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Re: making a spectacle of yourself




  Hi CQ,
sounds interesting!
Can you develop more on this? what is a D beam and how
do you manipulate the loops?
Thanx
louie










 
Of course, when I use something neat like the DBeam
> controller to pitch a
> Repeater loop, or improvise dance or movement to
> music, it's fun and
> important, and  involves the audience more.  The
> performance is an
> experience for everyone, the audience and the
> performer...    
>     
> 
> Smiles,
> 
> CQ
> 
> At 08:21 AM 10/18/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >Carsten Wegener <carsten@tyfoo.de> said:
> >
> >> After five years of  playing the same 60, simple
> folktunes/songs with just
> >> my good, old doublebass (and still finding new
> approach in a  very detailed
> >> way of looking),I now come the point to have the
> freedom to really work on
> >> my performance. What i want to sayis this: The
> more complex the music your
> >> playing and the techniques you are using, the
> longer it will take to become
> >> a good musician and performer in the same time.
> For me the consequence will
> >> be trying to simplify my setup, my music. I
> believe this way IŽll naturally
> >> find an more audience-friendly way to perform my
> looping.
> >
> >
> >I think this is interesting. I only really started
> to tour reasonable sized
> >venues around Europe with a seven-piece jazz-folk
> band playing complicated
> >stuff in odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8 etc). It was
> where I had to learn
> >about stagecraft at the next level from
> pubs/college clubs. I dont remember
> >having to concentrate on getting the music right
> being a problem, ; all down
> >to being rehearsed properly.
> >
> >I do agree that having a complex set up can get in
> the way. One reason why
> >i'm reluctant to take out my rack is the fact that
> it can look cluttered,
> >and because I haven't found my own way to make this
> interesting visually.
> >Therefore, the DL4 gets more use than the
> JamMan/RDS. I'd love to know how
> >other people have found a way to incorporate their
> gear into their
> >performance in a way that looks interesting to the
> audience.
> >
> >v
> >
> >
> 
> 
> ---
> 
>   "The only things I really think are important, are
> love, and eachother.
> -Then, anything is possible..."  
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
> 


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