Douglas Witmer
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Monday, December 10, 2007
BEAT, by lynne harlow at minus space
Over the weekend I had the privilege to be a participant in Lynne Harlow's performance/painting/installation BEAT at Minus Space in Brooklyn.
The all white drum kit was the nicest I've ever played. Having not performed on the drums in a few years (and always as the drummer in a band), I felt rusty and nervous. Plus, before I started playing I didn't think to take the time to adjust the kit to my body the way my personal kit is. Describing this to someone later, they said "you felt like you were trying to drive a car but your feet couldn't reach the pedals." Exactly. Nevertheless it was very fun. And it was terrific to see all the different kinds of approaches people take to a fixed set of instruments and the broad sonic variation that was produced.
Afterwards I remembered a dream I had when I was in high school: sitting behind a drum set in a painting studio drumming and looking at large paintings on the wall.
(cue the sappy string music)
Wow, I guess dreams really DO come true!
Labels: exhibitions, Minus Space, miscellany, music
10.12.07 
1 Comments:
You look great behind that kit!
Lovely idea.
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12/11/2007