Double Bass Crossfade

Double Bass Crossfade positions two double bassists at opposite corners of the Knockdown Center’s 50,000 square foot main room. The instruments are wirelessly amplified, allowing the performers to slowly move across the room over the course of 40 minutes, meeting in the center and then crossing to each other's original starting positions. A 10-channel sound system is creatively installed in the space. As the performers change their position, the sounds they play will be dynamically routed from speaker to speaker according to their location, creating in their wake a mutable, engulfing sound-field. Performed by James Ilgenfritz and Sean Ali.