PLAN B analog blog

There will be two 40-50 minutes sets with an intermission in between.

Let me spend a second to give you all an overview. It's shaping into
an interesting evening.

There will be a minimum of six pieces performed and while I'm sure
some improvisation will take place with those, none of the works are
designed to be strictly improvisational. Each of the six pieces , one
each by the six members of the ensemble,  are premiers. We'll be
opening with a piece by Gary Chang.  The works are all being composed
for and will be presented through a four-channel qud sound system.

The instrumentation will be vast:  Moog Voyagers, much Wiard, much
Buchla, Serge, Aries, Arp, Doepfer, Analogue Systems,  and of course
much Plan B among the electric analog and some extrordinary acoustic
instruments which were designed and will be played by Chas Smith.
These include his Guitar-zilla and The Towers  - e a series of eight
massive titanium tuned percussion structures which are either bowed
and struck by mallets.  Go here for a picture:

http://www.ear-group.net/towers.jpg

There are images of some of Smith's other instruments:

http://www.newmusicbox.org/40/images/chas_400x187.jpg

Note: he makes these himself.

  A few days ago Paul Tzanetopoulos outlined his plans for the video
work and it's amazing.  Paul will be receiving camera feeds from each
of us in realtime which will be the source material for the video
sculptures which will be front-projected onto a massive rear screen
with alternate images rear-projected onto a six 30 foot high scrims
(light curtains) which will be hung behind us.  The audience's
experience will consist of a mixture of these images as the srims are
translucent - you'll be able to see what's projected behind them as
well as what's projected onto them.  It's really intereting.  You can
see his concept drawing here:

http://www.ear-group.net/al3.jpg

Needless to say, we're very excited about this show.  You can get more
information on the event at the EAR homepage.





- P

--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "gabu_004" <gabu_004@...>
wrote:
>
> Question for you Peter:
> 
> You, as one of the performers, How long will be the performance
aproximately? I'm seriously 
> thinking of paying myself a tripfrom Montr�al to LA to see that
bunch of talented artists all 
> together onstage! But you know for a 45 minutes show for
exemple(that could be an 
> awesome no doubt about it), maybe I'll reconsider... you know what I
mean...plane ticket, etc
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> g
>