While my main focus has always been producing music, I've recently began designing my own live performance. And while I've had a few gigs in the past, the focus has never been on me or my music. And fortunately, I now have enough music to design a set around!
I've divided the main elements of my performance into three key categories: music, environment, and performance. Of course, the music will be the main focus of everything. But I also want to make something special. When I imagine what I want a Vital Mistake performance to be, I want to do more than just play music. I want to create an atmosphere that reflects the feeling of the music and really captivates those who are watching.
While I currently have a decent amount of music, I'm reopening a lot of those files and reorganizing the different sections into phrases and loops. One thing I always admired was watching performances that combines live music with their set. And I've never done that. I've only ever played live instruments or DJed, but never combined the 2. And this is definitely a key feature that I want to incorporate in my sets.
Lighting can be a very powerful thing. And when it is combined with sound, it just creates this atmosphere that captivates you. I've only seen a few truly amazing light shows, but they were mesmerizing. Another visual concept that I've always appreciated was Black and White because it has a classiness to it that a lot of color schemes don't. But I definitely want to design a light show around my music and create an environment that mesmerizes everyone.
This will be something special. I've been to amazing performances where the DJ would incorporate live music and elements into their set. And every time, the audience absolutely loved it. Unfortunately this is still something I am figuring out because I've never combined the two. I do believe a live set would truly make my performance that much more powerful, especially since all of my songs feature orchestral elements.
A few months ago I didn't have a vision. I had no idea where I wanted to go with my music. But in the past few months, that vision has become more and more clear. And while a lot of this is new to me, I'm excited to begin my journey and share it with the community!
