Experience Live Music In The Pitch Dark...
One of the components of The Blind Cafe Experience is a music performance in the pitch dark. The audience is empowered to participate in an active music listening experience, in the complete and total pitch dark! You will remember what it was like to listen to music without the distraction of your visual conditioning, social etiquette and cells phones.
Music In The Dark Performance Series
The Blind Cafe Music In The Dark Performance Series is a collaborative program between The Blind Cafe & established music acts to hold unparalleled live music performances held in complete pitch darkness.
Orchestra In The Dark Performance Series
The Blind Cafe Orchestra In The Dark Series is a collaborative program between The Blind Cafe & establish symphonies and orchestra’s nationwide to hold unparalleled performances of both classical and modern music held in complete pitch darkness.
“It dawned on me that I most likely hadn’t listened to music in the dark like this since I was a young teenager. It was so liberating to allow my mind and ears to focus on instrumentation with no visual input. ”
Captured with infrared camera, original songs Your Eyes Are My Favorite Color' / Love & Rainy Days / One Eye-Glass Broken / Window Pain / Hurt ( Nine Inch Nails Cover ) performed live in the dark at our very first Blind Cafe in 2010! Featuring 'Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra'. ( Phil Normal, Clay Hamilton, Allegra Michael, Kelsey Batson, Jon Sousa )
Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra
( Blind Cafe's 'House Band' )
Since 2010, Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra has specialized in performing in the complete and total pitch dark at Blind Cafe events across the USA. Rosh, an American songwriter, born in Boston, MA, stumbled upon a temporary 'cafe in the dark' while on tour in 2007 in Reykjavik Iceland. It was so dark, he could not even see his hands in front of his face. It was then that he dreamed up the idea of creating positive social change experiences in the dark, intended to help people 'see' their world from a new perspective.
In 2010, the first Blind Cafe event was launched with the formation of The Blind Cafe Orchestra accompanying Rosh's original songwriter music. The Blind Cafe Orchestra, is an evolving group of orchestral musicians, consisting of cello, violin, viola, female vocals and more. This rare and unique approach to listening to music in the dark, with an array of orchestral strings and various instrumentation, has led them to perform for over 10,000 people in the dark since 2010.
In 2015, The Blind Cafe will be launching two new innovative programs. The Blind Cafe Music In The Dark Performance Series is a collaborative program between The Blind Cafe & established music acts to hold unparalleled live music performances held in complete pitch darkness. Soon you will be able to 'hear' your favorite artists perform in the pitch dark. The Blind Cafe Orchestra In The Dark Series is a collaborative program between The Blind Cafe & establish symphonies and orchestra’s nationwide to hold unparalleled performances of both classical and modern music held in complete pitch darkness.
Visit Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra Official Website Here
“I actually cried during your song ‘Transcend’ which is not something I would have let myself do, if I knew that people could see me. But knowing that I was invisible, it was much easier to let my emotions flow and that felt SO healthy! It was also nice to end on a higher emotional note with everyone singing and standing together. Our table was all holding hands and swaying too! I walked out of there with such a happy full heart!””
Song 'Love & Rainy Days' By 'Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra'
Song 'Hurt' By Nine Inch Nails Covered by 'Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra'
Meet Richie Flores, from the band Constellation Prize performing 'You Got A Friend In The Darkness' written for The Blind Cafe. Richie is our keynote Blind Speaker in Austin TX and other cities!
A Music Video / House Concert Documentary for the song 'Window Pain' by 'Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra'
Music Video for Rosh's song 'Love and Rainy Days' ( performed in the dark @ The Blind Cafe )
'Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra' rehearsing song 'Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails' for up coming The Blind Cafe performance in the dark.
