Hey everyone,

I'm organizing another DroneShift show, this time as a benefit for 21
Grand's relocation. DroneShift is a music event that is built entirely out
of extremely long notes and sound clusters, gradually shifting every few
minutes and lasting for a few hours. This will be the second one, and I'm
currently aiming for a 4 hour drone. I'm looking for folks who'd be
interested in participating.

This is similar to the Sound/Shift (or the last 2 years of the Big Sur
Experimental Music Festival), except
1) It's entirely focused on drone music - no soloing, no beats, no obvious
melodies or grooves
2) It's shorter (not 2 days long)
3) I'd prefer to schedule musicians for several small shifts instead of
single large ones, but I'm flexible on this
4) The schedule is divided in increments of 5 minutes

Logistics:
Ideally, I'd like for everyone who requires time to set up to be set up
before the show. Exceptions can be made for folks playing only later in the
event, but stage/PA space then is subject to availability. Since there will
be a large number of musicians set up, please plan on bringing equipment
that doesn't take up a lot of physical space. PA and tables are available,
but likely to be in high demand, so if some people can bring their own it'll
be extremely helpful.

There will be 2 clocks visible from the stage, and each person will have a
schedule marked in 5 minute intervals whether they're "on" or "off". Like
Sound/Shift, you'll be playing with a constantly-changing pool of other
musicians. I will try to maximize the number of musician/instrument
combinations over the course of the event. I'd like to get 20 or 30
musicians involved. The total amount of playing time for each person
depends on the total amount of participants, but I'm aiming for 30-40
minutes.

Volunteers:
I'd love it if someone could help out with the cd table or someone else to
help me with stage management (setting people up with the PA, cue-ing
musicians according the schedule, etc). If it's someone who's not playing,
it'd be a good way to get free admission and a free CD from me.

The show would be on March 12th or March 19th, depending on which night more
musicians are available. Both nights are Saturdays, and I'm aiming for 7pm
to 11pm.


If interested, please send me:

Name:
Email:
Instrument(s):
Prefer 1 long shift or several short shifts?:
Date, 3/12 or 3/19, or either?:
Website (if applicable, for program):