Re: Should ambient music be performed live?

[Douglas Baldwin <coyotelk@optonline.net>]

Mark wrote:
>My wife says, "You've got to have a gimmick or be pretty damn cute."
> I think she's right.  Maybe I need a gimmick?

I have fond memories of concerts at the Fillmore East where the "look" of
the band was often irrelevant, dwarfed as they were by the light show 
behind
them. Most of my favorite musicians just stand (or sit) and play. The only
guitarists on my fave-rave all-time much-respect list who deliberately
inject theater to their performances are Pete Townshend and Steve Vai. Seek
interaction with the audience on a higher level, and gimmicks aren't
necessary. IMHO.
Douglas Baldwin, coyote-at-large
coyotelk@optonline.net