Taking audiences through the cycle of a day in our lives, this 12-hour performance will see award-winning multi-instrumentalist Adam Page improvising with an array of instruments, effects and looping pedals, creating a unique soundtrack which invites us to take a pause from our manic lives. Each hour will reflect a different moment, experience and emotion, sparked by audience reactions and performer energy levels!
Looping pedals have become a fixture at the feet of many a solo artist, but not often do you hear them being used quite like Adam Page does.
For Adam – who also writes symphonies, produces records for other musicians, and plays in several bands and collaborations among other musical pursuits – engaging the audience in the music-making process goes to the heart of why he works in the art form.
“It doesn’t matter if I’m standing in front of an audience being a clown with a looping pedal or standing in front of an 80-piece orchestra playing one of the symphonies I’ve written – it’s all expression, it’s all fun, it’s all about having people just disappear into the music for a while,” says Adam.
Beginning at 9am, the audience is invited to experience Adam Page’s show in either small blocks, or for the eager time traveller, the entire 12 hours through to the finale at 9pm.
About Adam Page:
Adam Page is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and record producer based in Adelaide, South Australia. Known widely for his critically acclaimed solo multi-instrumental looping performances, Page has also carved his path internationally as a composer. He has written major works for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, two of which have been recorded and broadcast by ABC Classic FM.
Festivals Page has appeared at as a solo artist and band member include Glastonbury (UK), WOMADelaide, WOMAD NZ, The Big Day Out, The Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth Fringe Festivals, the Sydney International Arts Festival, the Blue Mountains Music Festival, the Port Fairy Folk Festival and the Melbourne and Wellington International Jazz Festivals.
Page’s other musical collaborations stretch far and wide, performing with artists and groups such as The Australian String Quartet, Tim Finn, Slava Grigoryan, The Grigoryan Brothers, Noel Gallagher, Katie Noonan, Riki Gooch, Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum, Emma Pask, Ross Irwin, Ben Todd, The Shaolin Afronauts, 1.1 Immermann, Ross McHenry, Thomas Oliver, The Adelaide Sax Pack, Darren Percival, Mal Webb, Lisa Tomlins and the late Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh. He has also recorded with artists such as Tim Minchin, Electric Wire Hustle, Julien Dyne, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Oisima, Spook City and Dave Whitehead (recording various sounds for The Hobbit films).
In 2014, Page co-founded Adelaide’s ‘Wizard Tone Studios’ recording studio and in 2015 launched the boutique record label ‘Wizard Tone Records’.
In 2023, Page began a PhD candidature, researching improvised techniques for looping pedals at The University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music.
“It is a rare treat to see a musician with such a masterful grasp of his craft performing with such effortless charisma, humour, and inventiveness. I was blown away. There’s no one doing it quite like him”. – Tim Minchin.
“ASTONISHING!” – Billy Connolly
“For an improvised show, this was incredibly tight, engaging, musically satisfying, fun, warm and endearing. I am almost tempted to go catch the next three performances. Whatever you do, slot this one into your Fringe diary” GLAM Adelaide (2018 Adelaide Fringe)
“Adam Page is a showman, not only are you blown away by his extraordinary musical talent, but his quick wit and humour (with the occasional dad joke) will keep you laughing” – This Is Radelaide (2017 Adelaide Fringe)
“Instantly disarming, Adam Page introduces you to his world of passionate music-making before getting straight down to business, crafting improvised songs that beggar belief” Three Weeks (2014 Edinburgh Fringe)