Somehow its almost more fun to watch/read the ‘making of’ for both of these and savour the possibilities of the ideas and execution, than vice versa… Equally its somehow not surprising that such interesting work is created by artists who are so uniquely creative, but also open to collaboration…
“Richard James came up with the idea of controlling a 48 piece string section and a 24 strong choir by remote control, using midi controllers, lots of headphones and some remote visual cues, after being commissioned to write some pieces for the European culture congress in Poland. There was only one opportunity for a rehearsal to see if the idea worked, it was in the morning, the day of the concert!”
