Ampocalypse 1
A New Hope
NOT TOO LONG AGO, BEFORE THE VIRUS SMASHED THE WORLD STAGE AND STOMPED ON OUR GIGGING DREAMS.
THERE WERE LIVE SHOWS, THERE WAS A MERCH STAND AND THERE WERE HOPEFULLY AT LEAST ONE OR TWO DIE HARD SHRED HEADS DANGEROUSLY PLAYING AIR GUITAR TO YOUR SET.
PERFORMING MUSICIANS WERE BY DEFAULT APOCALYPSE READY, WIRED TO WITHSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS OF TOUR BUSSES AND BEER SOAKED DANCE HALLS.
But nothing could prepare even the most hardened road warrior for lock down life…
A New Live Music Paradigm
I think we can all agree, being trapped against one’s will when you just want to play music with another human can reach hazardous levels of boredom only remedied by obsessive compulsive distortion..
My studio desk has the days of the week scratched in it, and starting to look like it did in high school FFS !! So neck deep in research I noticed how other musicians are connecting using this very cool practical app called ZOOM, and so I figured I better figure out a way to fold it into this website.
I mean I never imagined I’d be alive to see ‘The world’s first social distancing concert ’ EVER. Man did I nearly choke up & fill with rage all at once… It looked Like a bunch of Quaranteens in a boxing ring with garden furniture picnicking on the lawn. NOW THAT’S JUST SICK !
Upon further review… This could still be a lot of fun though.
Can you Picture ( 3 spaced out ) madmen in need of a mosh fix on a construction scaffold body slamming to Slipknot. ‘LMFAO’ at the absurdity of this new normal.
IF YOU’RE LIKE ME YOU MAY EVEN BE STUCK IN A NIGHTMARISH LOOP, REPLAYING YOUR LAST GIG OVER AND OVER IN YOUR MIND… BUT FRET NOT, A SOLUTION AWAITS YOU.
Connecting your Riff Seeker store to a Zoom account couldn’t be easier…