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4:BG04/10PVD'09
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Keywords: experimental, solo, site-specific
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(a private work for a public space)
for disinterested audience and live electronics
a large room, a large crowd, an open bar
indeterminate duration
Begin without making any announcement.
Place a microphone within the audience and slowly increase its volume such that it makes the room sound increasingly full without drawing attention to itself as a generated sound.
Equalization settings and ultimate level should be pre-determined in order to avoid unwanted feedback; if necessary, it may be useful to program the microphone feed to play back on a slight delay.
Allow this increased sound level to play for long enough that it becomes invisible even to you.
Slowly increase return-volume of processing effects (reverbs, distortions, chorus filters, etc.) to transform the audience's acoustic mimic into a dull roar of abstract sound.
Remain focused on this sound. Enjoy the way it plays acoustically with itself, adjusts and transforms. Consider increasing its volume to see what else might happen.
When a significant portion of the audience has ceased talking in order to engage with your performance, silence all processed sound.
Wait a moment to turn off the unprocessed live feed as well.
When ready, without ceremony, retrieve the microphone and pack up your equipment.
Richard Kamerman
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