Phrased & Confused
Chris T-T, Photo: the hub
What came first, the Music or the Words? In 2004 Phrased & Confused visited seven music venues across the UK. We had a hunch that music fans are a potential new audience for live literature events, so we tried it out. Novelist Patrick Neate, DJ Charlie Dark and musician Earl Zinger wowed audiences with their combination of spoken word and music sets. We learned a lot along the way, about who came and why and about how music promoters are interested in getting more involved in live literature. We put everything that we learned into a report for Arts Council England, with a view to it informing future ACE touring and promoter and producer development ideas.
We’ve thought and about what we learned, and in Oct 2006 we took Phrased & Confused on the road again, this time featuring some of the UK’s most talked about new singer-songwriters; Emma Pollock and Chris T-T, alongside new poetry and DJ talents; Brendan Cleary and Sore Throat. Alongside the tour itself, our plans included a development programme aimed at giving live literature producers across the UK the chance to present work in their local music venue.
See also
The Bays, Barbieri and White Tour: electronic dance pioneers national tour
Promoter Platform: professional development for producers and promoters