[microsound] seeking musicians: DroneShift benefit 3/12

[Matt Davignon <mattdavignon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey everyone, 

I'm organizing another DroneShift show, this time as a
benefit for 21 Grand's relocation. DroneShift is a
music event that is built entirely out of extremely
long notes and sound clusters, gradually shifting
every few minutes and lasting for a few hours. This
will be the second one, and I'm currently aiming for a
4 hour drone. I'm looking for folks who'd be
interested in participating. The show will be at 21
Grand, which is in downtown Oakland, California. 

This is similar to the Sound/Shift (or the last 2
years of the Big Sur Experimental Music Festival),
except
1) It's entirely focused on drone music - no soloing,
no beats, no obvious melodies or grooves
2) It's shorter (not 2 days long)
3) I'd prefer to schedule musicians for several small
shifts instead of single large ones, but I'm flexible
on this
4) The schedule is divided in increments of 5 minutes

Logistics: 
Ideally, I'd like for everyone who requires time to
set up to be set up before the show. Exceptions can be
made for folks playing only later in the event, but
stage/PA space then is subject to availability. Since
there will be a large number of musicians set up,
please plan on bringing equipment that doesn't take up
a lot of physical space. PA and tables are available,
but likely to be in high demand, so if some people can
bring their own it'll be extremely helpful. 

There will be 2 clocks visible from the stage, and
each person will have a schedule marked in 5 minute
intervals whether they're "on" or "off". Like
Sound/Shift, you'll be playing with a
constantly-changing pool of other musicians. I will
try to maximize the number of musician/instrument
combinations over the course of the event. I'd like to
get 20 or 30 musicians involved.  The total amount of
playing time for each person depends on the total
amount of participants, but I'm aiming for 30-40
minutes. 

Volunteers: 
I'd love it if someone could help out with the cd
table or someone else to help me with stage management
(setting people up with the PA, cue-ing musicians
according the schedule, etc). If it's someone who's
not playing, it'd be a good way to get free admission
and a free CD from me. 

The show would be on March 12th or March 19th,
depending on which night more musicians are available.
(Update: we're definitely leaning towards 3/12.) Both
nights are Saturdays, and I'm aiming for 7pm to 11pm.


If interested, please send me: 

Name: 
Email:
Instrument(s): 
Prefer 1 long shift or several short shifts?:
Date, 3/12 or 3/19, or either?: 
Website (if applicable, for program): 


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