Ampient will be performing sets of music, sound, audio assemblages on Wednesday April 6th at the Pilot Light. The show will start promptly at 8:00pm and go until 12:00pm-ish. 30minute to an hour sets of music. This is a free show! Below is a tentative lineup.
Set 1
kukuly uriarte
todd steed
bob deck
george middlebrooks
Set 2
jesse wagner
jim rivers
Set 3
bj alumbaugh
travis gray
Set 4
toby applegate
brett winston
Set 5
dugan broadhurst
eric lee
scott heiskell
Check the Ampient Facebook page for more info. Come out and support local noise making!
Ampient musicians Jason Bowman, Bob Deck, Todd Steed and Jesse Wagner were among those providing entertainment during the grand re-opening of Knoxville architectural icon The Sunsphere.
Download the full performance:
Post-production by Todd Steed.
Background Noise: Knoxville's Ampient Music Collective Dares to Turn Down the Volume -
Metro Pulse feature, 2/24/11
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Ampient Recommends: The Broken Marbles -
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Ampient musicians took part in the First Night celebration on New Year’s Eve 2009. For four straight hours, Todd Steed, George Middlebrooks, John Baker, Jim Rivers and Bob Deck created a continually improvised soundtrack for downtown partygoers who happened into our Gay Street locale.
Download the performance:
Metro Pulse: New Music From Ampient
Recordings from the December 1st, 2010 installment of Ampient at Old City Java. Download, listen, enjoy!
Set 1: Toby Applegate / Brett Winston
Set 2: Jason Bowman / Jesse Wagner
Ampient artists Todd Steed and Bob Deck (as Unmind Institute for Positive Waves) present UNMIND: A Solution for Everyday Life. Now available on iTunes and Amazon, soon available in other digital outlets. Available on CD on December 7, 2010.