It’s been months, but I’ve finally started playing in the subways again. it feels really nice to get back to it. It’s amazing how much time of day & location really influence the experience. My overall favorite spot to play so far has been Union Square – I feel like there’s always a great mix of people there who get into the music.
It’s been a bit slower getting back into it, but also, very refreshing … It’s very interesting for me to see how I’ve developed different music over the last year or two, and how I’ve something I did a year or two ago & added a new twist to it… it’s also interesting to see how everything get’s faster & faster the longer I play it (sometimes that’s good … sometimes not so much) … a lot of the time my compositional ideas come from playing in the subway too (I’d say most of them really…)
Take this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExR8dWkb6pc&feature=plcp – I do all the same stuff, but now I have the loop station drone under it & I add a middle eastern sounding section influenced by Gladiator to it
The truly great thing about the subway though is the people you run into – the old friends, the kids, the people whose day you made, the people who dance as you walk by, the whackos, everyone…
I hope to be sharing some of *those* stories in the near future!
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