Background

Ampient is a collective of musicians in Knoxville, TN, creating musical conversations through improvised sounds.

Foreground

Ampient will revive the Ampient Night at Old City Java performance series on 19 Mar 2014 at 8pm. All performances are free and take place at Old City Java (109 S Central Street in Knoxville TN).

Ampient will return to the Big Ears Festival on 29 Mar & 30 Mar 2014, with midday Ampient Café performances at Old City Java. Performances will take place from 12-2pm on Saturday 29 Mar and 1-3pm 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.

Knoxville is Ampient (2009)

The collaboration/compilation that started it all.

More releases by Ampient artists

Todd Steed and the Orchestra of pHere / Music for Laundromats (2013)

George Middlebrooks / Songs From An Open Field (2013)

Unmind Institute For Positive Waves / UNMIND: A Solution For Modern Life (2010)

George Middlebrooks / Re[dis]covery Loops (2010)

Carl Snow / Bitmapping (2010)

John T Baker / Ohm (2009)

Todd Steed & John T. Baker / Music for Bus Stations (2005)

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.