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Hey Everyone, Ernesto Diaz-Infante and I are organizing Sound/Shift Bay Area. Basically, it's 2 days of continuous improvised music, somewhat like the thing that happened in Baltimore last summer. (For info on that, see http://www.johnberndt.org/soundshift/ ) It'll be on Friday, January 10th from 6:00 to 12:00, and Saturday, January 11th from noon to 10:00 at 21 Grand in Oakland, California. It'll be a benefit for 21 Grand. We're seeking musicians who are willing to play 30 to 45 minute shifts with a changing lineup of musicians (perhaps even people you've never met/played with before). The actual shift length will depend on how many participants there are. So, this is the preliminary call for participants. Please feel free to forward it to any lists or people you think may be interested. 2 more things: 21 Grand is not exactly a large space. Each artist will need to set up their equipment slightly before their set and remove their equipment when done so there will be room for the next. Having some degree of portability will be a plus, even if that's putting everything on a table that can be quickly be moved on/offstage. Once we have some drummers signed up, we'll see if any would be willing to share their drumset. Also, there is a PA at the venue, and we'll look into getting a decent mixer. Portable amps are welcome. We're also going to look into providing some places to crash for out-of-town musicians. If you're interested in participating, please fill out the following thingy: 1) Name 2) Instrument(s) 3) brief description of musical approach or "sound" (noisy? quiet? complex? simple? does it resemble any genres? - this'll be used to match musicians up.) 4) preferred range of group size (if there is a preference) 5) preferred range of time slots (if there is a preference) 6) participating musicians that you might want to collaborate with. (We'll do our best to work out conflicts between 4, 5 & 6 but can't make guarantees.) 7) whether you'd be willing to extend your couch or floor to an out-of-town musician. Please reply to me privately if you're interested - mattdavignon@hotmail.com Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp