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Host Lazy Pianos
An evening of Lazy Pianos is an offline experience. People come in, switch off their phones and lie down. Out of that quiet the music appears: piano at the heart of it, with synthesisers, voice and acoustic instruments around it. There is no programme, not for the audience and not for me either.
Lazy Pianos has played at Soof Retreats in Eck en Wiel and at the Awareness Hub in Doorn. Roger has also played at TivoliVredenburg, the Geertekerk and the top of the Dom tower in Utrecht, the Posthoornkerk and De Duif in Amsterdam, the Sint-Aegtenkapel in Amersfoort, the Metaal Kathedraal, Op Hodenpijl and the chapel at Samaya in Werkhoven. So you are not taking on an experiment. An evening can be a one-off or a returning series.
There is growing interest in evenings where people put their phones away. This is one of those, with music instead of a programme.
Lazy Pianos fits places where calm and atmosphere are already present: a theatre, a church, a retreat centre, a festival field as the day winds down, or a company that wants to give its team an evening of doing nothing. Private and special occasions are possible too.
Video
What an evening looks like
Plays through YouTube
Why now
Going offline has become harder than going out
At home an evening without a phone rarely lasts. There is always something that could still be done. In a room full of people doing the same thing it works, because nobody is doing anything else.
That is what a Lazy Pianos evening is about. An hour and a half, sometimes two, in which nobody needs anything from you, with music as the reason to stay lying down. People leave the house for that now, including people who rarely go to concerts.
Why it works
What an evening brings to your space
Your room does the work
A long reverb is a problem at an ordinary concert. Here it is the reason the evening works. Stone, wood and height sound right on their own.
A different audience
People without a concert subscription who are looking for quiet. Often visitors who do not know your venue yet.
Little production
I bring my own instrument and the equipment, and set up myself. What you need is power, floor space and a room that stays quiet. The light we can soften ourselves.
Works as a series
One evening can stand on its own. Repeated, it builds an audience that knows it is there, and that is what makes a place its own.
Audience size
From an intimate circle of fifteen people to a church filled to the back. What matters more than exact numbers is the atmosphere: a space where lying down or sitting comfortably is possible, and where it stays quiet.
Who brings what
What the venue provides
- A room that stays quiet for the whole evening, with no music or foot traffic from next door
- Light that can go down, or the freedom to soften it with candles and lamps of my own
- Enough floor or seating room to lie down or sit comfortably
- Power and basic technical facilities
- Time to set up and break down before and after the evening
What Lazy Pianos provides
- The instrument. I bring my own piano, tuned to 432 Hz, so you do not need a grand piano of your own
- Live improvised music, created for that specific evening
- Experience with churches, chapels and retreat venues, and with what rooms like that do to sound
- Input on atmosphere, layout and timing
- Sound equipment, largely brought along, depending on the venue
My instrument is tuned to 432 Hz. An acoustic grand is tuned to 440 as standard, so if you would like yours used we agree on that in advance. Exact technical needs, layout and price vary per location and are worked out in a short conversation.
Fee
How we usually arrange it
There are three ways. A fixed fee, where you keep the ticket sales and the income that comes with them. A share of the income, where we carry the risk together. Or a bought-out evening, for instance inside a retreat, a company day or a private occasion.
Which one fits depends on your room, your audience, and whether you want to do this once or more often. A short conversation settles it.
How an evening runs
What the evening looks like
Set-up, start time and the length of the evening are agreed per venue.
Listen
What it sounds like
Recordings rather than a room, but they carry the sound: piano in 432 Hz, slow and with space around every note.
What people experience
“Pure inspiration and authenticity. There was no other place we wanted to be for our 10-year anniversary.”
“From the first moment to the last, it was magical, warm, deeply connecting and nourishing for my soul.”
Enquiry
Tell us about your space
Send a message with the venue, the occasion and a rough sense of group size. We'll get in touch to see if it's a fit.
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You can also call or send a WhatsApp message to +31 6 45490670. Prefer email? info@lazypianos.com