I’ve never seen a saw player before. It is a beautiful instrument. Many people stopped and watched hypnotised, even the best local buskers.
Unsilent Night
Unsilent Night – Thursday 29th October will see the BBC Big Screen play host to classic films from the beginnings of cinema, accompanied by live experimental soundtracks from some of Liverpool’s most creative music collectives. Curated by Big Screen magician Bren O’Callaghan, it’s bound to be a fun event. There is even a saw player for the intervals!
I’ve designed the title cards here based on the back-drops I originally created for A Different Tune.
Revolution of Form

This Sunday I will be providing some cunningly simple AV support to the Revolution of Form event at The Bluecoat. It features several poets exploring new methods of performance poetry, alongside other artists, musicians and illustrators. It has been organised by Nathan Jones, resident poet and Mercy man, who will also be performing two pieces with the support of illustrators Chris Rodenhurst and Neil Keating. Here are some pictures of our rehearsal last week. I’ll try get some better videos of the actaul show that show the buffering capture via isadora.
John Smith – ‘Not Over Yet’ – (4 of 4)
John Smith – ‘Not Over Yet’ (4 of 4) from Sam Meech on Vimeo.
The final track from our ‘Map or Direction’ session – an powerful acoustic cover of dance tune ‘Not Over Yet’.