Entangled in patch cords, dreamSTATE's Scott M2 (Scott McGregor Moore) and Jamie Todd were submerged in the studio, creating their evolving sound environments with a collection of vintage and modern synthesizers. The first public expression of their electronic explorations was waveforms, an ambient soundscape installation. This ever-changing, multi-speaker creation played continuously for six months at The H5 Project, a holographic art gallery in Toronto. dreamSTATE's first CD release BETWEEN REALITIES captures a one hour section of the piece in a 'live microphone' recording which merges waveforms' electronic textures with the urban soundscape of the street outside.
Still working in the deep end of the ambient pool, dreamSTATE surfaced to perform their atmospherics live with small powerful synthesizer systems. Fresh from live appearances at the World Electronic Music Festival, Interference Orange and the Junction Arts Festival, they celebrated the launch of their first CD with an ambient soundscape performance at Toronto's WEAVE nightclub. In 2000 there was an even stronger emphasis on live performance. Along with appearances at various events like the OM Festival and the Alive series, each month the duo performed a chapter of the Drone Cycle 2000 - a tour through the 12 notes of the chromatic scale as foundations for ambient improvisations with a series of special guests. A double-CD summation of the cycle was recorded for future release.
Their new CD, PASSAGE , features dreamSTATE'ssoundscapes from the Bread and Water multimedia installation which was mounted in the Huron District Historic Goal in Goderich, Ontario from August to October 2004.
dreamSTATE are also preparing a live CD from their performance at the OM Festival in 2000 and reviewing other live recordings from 1997-99 to prepare further live soundscape CD releases and developing various new studio creations. Co-releases are also planned from recording sessions with James Johnson, Vir Unis and Susanna Hood. Exclusive tracks are appearing on a variety of ambient and experimental CD compilations - visit the CDs page for the latest releases. Jamie Todd has also released 2 new CDs, Synthphonics 1 and 2, the beginning of his new series of ambient sound environments under the project name URM .
Since 2000, Scott and Jamie have also been curating THE AMBiENT PiNG (Toronto's long running weekly live ambient music event) as a garden for new ambient music growth in the city and a welcoming spot for touring ambient performers from across the continent.
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