I’m excited about new projects that are opening up left and right. from sounddesign to festivals to live cut up collages.
met with sabine menne and gabriela weitenauer today to plan our stint at ursula repüblik (26 march). don’t miss this one! the works of 3 artists (sabine menne, gabriela weitenauer and myself) cut up and put together as one big live collage will kill anything that’s ever been invented since sliced bread!
I’m especially looking forward to being part of the exhibition of tilmann krumrey’s sculpture kain & abel mid april at muc852. having met tilmann for the first time yesterday, I feel very fortunate to be working with such an exquisit artist. I don’t want to give it all away so stay tuned for what’s going to be an incredible experience for those who can come out to face the sculpture in the flesh! dates will be announced soon.
then there’s the first ever klangfest in munich (22 may), which I’m delighted about. 29 great bands on 4 stages in one day. bavaria’s music producers and labels are presenting their artists at one of munich’s most prestigious arenas. of course, I’ll be part of it.
thanks everybody for coming out last friday. I had a blast playing for you!
I’d like to thank all the performers and the team from i-camp theater for their support. special thanks goes out to robert schmelcher for extraordinary sound engineering and to zehra of muenchen852!
the next virtual reality circus will be announced as soon as I have all the details together.
as promised, here’s the date and time for our open online rehearsal stream at i-camp theater in munich.
you can watch us play a couple of songs from the program of tomorrow (march 12th) night’s Virtual Reality Circus on my online live stream. via online chat you can ask questions and interact with the band!
open rehearsal starts at 19h (GMT+1, Munich Time) and will be about 20 minutes.
the Virtual Reality Circus starts at 20:30h and it will be live online, too!
just a little reminder to make simplicity rule nr.1! learned from les paul (yes, the one the guitar is named after!)
“My chops were not as fast, but I just learned more on what was in my mind than what was in my chops.
I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it’s the right one, and it will probably whip the guy with twenty notes.”
tonite I’m playing the first solo performance of my life. I’ve tried various set ups, including loopmakers, distortion, overdrives, extensive analogue echo machines and more.
until yesterday I thought I had it all figured out and was ready to go live with an elaborate solo show to impress people.
after I recorded the whole show late last night (a dressrehearsal of sorts) I found it all dumb and amateurish and wannabe blabla.
so I got depressed. watched youtube videos of tim burton for an hour. then, out of frustration, played some of the music using only upright bass and voice, no technology of any kind. I loved it, listened back to it, still loved it. better energy, more artistic freedom in the performance and just an overall great feeling.
so I decided to get rid of all the technology clutter. now, for the first time in my life it’s going to be only me and my bass on stage.
ah, the good life after all, acoustic is king. simplicity rocks and to eliminate all the unnesscessary bs rules.
here’s a little preview of the solo concert I’m going to do on march 6th at galleria autonomica / muenchen 852, briennerstr.48, munich. playing excerpts of the new project Music of Ghouls.
all sounds are made on the bass and looped instantly, then I play the groove and sing…fun stuff…
enjoy the performance and excuse the rehearsal sound quality.
hope to see you all at the show
here is the Horse Dark Lady she’s uncomfortable when people speak to hear, so she moved out of town to live in stables amongst horses, the only place where she feels safe from the talk talk talk…
this article is in german because I’d like to reach out to fans and future fans around munich, whom I’m going to bribe to come see my show. english translation is below the german text!
ich werde euch hier öffentlich bestechen, um zu meinem Virtual Reality Circus am 12. März ins i-camp Theater zu kommen und/oder um die show als produzent zu unterstützen. dafür gibt es 2 pakete, das
“VRC Collective Ticket” und den “VRC Collective Producer“. mit beiden paketen könnt ihr den eintrittspreis und den produzentenpreis um 40-50% senken!
wie das geht? so gehts:
VRC COLLECTIVE TICKET
wenn ein minimum von 20leuten bis 10.März tickets zur show kauft, zahlen alle nur €8,40 statt €14.- eintritt!
wenn das minimum von 20 leuten nicht zustande kommt, gibt es keinen rabatt, dafür aber das geld zurück!
das handbuch zum VRC Collective Ticket:
1. kaufe eine karte: überweise €8,40 via paypal an info@orkaan.com (betreff: VRC Collective Ticket)
2. kaufen bis 10.märz 20 leute oder mehr karten via paypal, so setze ich alle eure namen auf die gästeliste und ihr seid für €8,40 in der show.
3. kaufen weniger als 20 leute bis 10.märz tickets, so überweise ich euch umgehend am 11.märz die €8,40 zurück!
keiner verliert. ihr kommt entweder billiger rein, oder ihr bekommt euer geld zurück.
