Ampient Music

April 6th, Ampient Showcase at Pilot Light

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:48:00 -0400

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 Live in the Sunsphere

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:47:00 -0500

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

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:23:00 -0500

Background Noise: Knoxville's Ampient Music Collective Dares to Turn Down the Volume :

Metro Pulse feature, 2/24/11

Bob Deck, George Middlebrooks and John Baker performed some...

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:58:52 -0500

Bob Deck, George Middlebrooks and John Baker performed some improvised pieces on Eleven O’clock Rock on 2/2/11

Ampient Recommends: The Broken Marbles

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:05:00 -0500

Ampient Recommends: The Broken Marbles:

Ampient Night at Old City Java

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:27:46 -0500

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Ampient Live - New Year's Eve 2009

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:39:00 -0500

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.

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Metro Pulse: New Music From Ampient

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:04:48 -0500

Metro Pulse: New Music From Ampient

December Ampient

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:45:00 -0500

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 Recommends: UNMIND

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:44:00 -0500

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.

Unmind Institute for Positive Waves

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:25:24 -0400

Unmind Institute for Positive Waves:

Ampient recommends UIPW.

Unmind… now.

Carl Snow : Bitmapping

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:36:00 -0400

Carl Snow’s first ambient release, Bitmapping, is available for download for only $5.

Brett Winston, Doug Campbell, Greg Horne & Dugan Broadhurst...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:44:00 -0400

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Brett Winston, Doug Campbell, Greg Horne & Dugan Broadhurst at Old City Java. 1 Sept 2010

Pilot Light 21 July 2010

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:31:00 -0400

On 7.21.10 Ampient presented our first showcase at the Pilot Light in Knoxville, featuring performances by four unique trios of musicians and original film and video projections.

Download the performances here.

Set 1: Snow / Deck / Baker
Set 2: Middlebrooks / Heiskell / Rivers
Set 3: Applegate / Lee / Broadhurst
Set 4: Scott / Wagner / Bowman

Photos by David Holt.

Todd Steed + John Baker / Music for Bus Stations

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:30:00 -0400

The first ambient music collaboration between Todd Steed and John Baker, Music for Bus Stations combines manipulated soundscapes and field recordings to pay tribute to a near-forgotten piece of American culture, with a sly nod to Eno’s classic Music for Airports.

Released 2006

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