If you've been reading this for a while, you'll be aware how much I love Imogen Heap, and that I saw her play at the Royal Albert Hall in 2010, a beautiful venue filled for the most deserving of artists. This will be her second time here.
Prom 62 is Eric Whitacre's (someone else hugely talented) and Immi will be on at 10:15 as a part of his set, showcasing a project called The Listening Chair. The Listening Chair is a collection of hundreds of people's answers, of varying ages, to the question; "What is the song that still needs to be written?" She was searching for the song people needed that hadn't been written yet, for a mood that no songwriter had explored and no music fits. From the answers, Imogen has come up with an accapella piece, based around the idea of a lullaby, sung to a child, that is personalised and changes and grows at different points in life.
Every one of her projects, especially over the last year or so starting with "Lifeline", has been so unique and creative. Imogen Heap is a musician who truly has a balance between being an artist and a scientist - everything that she does turns out beautiful, even those experiments that seem to in her eyes go horribly wrong.
Imogen Heap herself explains the concept of "The Listening Chair" much better here, and you can tune in and listen here at 10:15 BST. If you're in London, tickets are cheap and at time of writing haven't sold out yet so you should definitely get your ass down there, this is a one-off and something really not to be missed.
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