The idea of virtual concerts might seem a little weird but they are actually rather cool. Second Life is a virtual community where you get to run around a world built by you, and other members. You can do almost anything that you can do in real life, and although it's not quite the same as real life activities (snowboarding inworld is bound to be different from snowboarding in the real world) people do engage in a great many of activities. One of these is gigs, and concerts. Singers, musicians, and even just people who like to talk can gather an audience and allow them to listen over an audio stream. Similar to listening to a radio concert, there is a difference in that interactivity can be involved. Requests are sometimes granted, responses given if audience members ask questions, or even encores can be acknowledged and played!
So after that small intro for those of the uninitiated I can tell you that I attended the best inworld gig ever the other day, and it was put on by the fabulous Metal Edo. Known as Edd Coates in real life, this was the second gig he has done to help promote his future coming album Transit. He performed for over an hour and a half, and managed to fit in a fantastic 14 songs, 13 of his own, and one cover, which was David Gray's Slow Motion (which was fantastic).
Edd sounded brilliant, his performance was so full of energy and it was obvious that he was enjoying it as much (if not more) than the audience. The audience also seemed to love Edd, and he received nothing but positive comments (and nice big tips!).
I've had the chance to hear other performances by Edd, but without doubt this was my favourite of his! The whole gig seemed to flow together nicely, and there was a great energy about. Plus he did sing my favourite song of his, Underground - Thanks Edd! But really it all sounded great, from the beginning notes of Troglodyte to the encore (yes he even got to do an encore!) of Take Me Home.
All in all, a great show! Very glad I got to be there, and can't wait for the next one! You should definitely check out his sites, and keep an eye out for the next one. Will be good to see you there :)
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Clicky Links wont seem to work for me so here are the links I tried to put in the blog!
www.eddcoates.com
www.myspace.com/eddcoates
www.secondlife.com
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