The man was here again. In was in conjunction with his new album released entitled "Ten Shades of Blue"
Somewhere in between the show some dude in between the FOH and Stage shouted "Louder!! I can't hear you!" Instantaneously another fan shouted "So shut up!" Bona smiled and said, "See? There's your answer. If you shut up and listen, you can hear me."
Bona is no stranger as a dynamic performer. Which simple means, he detests against having to play good music loudly. Bona's a few artists that I know who emphasises on a performance dynamic range instead of volume. I remember watching him play at the Zinc Bar in NYC and the house had a pretty audible air conditioning system that hummed pretty much louder than his bass amp when its turned on. He requested that they shut the AC for a while so that the music can be better appreciated. And they actually did!
And this little incident of Play Louder is certainly not to be adhered. Coz he knows the venue CultuurpodiumBoerderij has a good quiet and balanced system allowing him to sing and be audible to the point that you can hear his naked voice when he sings even softly without a microphone. What more for his bass and musicians who are connected to the Line-Array speakers on each side of the stage. For that I salute him. The Loudness War should not be brought to stage at all cost. It would kill the performance edge. Instead, Bona entertained the fans to the limit with such poise, attack and humor that yet when you leave the stage to go home, you don't get that annoying buzz in your ears. He wants you to leave home entertained with good times. Now that's what I call a class act. Right here in Zoetermeer.
If you've missed it, March 20th was officially named DynamicRangeDay which has been officialized by turnmeup.org. Its good effort to get the words out for listeners to know what they're missing from the music that they've purchased. And with tracks recorded by Richard Bona you can be certain that music is recorded and mixed the way its meant to be heard when you're there standing in front of the stage. You hear everything, nothing is taken away during the mixdown and mastering.
Thank you Bona for another great day in Zoetermeer. Yep.. the one that you called Swing City Zoetermeer! For more about Richard Bona's music, check out his website.
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