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FIGURE OF SPEECH

About Me

FIGURE OF SPEECH - is a visual shadow puppet multimedia outfit that produces work with original music and sound scores from musicians. In the past I have worked with musicians that include Mark Osborne and James Hollingsworth - solo performer and Singer with the band Jebo. If you are a musician looking to write music for far- out Shadow puppet performances then Figure of Speech are for you! CHECK MY `VIDEOS` FOR AN ARCHIVE RECORD OF LIVE WORK AS FIGURE OF SPEECH; I have recently uploaded here, footage from the `Moontime` original performance at the Bath Fringe - it can be seen in 8 parts on `my videos` section of this site. It contains the original live music of Mark osborne - specially composed for the live event . I aplogise for the poor sound quality , and some of the less than `quality` video presentation - but iit is what it is a `live `performance unedited in front of an enthusiastic audience in Bath`s Green park station - a glass roof - I think we were the first performers ever to put a show on there? I wonder why - the acoustics were terrible!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/02/2007
Band Website: www.figureofspeech.org.uk
Band Members: Jonathan Hayter creator and performer is the creative force behind figure of speech. I produce live work, and often sub-contract to artists from other disciplines to realise my vision. I work with video artists, animators, dancers and musicians among others to translate my ideas into unusual atmospheric perfomance.....
Influences: Film , too many to mention - the concept of the Dalang from balinese shadow puppetry tradition where the puppeteer invokes the characters of the Gods and Goddesses much like a traditional shaman... Visual art, the lives and work of many visual artists are an inspiration , as with any creative work - it takes you on a journey into exploring your own language and myth making...
Sounds Like: A broad arena of influences -from pop , rock to stravinskyand tavener among many others- ambient? , dunno really...?
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Law of Dharma and other stuff...

Before we begin you can view the Artwork, performances of Jonathan Hayter @ the following domain; www.figureofspeech.org.uk plus view more stuff at the following; http://www.myspace.com/figureofspeech...
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