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Kay'lon -- you launch a lot of good threads man! Some ideas that do not involve being an instrumentalist- 1) Be the performer. Dress for the gig. Pump up the shtick -- get into the character of PERFORMER and deliver it with command presence. 3) Add a visual element-- clothes, lights, video effects, or a fried chicken bucket on your head (been done) 4) Add an audience participation element. It can be as simple as break down where you invite the audience to clap. Or a more complex solution--I once created a show of house like electronica for a festival in Quebec where the audience participated in the creation of the music. I used a blue tooth based wireless midi controller system that received a variety of CV type inputs. Tempo could be governed by an audience member riding an exercise bike (Hilarious). . A tennis racket played a variety of ambient percolating pad sounds as an audience member bounced a tennis ball on it. Rez Filters and other sweepy effects were controlled by 3d vector sensitive motion devices that audience members could swing over their heads like a lasso, in time with the music. And, the grand feature, a big 3 foot diameter inflated vinyl ball was thrown into the audience -- each time it was hit, the groove would change or, a sampled drum fill would fire-- This also triggered light effects on the stage. Thrilling to see the audience figuring it out that the ball was controlling performance events. 5) Bring a guest performer from the visual art scene. A dancer -- A loopy cam performer -- ?? Daniel On Feb 27, 2012, at 10:40 PM, kay'lon rushing wrote:
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