Have you heard of** Augmented Reality** or mixed reality? Lets call Augmented Reality AR. AR is similar to VR Virtual Reality except with** AR **you do not need to wear any head set or any other hardware, all you need is a smart phone. 🎸🎸🎸

I am really proud to say as far as I know I am the** first Indie artist in the world to be utilising **AR within my music efforts. Here is an example of** AR** in action. In this case it is like a thank you message from the artist to the fan that comes in the form of an exclusive video.. check this out:

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I have been working with AR just 2 months now, its early days yet but I believe that amazing content is going to be created from Living room concerts, selfies with the artist, birthday greetings, 3d models where you would place the band members around your living room then press a button and they start jamming in your living room. 🎸🎸🎸

Here are some industry quotes.

"Rolling Stone: Is there in anything in music happening right now that gets you excited … where you can hear it and say, “Oh, this is clearly paving a way for the future?”

Will.i.am: No. What’s paving the way for the future of music … is augmented reality and virtual reality. … Right now in 2018, you’re like, what’s the future of music? Not music! There’s always gonna be like, people are gonna push the boundaries on like, formats or song structure. What if I told you that today’s popular music structure, no matter if it’s underground hip-hop or underground rock, or pop, or whatever, it all is based on the limitations that record and vinyl had. … “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” was a song they sung over and over and over and over and over again … there was no time limit. 🎸🎸🎸 Will Saunders PRS

"We have to wait for the consumer to catch up with technology"

: “The idea of augmented reality is exciting because right now it’s being used. It is something that goes directly onto mobile devices. That means you don’t need a headset… The idea of the physical and the digital coexisting at the same time is incredibly powerful…

But the consumer adoption of those technologies isn’t there just yet; it will come, but right now you can only get it in specific locations. In China this is a massively growing space right now – social VR and VR in physical places.

I am not a sceptic – this is a question of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ with regards to adoption. It’s really about the processing power of technologies… It’s about the speed with which technology can deliver on the promise of technologies.” 🎸🎸🎸 Are you ready folks?

My album bundles "Otherside Of The Sky" and "Chronology" both come with AR experiences.

WHY I DON'T TOUR

Many people don't know this, but I chose not to be a touring artist (for now) because I have young children (ages 10-12).

I didn't know if I would ever "make it" because of that choice, but it was very clear to me I shouldn't put my career ahead of my family.

I believe the young years are the most impressionable and crucial time in kids' lives and they need a "father" around as much as possible.

So I decided to take the road less traveled, and simply be a recording artist, even if it meant I wouldn't be as successful, and even if it meant a harder journey for me.

I didn't completely give up my music career dreams either because I also believe that while it's vital for parents to be around as much as possible, it's equally important for kids to see their parents work hard, and pursue their passion, gifts and dreams. Do you agree?

I wanted to tell you about that part of my personal life because I get the question a lot about if I'll do a tour and when.

For now I'm very content as a recording artist, however, I definitely have the itch to perform live.

I'm very aware of the great amount of effort that goes into live performance, from forming the band , to reharsals, logistics, tour schedules, and much, much more.

I don't take those facts lightly.

What I can tell you is that when I decide to tour, I won't dabble - I'll jump in with two feet. It will be an amazing show.

Chronology and Wish You Were Here

Just 7 days until Chronology hits the digital stores. Hard copies ( cd' ) will also be available from the website from 30th Nov.

Why Chronology?

This year I was deeply influenced by David Gilmour's return to Pompeii. Which got me into thinking about time and how we are affected by the parameters of time. David's performance at Pompeii was very special historically as well as musically. It has been 2000 years since an audience attended the amphitheatre in Pompeii, the last time an audience attended the amphitheatre it would have been to watch Gladiators.

At that time Pompeii was a thriving large Roman town where people lived and worked. It was a complex community that had all the modern facilities Rome had to offer. Heated public bathing, restaurants, shops ,markets and of course the amphitheatre.
To think that on one day its was a bustling town with people going about their business then the next day they are all dead under a pile of volcanic ashes.

Chronology Is all about time. I have set the album out like a concept album with recurring themes and melody. Whilst thinking about Time and how we are subject to its 3 dimensional power I created tracks that reflect these thoughts. Beginning, middle and end. Past, present and future. Liquid Solid and gas. The finite way that we are all consciously programmed to think is unavoidable.

The album itself takes one through many emotions as we all think about time, happy memories, sad memories and the hope for a better future.

