| World's First, Possibly Only and Probably Last iPhone Drum Circle (aka IPDC) | ||||||
| Who: OTO and MTAA in collaboration with Mike Koller and anyone with an iPhone and a drum or bongo application. What: a 1 hour iPhone drum circle in a park. Where: McCarren Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Driggs and union near Green Dome Garden). When: September 20, 2009 from 2 to 3pm Why: it is an idea that needs to be attempted at least once. |
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Wikipedia on "drum circles"- Anarchic drum circles are open gatherings of drummers with no formal leadership or moderation. The structure is often casual as the participants themselves are responsible for the starting and stopping of rhythms. Once a rhythm is introduced, others follow and contribute their own accents to build the beat organically until it either evolves into a new rhythm or loses its momentum and stops. Listening, improvisation and restraint are the keys to following the ever shifting layers of rhythm. |
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The Basic Plan - On Sunday September 20 at 2pm, MTAA, Mike Koller
and anyone else who wants to join us will set out a brightly colored
blanket surround by a circle of chairs at McCarren Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They will have amplified iPhones on which they have downloaded
touchscreen drum and bongo applications. They will have open amp
jacks that you can plug into. For the next hour we will attempt
to "jam." As explained by Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead "The main objective (of a drum circle) is to share rhythm and
get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness.
To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I mean that a new voice,
a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together." As explained by M.River of MTAA "The main objective of the iPhone Drum Circle is to get a total stranger to do a little dance on our blanket. That and hopefully enjoying the last summer Sunday in the park this year for an hour." |
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| Join in the circle - we recommend downloading the Bongo Bongo ap for iPhone (99 cents) but any drum ap will do. | ||||||
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