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The Birth Of Lifetracks Live
After, a blinding and well received set on the main stage Linda Spence met Tom Middleton and fell in love with his quiet humility and humour.Hello Tom lovely to meet you, thanks for chatting with me.
It's a pleasure
How’s your Big Chill going?
It's been incredible. I'm surprised I'm still standing because I haven’t slept yet. That's actually only from my own doing, not sleeping for 24 hours.
24 hours? What have you been doing?
Err… driving rehearsing and getting ready for the session I just played. That’s what it’s all about really - preparation.
And what an overwhelming session it was, one of the best of the weekend so far.
Golly that's quite a big statement.
It is but it's what I’m hearing people say about your set. How was it for you?
Extraordinary because that was the debut performance and up until this point it’s just been music in my head. Music in my head ha ha and then translated onto a laptop like a virtual band and orchestra and now… well, it’s been unleashed on the world - magic. And people came to have a little listen which is good.
Fantastic - what are you thinking of the vibe here - you're a bit of a veteran chiller aren’t you?
Ha ha ha - yes I’m a Zimmer frame chiller. Oh it's lovely here - always nice. I think we’re always spoilt with the great weather. It’s good to get the clouds moving a bit during the session today. I’m really enjoying it
Are you sticking around?
Absolutely - well Ive got Cosmic Fury tonight with Fred Deakin. That's gonna be really daft!
Why’s that?
Why don’t you come and find out?!
Who is your guitarist - some talented stroking going on there!
Ah, that’s Charlie Casey from Akasha. Well, he’s got skills. They’ve all got amazing skills - I don’t know any one of them, who doesn’t have serious skills. In fact I’m probably the least skilled of all of them in terms of musicianship. They’re all serious pros - I’m quite rubbish.
How many people are in your orchestra?
Err… well there are 13 strings err….
Do you actually know?
Well I think in the band we number 21.
So small venues are tricky?
Yes this is the problem. We’re trying to work out how to tour something like this but it’s quite an interesting challenge. I think if I have printed music scores of all the works, theoretically, I could go anywhere in the world, hook up with local orchestras and conduct, that’s the plan.
So you're a conductor/arranger?
That’s it exactly.
Like Beethoven?
Ha Ha ha - hold on a minute. I’m just Tom Middleton!
Written: 9th Aug, 06
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