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Here is a diagram of the two projection possibilities.

Visuals...

Although the sound will probably remain the more important piece there will be a visual aspect as well. In an attempt to take advantage, and also encourage the surround sound nature of the performance, visuals will be projected onto screens hanging in the centre of the space. Currently we are tossing up between having two screens, both translucent, and projecting the two sets of visuals onto both screens; allowing the audience to move around the screens and see the reverse sides of them. This will also have the effect of encouraging audience movement, which will allow them to experience the surround sound nature of the piece. The second idea is to have one opaque screen and have a set of images projected onto either side. This will also encourage, to a lesser degree, audience movement.

The actual visuals will probably be looping and over exposed, in an attempt to subdued clips that can be spliced together live. This will not only fit the ambient nature of the clip but will also allow the music to take pride of place, creating meaning within the visuals, rather than the visuals driving the music.

Progress

The track below is the result of a few hours in the studio experimenting with synths only.

It most probably sounds very little like what we want to achieve with the final work.

Our desired sound is a lot more organic with only minimal sonic ornamentation.

This is more like an experiment in texture, layering and mood.

The piece is to be arrhythmical, combining layer upon layer of notes and chords in a legato style.

Like one big crescendo collecting instruments along the way, climaxing in a wall of harmonic texture.

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Here is a recording of an ambient synth piece that we worked on during a session in an attempt to work out the mood of the piece.

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The Brave Face Project is a collaboration between Aidan Rolls, Alex Keirs and George Nicholas. The work of these three will take the form of a live audio/visual performance incorporating hardware, software and conventional instruments.

The work will take place in serial space in Chippendale. The spacial arrangement of th performance plays an important role. The work will have three separate sound sources each controlled independently. Below is a diagram of the sources of the sound (represented by s1,s2 & s3)