Matthew Venn » music http://www.mattvenn.net music, improvisation, technology, design Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Barcelona Jams http://www.mattvenn.net/2010/08/28/barcelona-jams/ http://www.mattvenn.net/2010/08/28/barcelona-jams/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:59:36 +0000 matthew venn http://www.mattvenn.net/?p=514 park life!

Here are some of the jams I recorded with other musicians in Parc Cuidad in Barcelona. I think they’re great!

French/Spanish Jam

Dark Flamenco

Getup!

French Styles

]]> http://www.mattvenn.net/2010/08/28/barcelona-jams/feed/ 0 Jumping in Deep! http://www.mattvenn.net/2010/05/04/jumping-in-deep/ http://www.mattvenn.net/2010/05/04/jumping-in-deep/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 04:54:14 +0000 matthew venn http://www.mattvenn.net/?p=507 I wrote this track mostly on the way to and from Bristol. It’s about improvisation and getting involved in things without knowing where they’re going to lead.

blue grid 2

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]]> http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/11/20/be-free/feed/ 1 Seb and Guims Jam http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/08/22/seb-and-guillem-jam/ http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/08/22/seb-and-guillem-jam/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:53:18 +0000 matthew venn http://www.mattvenn.net/?p=440

mmm mm audiophonic treats for your ears! Seb on the guitar and Guims on the bottle!

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Outside the pompidou centre, by the canal and in the park. I reckon I had about 50 people listening/joining in outside the pompidou centre – fat!

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Frustration from yagama on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/08/16/video-for-frustration/feed/ 0 Jams with Nicolas and Lionel http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/08/15/jams-with-nicolas-and-lionel/ http://www.mattvenn.net/2009/08/15/jams-with-nicolas-and-lionel/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:29:28 +0000 matthew venn http://www.mattvenn.net/?p=421 cool fun jam with Nicolas! Il fait chaud!

and a great jam with Nicolas (awesome violinist), though I’m afraid the recording is pretty poor. I’ve got a lot to learn about getting good quality street recordings!

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It’s pretty heavy and will be difficult up and down stairs, but the plus side is that it will last for about 4 hours and it’s nice and loud with a good bass response.

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