Ljova’s Instagram miniatures

I’ve been using Instagram as my on-the-go sketchpad of sorts, making 1-minute (or shorter) loop-minded tunes — here are a few — I’ll add others as they avail themselves.

Enjoy!

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Passacaglia / Lamento mòód? Select sunsets on the @symphonyspace sidewalk. Just walk on by.. #fadolín #ljova #upperwestside #musiciansofinstagram #loop #feel #lamento #passacaglia #inthemoment

A post shared by Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (@ljovadotcom) on Oct 20, 2020 at 3:54pm PDT

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Bluesy schmoozy busking in front of @symphonyspace again last night. Fadolín fever forever! #ljova #fadolín #fadolin #busking #musiciansofnyc #musiciansofinstagram #blues #strings not #violin #nycstreets #getoutside

A post shared by Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (@ljovadotcom) on Oct 15, 2020 at 8:20am PDT

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I’ve also found a way to use instagram as a looper in a live concert, where I asked the audience to record my music onto their phone and play it back into the room, here’s a little snippet of that:

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Live looping using Instagram! This source video is from one of three audience phones we used to make this piece come alive. In the background you hear other phones looping their Instagram video of the performance. #fadolinunplugged #instagramunplugged Thank you to everyone who joined me – and to my @patreon community for keeping me on the mission.

A post shared by Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (@ljovadotcom) on Oct 19, 2019 at 9:46pm PDT

This next one, “Shado(s)wing” is not specifically a loop, but it’s just under one minute and I file it here as a bonus:

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Shadow(s)wing — music by Ljova performed by Ljova (fadolín) and Gene Pritsker aka @noizepunk (guitar). Part of Gene’s reciprocal Pandemic Dances project which I was honored to join. #fun #fuyvush #fadolín #miniature #shadowswing #shadows #swing #wing #guitar #guitarra #гитара #музыка #фадолина #oddtimesignatures

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