Re: Looping Fest in Iowa...How bout it?

[Jon Southwood <jon@gamutstudio.com>]

Kris,

You are not alone...I've done looping performances here in Cedar Rapids 
for 
a year and a half, now.  Usually, within the context of the quarterly 
"creative music" concerts coordinated by a fellow composer from the 
area.  I have done at least one looping performance on an Iowa Composers 
Forum sponsored concert.

Most of my time recently has been split between writing a set of choral 
pieces for a local group and pursuing my "gear monogamy" campaign.  The 
gear monogamy campaign is my way of getting to know all the equipment I've 
accumulated by isolated each piece of equipment and playing with it until 
I 
get bored with it  And then, I keep playing with it until I break out of a 
rut and find a new way to use the device.  My hope is that by being 
comfortable enough with each piece of equipment separately to attempt a 
gig 
with it alone (well, and my guitar), when I begin using two devices, and 
then three and so on, I won't be limited in my choices and will have much 
greater control over everything during a performance.  I'm taking it 
slowly, so it'll be a while before the first gear threesome.

Cheers,

Jon Southwood

At 09:55 PM 10/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey I'm looking for some fellow iowan loopers to put together a fest....or
>am I the only iowan on here...
>
>
>keep it real
>
>Kris