{"id":2187128,"date":"2025-12-04T19:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2187128"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:15:31","slug":"new-music-venue-aims-to-create-a-flow-state-between-audience-and-performers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-venue-aims-to-create-a-flow-state-between-audience-and-performers\/","title":{"rendered":"New music venue aims to create a flow state between audience and performers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new venue built by and for working musicians is opening its doors in Springfield. MoonTown Sound, the creation of local sound engineer and \u201cDancing Soundman\u201d Matt Baker, will hold its grand opening Dec. 12 and 13 after a year of renovations and city approvals. A soft opening with music will happen Dec 5 and 6 as well.<\/p>\n<p>Baker, known for running sound at clubs and events across the Ozarks for the past six years, says the venue grew out of his work supporting small and mid-sized shows. \u201cI started doing this whenever my own punk bands needed sound,\u201d Baker said. \u201cMy friends said it sounded pretty good when I ran the PA, and it ended up being a whole lot easier to get paid on that side of the mixer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The venue underwent extensive safety upgrades to meet city requirements. \u201cIt has been a labor of love,\u201d Baker said. \u201cWe brought in fire mains, installed sprinklers and made sure the whole place is safe and ready.\u201d The space now features a full stage, new lighting and audio systems, a finished bar and ADA-accessible restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Baker plans to continue his production work while running the venue. \u201cThis is really the culmination of what I\u2019ve believed for years,\u201d he said. \u201cGood production matters, and artists deserve a space built with that in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More information on MoonTown Sound\u2019s opening weekend is available at moontownsound.com.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '116786161313',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ksmu.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new venue built by and for working musicians is opening its doors in Springfield. MoonTown Sound, the creation of local sound engineer and \u201cDancing Soundman\u201d Matt Baker, will hold its grand opening Dec. 12 and 13 after a year of renovations and city approvals. 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