretty well, people come and enjoy it, and what’s more, they come back when you’re next in town! That’s about as good as it gets, right?
I’m afraid to say [...] -
Concerts, New Things
Playlisting
Here’s a tricky question: If you could make a 20 minute playlist of your favorite music, what would you put there? Maybe you have an iTunes playlist you really like, or something came up on Last.fm that surprised you… However, this time you’re in control!
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Concerts, New Things
Video
Some exciting news for you today - Coffeeloop has just gone into an exciting partnership with Mogulus!
We will be rolling out a new exciting series of fully HD micro-concerts from around the world (starting, of course, in the UK and then in the US when we’re there in March/April) and then.. who knows! [...]
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Concerts, Thoughts
After the wall
Billed as a solo cello recital with an all contemporary programme and no seats in an art gallery, it is with great pleasure that I can report that we were just a little shy of 200 at the Ingleby Gallery on Friday night. Add this to the various other “rule breakages” that went on (the [...]
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Concerts
Twestival
As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Twitter, the microblogging platform. The Words on The Wall uses Twitter, and it’s just incredible the things you can do with it (if you know how..)
One of it its other, less obvious uses, is charity. People frequently set up “charity tweets” and raise astonishing sums [...] -
Concerts, News
It’s getting close, and close means exciting.
After an absolutely fantastic meeting at Outside Line today and Howard Goodall’s recording is done, I’m really excited and focussed about The Words on The Wall.
The programmes are back from the printers, the music is ready, the venue is going to be stunning and the interaction interface is going to be incredible. It’s going to [...] -
Concerts
Some New Year Newness
Happy 2009!
Sorry for radio silence - things have been utterly manic here, what with The Words on The Wall publicity push starting and all the things that go with presenting a concert where all of the new exciting component parts are, well, new and exciting!
On top of all this, I am also learning twelve new pieces for [...] -
News
Filling the gap
I really like the concept of a “true fan”. This is the person who buys the hardback edition, buys the limited vinyl, has the stickers and reposts your blog posts. They probably also contribute the majority of third party flickr tags and YouTube hits.
They are your best people, and you’re mad to ignore them. You [...] -
Concerts, News
The Words on the Wall
Writing on the wall. Cavemen did it over 12,000 years ago and the Egyptians were at it 6,000 years ago. It’s a well established means of communication and documentation.
So, writing on wall is nothing new.
In modern terms, this act has been often stigmatized negatively as graffiti but, sometimes, it is celebrated; think Banksy or Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol’s protege:
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News
Date for your diary…
October 23rd 2009. In a mere 8,186 hours time, Coffeeloop will officially launch in London at a really exciting new venue - we’re keeping it under wraps for now, but believe me when I tell you that it’s utterly stunning and like nothing you’ve experienced before. Keep track of the time here.
Starting in January 2009, we will [...]
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