Background
Ampient is a collective of musicians in Knoxville, TN, creating musical conversations through improvised sounds.
Initially started as a sly nod to Brian Eno’s Music For Airports, Ampient founders Todd Steed and John Baker released Music For Bus Stations in 2006. The idea of live performance grew out of that album and more Knoxville musicians joined the fold.
Foreground
Ampient returned to the Big Ears Festival on 29 Mar & 30 Mar 2014, with midday Ampient Café performances at Old City Java. Performances took place from 1-3pm on Saturday 29 Mar and 12-2pm on Sunday 30 Mar.
Releases
Music4 Projec (2013)
5 of the Ampient collective offer an update on Mr. E's concept of musical support for the everyday mundrone.
More releases by Ampient artists
Carl Snow / Bitmapping (2010)
John T Baker / Ohm (2009)
Artists
Present and past performers/collaborators include:
- B.J. Alumbaugh
- Toby Applegate
- John T. Baker
- Adrian Belew
- Jason Bowman
- Dugan Broadhurst
- Doug Campbell
- Bob Deck
- Travis Gray
- Scott Heiskell
- Greg Horne
- Matt Klimas
- Eric Lee
- George Middlebrooks
- Cecilia Miller
- John Phillips
- Jim Rivers
- Daniel Scott
- Carl Snow
- Todd Steed
- Kukuly Uriarte
- Jesse Wagner
Booking
For booking and all other inquiries, email ask[at]ampient.com.
Not all members are available at all times, but you’ll probably like what you get.