Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Enchanted Acoustics

Playing gigs on the road can be rough going. More often than not we're outdoors with nothing but the audience and maybe a small hill to play the music off of. Of course, that's why I'm here. I make the music awesome at any distance. At any location. I could make your mother enjoy it at her stuffy retirement home. Most people don't even notice me, or recognize that I'm just as important to the band as the people playing the music, but that's okay. I'm not doing it for the recognition. I'm doing it to watch the wave of exhilaration wash over their faces as the tunes hit them.
I'm an Acoustical Enchantress. Title's a little intimidating sounding, huh? It's not too hard to get. I just take the music as it flows from the speakers and make sure it hits everyone in the right ways at the right times. I change the acoustics of an open area without bringing in walls and extra speakers. Doing this allows people to hear different volume and nuance during parts of a song, and it strengthens presence of the music. Of course, I can't just do it on the fly, so before we play a location, I've spend a few hours before scouting the performance area. We also play a test tune for our opener, so I can adjust for the crowd.

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