David Meulen launched his debut album @davidmeulen last week at Roodebloem Studios in Woodstock. It was a beautiful night and a really lovely event.
The venue was really nice – the facilities included a big, welcoming space on the second floor with a small bar by the entrance and an upstairs media area that lead out to the roof and beautiful views of the city lights and mountain.
The performance area was down a step on the main level; in the first corner the pre-event entertainment came in the form of sound sculptures by Oddenjinears, an impressive and intriguing machine that created sound via a complex system of gutter pipes, lightbulbs and water buckets…well, that’s what it looked like to me – I have no idea how it worked but it was fun to watch.
The band performed against the infinity curves at the back of the room, which they livened up with projected imagery ranging from psychedelic patterns to old film footage to animations of the characters used on the album cover. Performing both original songs from @davidmeulen as well as a few covers – each of them rather unusual/refreshing choices: Pink Floyd’s Money, Sting’s Englishman in NY and Jason Mraz’s Make it mine – David Meulen and his band put on a really lovely show and a night that was enjoyed by all.
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I highly recommend the album, it’s a great listen and at only R70 on iTunes, a real steal.
David Meulen on Facebook | @davidmeulen on itunes
