PLAY ME I’M YOURS MIXES

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Play Me, I’m Yours, a public art project by Luke Jerram and presented by Sing For Hope, brought 60 pianos to the streets of New York City from June 21 to July 5 2010. Christopher Marianetti and Jeremy Thal of Found Sound Nation spent two days traveling around NYC documenting people and performers within 10 different communities in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. In the resulting work we mix two days of audio, including street interviews, performances, improvisational jams and street sounds; limiting ourselves to using only material collected within 10 feet of each piano.

Listen to Mixes

The above tracks feature: Alexandra Heifetz; Amy, Oliver, and Atticus Pihlar; Andrea Mannix; Antoine Velez; Dan Gore; Elijah Henderson; Frank and Colin Carter; Jeff Cavalli; Ke’Luc Holder, Kifo Temple, Malaika Henry; Lucas Johnson; Luna J Garcia; Maria Hayakawa; MinLing Zhao; Rafel Vicioso and Danielle Nogales; Richard, Marquis and Tysianna Fields; Shawn Anderson; and Ward Saxton.

Special Thanks to: Ezra (Mix Master Max) Tenenbaum

Trip to New Orleans

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On Friday, we set out on our long awaited trip down to New Orleans. We’re tagging along with the young and talented folks from NY2NO, a student run urban agriculture and community outreach project. 5 years now since hurricane Katrina struck, we’ll be documenting attempts to build a green movement in the city’s most impoverished neighborhood – the 9th ward.

Before heading out from Philadelphia, we stopped by The Village of Arts and Humanities, a beautifully renovated arts complex in northern Philly and a partner for the trip. After a stroll through their gardens and a stop in at their youth-run cafe – we headed out.

23 hours, 6 states, and numerous pit stops later – our 12 person passenger van rolled up to New Orleans.

Our home base for the week is Blair Grocery, a preparatory school and educational center started by former New York school teacher Nat Turner. No, not that Nat Turner, this one.

We’ve decided to blog daily.  It’s an experiment.   See you tomorrow.