1. Ampient Live in the Sunsphere

    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

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    1. Set Your Controls For the Heart of the Sphere
    2. Prepare the E-bow Launch
    3. A Flare for Solar Activities
    4. As the City Darkens

    Post-production by Todd Steed.

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

    Metro Pulse feature, 2/24/11

  3. Ampient Live - New Year’s Eve 2009

    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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  4. Ampient Recommends: UNMIND

    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.

  5. Todd Steed + John Baker / Music for Bus Stations

    Music for Bus Stations

    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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  6. Knoxville is Ampient 2009

    The first six-track compilation presented by Ampient Music (91MB zip archive, includes high-resolution MP3s, liner notes and artwork)

    Released 2009

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