Wish You Were Here the album by Pink Floyd also really inspired me whilst thinking about time. How the band went into Abbey Road studios just after the success of "Darkside Of The Moon" putting pressure on themselves to come up with a follow on album. They struggled a lot over several months and because of the success of Darkside they were all carrying some guilt about Syd, although it really was not their faults as we all know. The amazing thing is that when the album "Wish You Were Here" was being recorded.. John Leckie was working in studio 2 recording Roy Harper, The Floyd always has a mini bar according to John, John and Roy went into studio 3 where the floyd were recording because they had money now.. Roger was trying to do the vocal on "Have A Cigar", Roger asked Roy to have ago, It suited Roys vocal range better and hence now the vocal on have a cigar is Roy Harper, during this recording Roger stopped and asked who is that pointing at the back, John said "its me John", Roger said "No standing there", John looked around and there was Syd.

The picture on the right was taken that day in Abbey Road, this was Syd, the band had not seen him for sometime, they could not believe it. David Gilmour and Roger waters both cried.

So the Title track of my Album which really has a deeply sad element to it is my expression of how time and circumstances beyond our control can be devastating. It is also to pay homage to Syd because with out him there would not have been a Pink Floyd and in turn that huge influence in my own music would have been absent.

Shine On Syd

It was 1970 something, I was learning to play drums, I asked for a snare drum for Christmas. I created a drum kit out of my snare drum and pots and pans, I used to play along with Led Zeppelin two.. Jon Bonham was just my idol.

At the time** Rick Wakeman had rehearsal studio's** in the old bus depot in High Wycombe. My dad used to take me along to rehearsals. This was my dad's band, my dad is the guitar player on the right.

I remember there was these huge sliding doors, big enough for double decker bus's to get in and out, although the bus's were long gone to a new site on the other side of town. Many bands rehearsed there and I was there all the time. Inside the huge building there were two studios, one much smaller, in between them was a small room with windows looking into both studio's. In this small room was a pinball machine, I would play for hours. My Uncle Roger was playing bass for Rick Wakeman in his band called English Rock Ensemble. I was taken along to some of the gigs as well. King Arther Knights of the round table which had ice skaters dressed up etc, Rick was extravagant back then. Here is Roger playing his triple neck Bass.

A few years later I wanted to take up guitar, I asked my dad if I could take my snare drum and swap it for an electric guitar at the local music shop. My dad said " no you will be a great drummer". So I went and swapped it anyway.

So I came home with a Vox Ace, my first electric guitar, I was about 12. I had to hide it from my dad for months because he had said "no". I learned fast, really fast, My dad taught me ( I used to say, " how do you do that?" and he would show me) not long and I could hear a tune and play it straight away on one hearing. These days I can hear one bar of a song and more or less be able to play the whole song instantly, because most music is so predictable. Later in life I also learned to read music and have grade 8 classical guitar with Trinity college London.

In the late 80's I learned Pascal a computer programming language, I found that with the use of computers my reading and writing problems could be over come. Also another strange thing was in the late 90's I taught my self Biblical Hebrew, I found it easy, You read back to front in Hebrew, I found this extremely easy.

With all this in mind, my music gift has always got me through life, when times are hard, when times are easy, when you lose someone you love, when all else fails there has always been music.

I have so many memories from back then, my first musical era, I as used to play the pinball machine and not talk, I took it all in, I could emulate the music, the players and this was all forming in my mind a foundation on which to build my music ability.

This is a track I recorded recently, this is the first version " Since Ive Been Lovin You". a track that has my greatest early musical influence Jon Bonham.. When I recorded this, I played the drums first, recorded them with the rest of the track going on in my head from musical memory, I then recorded the rest one at a time, first rhythm guitar then bass then organ and finally the lead. You can download this version for free here:

free download Just click and enjoy.

Thanks for listening, I have so many more amazing memories, I will share them with you in the near future, I will also give you music from some of these memories, this will include unreleased unheard tracks from myself and some of the big named artists that were around at the time.

Blessings

Chris Adams

This interview is the most intimate view of David today, what makes him tick, family, private life and all things Floyd.

Help me record my next album by getting involved. check out the project via the link below.

Chris Adams new Album

New Album is in the making.. following the success of "Otherside Of The Sky"...

The new album is a work in progress and I have some great idea's for making it unique . Here is the main artwork:

I plan to have cd's manafactures that are actually a working clock based on this Image..

This release is planned for Dcember 2017..

The album will be along the same lines as my last " Otherside Of The Sky" floydian guitar based classic rock with interesting twists and turns.. One or two vocal Tracks and a cover or two like the one in the video below...

I will keep you informed along the way and share some videos of some of the recordings...

I am making all my music, old and new available here via the shop page. No need to sign up to new accounts or anything like that just choose what you want and get it right here...

This Link will take you to my signature track at Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPh_fjHdfoI