Would you be willing to pay to watch an exclusive concert by one of your favourite artists in the comfort of your home, or anywhere else, given that modern life already provides us with a series of mobile solutions? If you’re already thinking "that sounds good", The V. Sessions may be just the thing for you.
The aim of this new online initiative, based in the heart of France, is simple: to produce exclusive sessions by a variety of artists, which are then broadcast on Internet, first live via high-quality streaming and then, once edited and filed, via video-on-demand. These exclusive concerts, recorded in a studio without a live audience, featuring high standards of quality, image and sound, or in any other location satisfying such requirements, will only be available on their website, and anyone who wants to watch them have to pay 5 euros per session, although you can also pay 10 euros in advance, which will allow you to enjoy three concerts.
The V. Sessions get underway next Thursday, on the best possible footing, with the guarantee provided by having lined up no less a performer than Christian Fennesz for the premiere. From 9pm (GMT 2), Fennesz will be offering a concert based on his most recent album, the highly praised "Black Sea" (Touch, 08), in an unnamed studio in Paris. In exchange for 5 euro, you’ll be able to watch this exclusive session comfortably on your computer screen.
At the moment, only two other sessions have been announced: Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent choir interpreting polyphonic Renaissance pieces by Cristóbal de Morales, and the Bl!ndman ensemble, adapting pieces by John Cage, Steve Reich or Johann Sebastian Bach for a saxophones quartet. Surprised by the eclectic and antipop(ular) focus of the programme? Relax, the future line-up already includes Alva Noto, Phantom Orchard (Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins) and DJ Krush.
http://www.thevsessions.com
