Carl Stormer's JazzCode

Mobile voting: Our audiences gave us a 5+ on our performance

In the last week, we four "Jazz at Work" concerts in Oslo for Manpower, CapGemini, Norwegian Auto Industry Association and Innovation Norway.   

Carl talks about "Jazz at Work" at Oslo Konserthus for Manpower Forum, March 22.

At three shows we had the audience vote with their cellphone.  At the end of the tune, I brougth the results up on the screen via internet.  On a scale from 1-6 (6 being the best), we averaged over 5!

• Manpower results
• CapGemini results
• Innovasjon Norge results

A client suggested that the poll was a fake.  That would be taking a huge risk.  At the first two  concerts, the lowest rating we received was a 4.  Any hoax like that would be uncovered if just one person voted a "1" and their vote did not show up.  I pointed this out when we did the concert for Innovation Norge, and one person gave us a "1".  Thanks a lot!

I do these votes in order to show how everything is becoming real-time.  Including customer feedback.  Of course, if our concerts were dogs, we would not be doing these ratings, would we;-). 

The technology is available from mVote in beta.  Check it out (if you live in Norway).   Thanks to mVote for helping me set this up.

(If you were present at any of these shows, please give your feedback  -- it only takes 90 seconds)

Check out Jan Wiese

Jan is giftet improvising oboist who also happens to be coaching executives at the Norwegian State Department and the Norwegian War College.  Extremely giftet, and with highly orignial thoughts about improvisation.   Check him out!

How to improvise yourself out of a telemarkeer session

This is one of the most funny jokes I have heard in a long time.  It does not sound much improvised, and if it is, it must be a really good improviser.  No hesitation, just flawless execution. 

Wonderful writeup in Norways biggest business dialy newspaper

I just had our jazzpresentation written up in Norways biggest business daily, Dagens Næringsliv.  A big deal for me I hope.  It seems that the concept is catching on.  I am thrilled.  PDF version of article (in Norwegian).

This week I presented at the Norwegian Business School annual Symposium in Bergen.   The pianist called us two hours before the concert to let us know that his plane was delayed and that he would be unable to attend the gig.  We ended up hiring Dag Arnesen, an excellent local pianoplayer who went right on stage without any rehearsal.  He did a very good job, and I used this incident as an example of how we have to improvise to ensure that the show goes on. 

Thank you for having us in Bergen!