at a show i played in june 2025 with my group noise project coronerhorse, the main way we were generating sound was with a no-input mixing setup using my peavey 701R rack-mount mixer. the defining feature of this mixer for me is the built-in analog spring reverb unit, which has a physical spring inside of it. really cool thing about this is that if i hit the front of mixing panel right above where the reverb unit is, it makes a super loud (like really really loud) booming sound. i hit the mixer several times throughout the noise set, and i thought it sounded cool.
a few weeks ago, i was hanging out with one of my friends, and they brought up how during the previously mentioned set, everytime i hit the mixing panel, they got "jumpscared". i then told them about how i like making music/art that keeps you on your toes. the whole point of the way i approach making noise (heavily danger music inspired, more like performance art than music) is in order to tap into the fear response. i take the approach of "be the change you want to see in the world" most of the time with my artwork. i create what i want to see. in my city, there is a relatively active noise scene, yeah, but very few people take the heavy performance art approach (although there is a very good example in the form of reaching needles, who has done quite a few performances where he is tattooed on stage). i enjoy making noise that makes people uncomfortable. at my first noise show part of what i was doing was playing a massive hitachi magic wand on an electric bass, which made a really cool drone kinda sound. i also think this is doubly cool, because i love integrating kink. into my art.