SV: Spreading the word... web sites, lessons, and clinics (was: The Loop Movements)

["Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se>]

Hi,

Thanks for all inspiring postings! :-) I have been reading them with the
greatest interest as I have lately been struggling with exactly the same
matters here in Sweden. I'll be doing a three days gig at a festival and
they gave me a room (called "Loop Room") with a PA system and asked me
for a description of what I was going to do in there twice a day...
Dammit, I couldn't come up with any appropriate text! Finally I decided
to focus on the technique of using loopers for as I thought that a
musical/philosophical description would be too hard to comprehend for
the general public, which is the audience this festival addresses. 

So, speaking about the content pitching of this upcoming, Gibson
sponsored, website, I tend to agree with Andre LaFosse (see quote
below). 

Regarding "Movement" I look at looping devices as "tools", not to be
mixed up with the "expression" created by someone using these tools.
However many artists with similar "expression" could IMO go for "a
movement". 

Personally I want to make improvised music on the fly. Loopers are great
for that as I can improvise counter melodies, chords and stuff alike
even when using monophonic instruments. But if I should feel part of a
"movement" it would have to be about the concept of staying free from
composition and post-editing. More that than my "musical style" or "use
of looping devices" - but that's just my personal point of view ;-)

Ciao

Per Boysen



> Från: ernesto schnack [mailto:schnack@mailbolt.com] 

> loop music (that is, innovative music relying heavily on 
> looping devices, much of it played by participants of this 
> list) to the general public (not only musicians).  Right? Wrong? 



> Från: Andre LaFosse [mailto:altruist@earthlink.net] 

> Rock: Neal Schon, Vernon Reid, Trey Anastasio, Steve Howe, Brian Eno
> Funk: Doug Wimbush, Will Calhoun
> Pop: Peter Gabriel, Jon Brion
> Classical: Terry Riley, Paul Dresher
> Fusion: Victor Wooten, Frank Gambale, Michael Manring

> People who aren't into ambient or experimental stuff will 
> suddenly have a reason to check out looping in general, 
> because they can see how the techniques can be applied to 
> "normal" music.



> Matthias Grob wrote:

> > And I still don't know whether I play loop music or whether 
> looping is 
> > an art form.

> 
> I make music.
> 
> Craig
> 
> I won't go any further than that.
>