VRC COLLECTIVE PRODUCER
dieses paket funktioniert ebenso wie das VRC Collective Ticket. nur mit dem unterschied, dass ihr nicht nur eintrittskarten bekommt, sondern die show als produzent finanziell unterstützt, so dass alle beteiligten künstler und techniker gebührend bezahlt werden können.
vergiss nicht: die show ist für dich 1,5 stunden bestes entertainment und spass, für die künstler sind es ca. 10000 stunden harter arbeit und disziplin, denn so lange braucht ein mensch im durchschnitt, um eine kunst zu meistern.
und so funktionierts:
wenn bis 10.märz10 leute oder firmen das VRC Collective Producer Paket kaufen, senke ich den preis für das paket für alle beteiligten um 50%, von €400.- auf €200.-
wenn das minimum von 10 leuten nicht zustande kommt zahle ich das geld umgehend an euch zurück!
2. ich setze eure namen als produzenten der show auf alle meine websites und social networks (www.orkaan.com, www.juergenreiter.com, facebook, twitter und myspace), ausser ihr wollt anonym bleiben.
3. ich nehme eure namen als produzenten/sponsoren auf in meine pressemitteilungen und in mitteilungen all meiner medienpartner. (ausser ihr wollt anonym bleiben)
4. wenn ihr eine website habt (und wer hat wohl heute keine mehr), gebe ich euch ein widget (powered by peoplezapping), mit dem ihr die show live auf eurer website übertragen könnt und so noch mehr zugriffe auf eure seite generieren könnt.
5. ihr erhaltet ein persönliches video (ca. 3-5 minuten) der show für eure website oder euer protfolio. (das video wird nach der postproduction an euch gesendet. ca. 1 woche nach der show)
Handbuch zum VRC Collective Producer:
1. überweise €200.- via paypal an info@orkaan.com (betreff: VRC Collective Producer)
2. wenn am 10.märz das minimum von 10 leuten erreicht ist, setze ich alles in bewegung, um euch zu featuren. wurde das minimum nicht erreicht, überweise ich das geld ohne abzüge am 11.märz wieder an euch zurück.
I’m going to openly bribe you to come to the Virtual Reality Circus on March 12th at i-camp theater in munich and/or sponsor the show. there are two packages to collectively drop the prices to the show and sponsorship 40-50%.
1. VRC Collective Ticket
2. VRC Collective Producer
here’s how it works:
VRC COLLECTIVE TICKET
if a minimum of 20 people sign up to buy tickets for the show by March 10th, all who signed up get a 40% discount on the ticket price. (€8,40 instead of €14)
if less than 20 sign up, no one gets the deal, instead you get your money back!
VRC Collective Ticket handbook:
1. sign up: make paypal payment of €8,40 to info@orkaan.com (ref: VRC Collective Ticket)
2. if the minimum 20 has been reached on March 10th your name will be on the guestlist and you’re in at €8,40. (if the minimum 20 has not been reached you’ll get the full payment back on march 11th!)
VRC COLLECTIVE PRODUCER
you’d like to help produce my Virtual Reality Circus, so artists can get paid for their hard work and dedication to give you 1,5 hours of high scale entertainment? (remember, 1,5 hours of high class entertainment for you is about 10000 hours of hard work and study for each individual artist to master his craft!)
thank you for understanding and for being great!
here’s how it works:
if a minimum of 10people/companies sign up to buy the VRC Collective Producer package by March 10th, all who signed up get a 50% discount on the package price. (€200 instead of €400)
if less than 10 sign up, no one gets the deal, but you’ll get your money back!
the VRC Collective Producer Package includes:
1. free tickets (2 each) for the show on March 12th.
2. Credit of your name on exposed positions on all our websites and social networks (www.orkaan.com, www.juergenreiter.com, facebook, twitter, myspace)
3. we’ll communicate you as our producer/sponsor to the press, so you’ll get extra exposure on our connected networks and partners.
4. if you have a website (well, who doesn’t) we’ll give you a widget to stream the show live on your website and drive extra traffic to your site.
5. you’ll receive a personalized video (about 3-5 minutes) of the show to put on your website or portfolio. (we’ll send the video after postproduction, about 1 week after the show)
sign up instructions:
1. make paypal payment of €200 to info@orkaan.com (ref: VRC Collective Producer)
2. if the minimum 10 has been reached on march 10th we’ll work our butts off to get you the exposure you deserve! (if the minimum 10 has not been reached you’ll get the full €200 back on march 11th)
I will be streaming live performances (from my studio) from the new program “Music of Ghouls” (which is part of the Virtual Reality Circus) plus interviews with the artists such as step2diz and acrodanse , stories about the music’s characters and more.
while delivering all that online right to the comfort zone of your armchair, bathtub or office via peoplezapping, I ask nothing more than for you to tune in and enjoy, and to let me know your thoughts and whishes in the included live chat.
dead on arrival
il conto per favore
in viaggio
lets get it on tonight
lo sconto
no trespassing
the change up
wintermaerchen
