The name "Space for Music" has a two-fold history. The name was originally conceived for a space music listening group back in 1985 by Tony Gerber and Nona Owensby. The following year, Gerber put together a multimedia concert of space music and performance at Don Evans' farm in Joelton, Tennessee under the same name. Included in that concert was performances by Tony Gerber, Giles Reaves, David Hall, Allen Green and Jason Litchford, Kirby Shelstad, Tramp, Bang-Shang-A-Lang and various poetry readings by Vanderbilt University students. This event drew about 250 people. It created an energy and buzz that caused Gerber to look to other venues for sequel performances.

In 1986, Mike Timme, the special events coordinator at MTSU, took an interest in Gerber's concept and helped to make "Space for Music, Fall 86" a reality at the Theatre Performance Hall at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This was the apex Space for Music performance and was attended by approx. 600 people. It was also during this time that local community access television was in full swing and two "Space for Music" programs were created for cable, hosted by local artist/musician, Aashid Himons. The success of the MTSU concert fueled another totally new set of performances for the "Space for Music, Summer '87" concert for the Summerlights '87 festival in Nashville. These performances were produced by Gerber with an incredible effort of 30 or so people, all working for nothing, to create a visually and musically inspiring set of performances utilizing the computer and special video effects with live camera projections and computer animations mixed with music and dance. The summerlights show was viewed by thousands. People still talk about these concerts today.

Ten years later, Gerber has decided to resurrect, document, display, and inspire a new series of concerts with some of the same people, but this time all over the world, via the internet. The purpose of this site is to document the efforts of many creative artists in the Nashville area who for the past 10 years have been forging new musical and artistic horizons individually and with each other. In the months to come, this site will incorporate still imagery, audio and video history of past performances and help to organize and promote and new series of concerts and musical adventure through the eyes of the Internet. Space for Music Online and Space for Music Summer '97 concert on the net will be spreading the news of new music and performance in Middle Tennessee and around the globe.

Stay tuned for further updates and information. If you are interested in receiving more information, want to get involved or just need contact, email Tony Gerber.