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> From: Rick Walker > ps It's also very cool , too, when someone such as yourself, > comes in as > a newbie and immediately begins working > hard to promote the community. Thanks for your energy in this regard. Thanks. I simply like to work on new things; I guess it's the way my brains have been programmed. As of last year, I've started to promote the live looping concept in Belgium via the internet and friends. And slowly, very slowly I get positive responses from musicians who write me back, showing interest in the festival I'm organizing, people asking for cooperation on the CD projects they are working on. I know they are out there but they need a little encouragement to get them out of their holes but I'm sure that someday there will come something out of it. The reason why I’m doing this is that I like play music with open minded people who understand and appreciate what you are doing, emotionally speaking. I like musicians who play functionally, who can adjust themselves. I come from a traditional pop/rock band background and what has disappointed me so many times in the past is that a lot of musicians have big egos if you know what I mean. For example, the guitarists and keyboardists who keep soloing for hours and only hear themselves ;) They can destroy a good performance, kill the vibe and flow of a song, ruin the atmosphere and that makes me mad. Don't get me wrong: playing in a pop/rock band can be fun but it usually doesn't give me the "wow" feeling. But what has worked well is to apply live looping techniques in traditional bands. The problem I had was finding a platform to do a live looping act on stage. I mean, it’s not easy to find a live looping friendly venue to perform live. So, what I have done is playing 2-3 minute live looping intros to open a gig or start a particular song and that formula has been very successful so far. It’s an excellent way to get the attention of the listeners; they always ask you after the show how you did that special intro and create these sounds. And for the band it’s good too, because it distinguishes you from the masses. > I can't wait to see you everyone who is coming to Antwerp, Roma and > perhaps, Firenze this coming summer at > the loopfests. Me too, I’m looking forward to upcoming festivals. I’ve planned play Antwerp and hopefully Roma, and I would like to come to Y2K in October ;) --- Sjaak http://euroloopfest.com/ http://sjaakovergaauw.com/ http://myspace.com/sjaakovergaauw __________________________________ Scarlet schrapt download limiet! ADSL20 NO LIMIT voor € 29,95. Ga naar www.scarlet.be voor meer info!