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Well, given the scale of the Y2K2 festival, I have to unofficially change the name of this event from "Oakland Loop Fest" to "Oakland Mini Loop Fest". After all, we only have a about tenth of the musicians: Oakland Mini-Loop Fest 8:00 $6-10 Sliding Scale Sunday, August 11 21 Grand 449B 23rd Street (at Broadway) Oakland, CA Rick Walker - Processed Live Percussion & Found Objects Bill Walker - Electronic Guitar Matt Davignon - Turntable, CD, and Tape Scott "Kungha" Drengsen - Looped Fretless Bass 4 musicians exploring instruments combined with live electronic processing/looping from different perspectives will present solo sets, followed by collaborative improvisation. Rick Walker has been improvising and composing music for the past 25 years. Originally highly involved with world music, Rick is now equally interested in the process of real-time sampling and looping. With his Loop.pooL project, he creates mesmerizing one-man shows in which he spontaneously creates intricate multi-tracked music from a well-varied selection of household objects and ethnic instruments. Many of his shows also feature an element of audience participation. http://www.watershed-arts.com/walker.html Bill Walker is a a guitarist/multi-instrumentalist who uses live digital looping to create lush aural landscapes that he describes as "soundtracks for imaginary films." Bill brings a wide range of stylistic diversity to his performances, mixing in influences from the far corners of the globe. Matt Davignon utilizes consumer grade home audio equipment (turntable, CD player and cassette) to create shifting tapestries of improvised sound. Utilizing real-time sampling devices to create irregular but recognizable patterns, Matt strives to create music that is unpredictable yet accessible. www.mp3.com/mattdavignon http://mattdavignon.iuma.com Scott "Kungha" Drengsen has been using effects and looping devices to explore/expand the capabilities of his 6 string fretless bass for nearly 10 years. This music has appeared in film, radio, television and cafes where people mostly ignored him. In his day job as a "regular" bassist, Kungha has performed for Stevie Wonder, (Oaklands own) Dimensions Dance Theatre,and our last elected American President. www.basscapes.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com