a note on supporting individuals and orgs

So far, I have talked a number of musicians, artists and organizations who have shown support and interest in the project. Among them, Greg Kelly from the Bridge PAI has expressed much interest and commitment to get involved. The Bridge PAI has a gallery space on the Belmont side of the Belmont Bridge, under which is the Charlottesville station where Buckingham Branch rests and passes through. The Bridge, with its mission statement to strengthen and enrich community through collaborative interactions in the arts, has sponsored many socially progressive programs and artistically innovative projects in the Charlottesville community. This month, the Bridge is hosting a series of sound-related events for Audio January. Greg asked me to incorporate the field recordings of Buckingham 5 into the playlist of sound pieces exhibited in the gallery space during its opening hours. [It'll be interesting to hear the recorded sounds of a Buckingham train in the gallery space and then walk across the Belmont Bridge to hear the actual source of the sound coming from a live train.]

Peter Agelasto from Monkeyclaus have expressed interest in documenting the event and posting and archiving and streaming the media (audio and video, most likely) on the Monkeyclaus website. His vision of synching up real-time community events with the online community of artists and their artistic material has, I think, lots of potentials for liberating effects: for individuals who want to take control of their own media and images from the bottom up.

John Ruscher, otherwise known as the blogger Nailgun who maintains the most updated and comprehensive list and report of indie music happenings in Charlottesville, digs the project idea. John is also the writer for the music column Feedback for the C-ville, a local arts paper. He will cover the event in his column and will post about the event on his blog.

Lastly, HzCollective, whose mission is to foster a local community of experimental/avant garde/improvised/noise musicians and enthusiasts in Richmond and Charlottesville, will be directly involved. HzCollective, of which I'm a part, will contribute artistically and logistically to the project. The collective will be responsible for promoting and contacting other musicians and local press.