Recap of Tour Opening For Mutemath

Quiet Entertainer Minglewood Hall

photo credit: Brandon Oursler Photography

The Following is a recap from the tour I went on last fall. Watch the video.

Here are some more pictures and videos. Thanks to everyone who made these possible.

 

Quiet Entertainer Tempe Arizona Mutemath

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

quiet entertainer mutemath arizona

photo credit: Keith Hession

 

quiet entertainer pittsburgh mutemath

photo credit: Sarah Wilson

quiet entertainer pittsburgh mutemath

photo credit: Sarah Wilson

Pittsburgh Review 

quiet entertainer mutemath pittsburgh

photo credit: Lesley Keller

quiet entertainer mutemath memphis

photo credit: Brandon Oursler

quiet entertainer mutemath memphis

photo credit: Brandon Oursler

quiet entertainer mutemath memphis

photo credit: Brandon Oursler

quiet entertainer mutemath memphis

photo credit: Brandon Oursler

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation

quiet entertainer mutemath chattanooga

photo credit: Jonathan Nation


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Listen to how the set sounded towards the end of the tour

Update Plus 8 Off 8th Performance Video

Quiet Entertainer performing for 8 off 8th at The Mercy Lounge

I don’t normally do a WHOLE lot of self-promotional posts, but what a great past few weeks I’ve had! Last week I played a great show with Slow Hands. Check them out.

And then just a couple of nights ago I played 8 Off 8th here in Nashville. That was a great time and I was introduced to a lot of other great bands. Check the flyer to see the names of all the bands I saw and then watch the video of the full performance! 8 off 8th flyer with Quiet Entertainer

So, I’m feeling pretty good. Next few weeks I’ll be going out of town for a change! I’ll be back in Knoxville for The Midnight Voyage on July 20th; then in Clarksville for The Coup’s first show at their new spot on the 27th. And then finally back in Nashville for my CD release / Birthday Party! Quiet Entertainer CD Release & Birthday Party at The 5 Spot in Nashville

So much fun all around! What are you up to?

Labor Day Weekend with Derrek Phillips Manufactory

Derrek Phillips' Manufactory - Offering

I just played one of my favorite shows ever this past weekend. It was at the 5 Spot in East Nashville along with Derrek Phillips’ Manufactory. This is one of my favorite bands in town. They let me sit in with them for a couple of songs. It was very cool! I wish I had been able to record the performance or get some kind of evidence! Hopefully next time. Check out this video of them to learn more.


Also listen to their record, Offering, on bandcamp.

<a href="http://ropeadope.bandcamp.com/album/derrek-phillips-manufactory-offering" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://ropeadope.bandcamp.com']);">In Awe by Ropeadope</a>


As for the show and for my set, I had a lot of fun. Everything sounded great. I was glad to finally get that show under my belt after all of the reschedulings I had in Nashville in the month of August. Working with Jed has been more and more fun as we continue. Also on that night, there was some bachelorette party going on at the 5 Spot. Those kinds of things always make it more entertaining when I do a show. I sometimes wish there were a bachelorette schedule that I could book my shows around. :-) Looking forward to the next one!

Realizing the Difference Between DJ Sets and Live PA

I have a lot of shows coming up in the Middle TN area. I love to play live. It’s one of the more cathartic things I do in life as an artist. I recently found out that I will be a part of Mashville in August. Mashville is the monthly DJ party here in Nashville where the best DJs play hip-hop, electronic, dubstep, and whatever other music they want. It’s always an honor to play. Here are some pictures from the last time I played Mashville.

Quiet Entertainer - Live at Limelight (Mashville)

Something odd happened at the last Mashville show. I had some fans come out to see me. After my set, they were all disappointed. One of them had brought her friends. She said, “Well I told them how awesome you were and that you had such a crazy energetic live show. But when we saw you, you were just playing records.” I was kind of taken aback. Did she not know that I was killing it? But then, I realized the problem. Normally, I don’t just DJ with records. My live show has developed into a unique blend of music, crowd engagement and performance art.

Quiet Entertainer - Live at The Basement 06/02/09

I recently learned of a term and genre for this called Live PA. The PA part stands for “Performing Artist.” This Live PA term is used to describe producers who recreate their studio environment while performing their tracks live. Usually, this is different from a typical DJ set where a DJ will play mix tracks that he might not have created himself. I do think that you can be both. Perhaps, the best DJs and Live PA artists are both. The Live PA forum states, “The “real” Live P.A.s take it further by recreating their studio sound live and have the expressive capability to improvise and change the music on the fly, because all of their instruments are right there with them on-stage.” Later, they go on to say, “…many of us grew up going to and playing in rock, jazz, and classical bands and concerts, where musicians play instruments live and put on a show for the audience. Some Live P.A.s also DJ, and some DJs also do a Live P.A., so the two performance methods go hand-in-hand for some musicians, while other more traditional musicians wouldn’t want to be caught dead behind turntables – it all depends on the person. ”
Check out Divinci of Solillaquists Of Sound

My goal as an artist and as a performer is to grow in the DJ world and the Live PA world. My favorite DJ, DJ Shadow, seems to move effortlessly between these two distinctions. For instance if you have his In Tune and On Time DVD/CD, you can see that he has lots of turntables, samplers, midi controllers; plus, he’s remixing it all live to create something completely different from the studio creation. Somehow I think this is what DJs can and should do anyway. However if you then listen to a Shadow mix such as this next one, you’ll note that he performs tracks of his own plus some other ones.
DJ Shadow In Los Angeles 10.31.09- Snippet by djshadow

Anyway! To avoid future disappointments, I will try and communicate what kind of set I will be doing. Either a Live set or a DJ set. If you see my name on a flyer with no distinction, it’s probably a live set. For instance here:



But if you see it and it says DJ set, well then obviously:



Eventually, I hope to grow to the point where this type of distinction isn’t necessary. At the same time, it’s kind of a fun problem to have. Would you rather watch a DJ set? or a Live PA set? You have any stories or comparisons? Let me know in the comments.