to investigate the music communities within gig culture and produce a publication that celebrates it.
We are have been contacting venues, fans as well as musicians/bands as a part of our research and conducting as many interviews/tours that opportunity allows.
*The beginning content was written last Friday, we've been so manic in working on this project that I've barely had time to do my daily tasks...
Wow! What an experience today was.
It was legendary. Andy and everyone at the Luminaire were so incredible and treated us like VIP. I have never met a venue owner who makes even the most miniscule person on the rock chain feel at home and very welcome. Ridiculously hospitable!
Our time there began with a warm greeting and a cracked out lady sneaking in behind the band. ‘I’m sorry we’re not open, you can’t come in right now’ Andy politely told the woman who was quite obviously unable to be reached. She stared at me intently as she entered and again, longer when she exited. I don’t know what she tried to communicate but it was something slurred and incoherent. I imagine she was attempting to voice her displeasure at being turned away.
Everything that happened once inside those doors eradicated all the previous events of the day.
Some highlights of the day were: the guy in the background dancing with the candle on the opposite side of the stage, devirginizing a wall with chalk while leaving an illustration of the stage while everyone else used the allocated wall, Andy kindly offering us drinks on the house (and his white suit jacket and skinny blue tie, dressed for his wake).
We received a really sweet email from him following our visit. We’ve met so many fantastic people through this venture. It’s hard to believe we’ve managed to pack in tours/interviews with Troxy, Union Chapel, the Luminaire, Royal Albert Hall, Wilton’s Music Hall and XOYO, and spoken to Lulu and the Lampshades, Peggy Sue, Catherine O’Kada, Deadly Circus Fire and a promoter whose name escapes me (bad, I know). We hit up the British Music Experience, which was disappointing aside from the ska dancing & twist videos we were able to record.
This week we have an interview with the Boxer Rebellion and email contact with the Mariners Children and Little Comets. I AM SUPER EXCITED!
This project has radically altered my attitude towards design and made me wonder what on earth I have been doing up until now. I should have been focusing on music-related projects from the get-go.
Here are some images from our experience thus far:
Troxy's afterparty room with fancy lights!
The Union Chapel
the Bar above the chapel
Chapel venue space
Wall in the 'Green Room' backstage area
the ladies loo is an interesting place
(mind the photoshop tool bar, I screen capped these and didn't notice! Ooops)
our chalk drawing at the Luminaire
Packed during 'wake week'
Lulu and the Lampshades
Peggy Sue performing
watching the Mariners Children from our exclusive box.
Our ridiculous dancing videos from the British Music Experience at the O2.
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