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04.08.24 / 03 / leading from the back
extrovert
starts at front of room
talks loudly
figures it out as they go
grabs leadership first then delegates later
introvert
starts at back of room
says very little
until they have understood everything
follows at first but gradually takes control
I've always been the latter, it's always been a problem. People think "Who is this guy? Why is he here?" But later they will all obey me.
04.08.24 / 02 / good plus good plus good equals good
At the time we opened, natural wine, Japanese food, and a so-called audiophile sound system didn’t really sound like a very put-together concept, but we just thought good plus good plus good equals good. We concentrated on the stuff that we enjoyed, and what we believed in, and put it together in a way that we felt made sense.
04.08.24 / 01 / listening room
So Jonny beat me to it. Devun Turnbull's Listening Room as church. It even has its own incense burner. Of course churches should do this, at least as a component of the offering. Creating an ambience at all times, intensified as the sole focus of specific listening sessions, doing the music for other kinds of worship.
It isn't necessary to go as far as hand-made equipment. Turnbull himself is easy about this in interviews, not a purist, learn how to get the best out of what you have. Churches have their own unique acoustics, get the right speakers in the right places, play with volume and reverb. Find the music that works, even if it doesn't sound like it 'ought' to do.
This also links in to something I've been thinking about for years, about churches as ambient drop-in spaces for rest and meditation. Churches as a focus for the vinyl renaissance. Get a sound system in and someone to curate the music.
Having a membership for 180 Studios is really paying for itself here - I can drop into the Listening Room at will for an hour or so.
