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Improvised ambient music making is a multi-dimensional process where the musical and the artistical skills are implemented into a dance between the mind of the performer and the creative use of technology. Both the mind and the machine together create a symbiotic relationship which over a course of a longer improvisational process produces a calming effect on the body and the mind, a sensation which in this artistic research is referred to as ”the slow buzz”. Over an 18-month period from June 2023 to December 2024 I practiced the creation of improvised ambient music by keeping a routine which included mechanical guitar warm ups, a meditation session and a recording session for an improvised ambient music track. This routine laid a solid foundation for my artistic work, generating all in all 360 improvised ambient tracks, which were all listened and analysed along the way. All the know-how and the musical style that emerged from this routine eventually led to the creation of a continuous, flowing form of improvisational live-ambient music. I then rehearsed, filmed, and analysed the resulting ambient music 40 times during the autumn of 2024 in order to gain insight into the mindstates that are affiliated with the creation of improvised ambient music. The final outcome of this artistic research process was then to be presented in the form of a solo concert during the Global Spring Festival, on the 15th of May 2025.

type	research exposition
keywords	ambient music, improvisation, looper pedal, mindstate, practice routine, present moment awareness
date	27/04/2025
last modified	21/06/2025
status	in progress
share status	public
copyright	Juho Tuomainen
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3235174/3235175

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name	Juho Tuomainen - Improv_0165
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name	Juho Tuomainen - Improv_0083
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name	Juho Tuomainen - Improv_0191
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name	Different scales
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name	Textural chords
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name	Rule of three
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name	Serene feelings
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name	Peaceful ending
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