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Soon, i'll send you the requested submission package Ciao Fabio ----- Original Message ----- From: "RICK WALKER" <looppool@cruzio.com> To: "LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Cc: "Y2K6 LIVE LOOPING FESTIVAL" <y2k6loopfest@yahoo.com>; "PURPLEHAND" <purplehand@hotmail.com>; "RICK WALKER" <rickwalker@looppool.info> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:16 AM Subject: ARTIST SUBMISSION Y2K7 LIVE LOOPING FESTIVAL, Santa Cruz, California OCT 19-21, 2007 > This is the official call for submissions of artists who wish to perform > at the > Y2K7 International Live Looping Festival to be held > October 19-21st, 2007 in Santa Cruz, California. > > Applications for the festival will be closed April 15th > except for foreign artists who's applications I'll take on a > case by case basis. > > and I will publish the Performance Roster by May 15th so that > out of town artists have time to make plans for transportation. > At that time, I'll include an alternates list. Frequently we will have > cancellations > as late as the actual weekend of the gig so you should let me know > how late you can decide to play the festival if such an cancellation > occurs. > > If you are interested in performing this year please read the following > requirements for submission to perform. > > yours, most sincerely and respectfully, > Rick Walker > > > >*********************************************************************************** > > > APPLICATION to PERFORM at the Y2K7 Live Looping FESTIVAL > > Dearest applicants for performance at the Y2K7 International Live > Looping Festival. > Thank you so much for applying to perform on October 19-21, 2007 in >Santa > Cruz. > > Due to the very large number of applicants for this festival and limited > performance spaces, > we have decided that all performers will go through the same process of > applying for performance > from now on. > > The festival took over 4 1/2 months of my life last year and I realized > that in order to keep having the energy > to making it such a wonderful festival that I was going to have to make > the whole process more professional, > streamlined and , hence, more standardized. I'm a casual guy so this > makes me a little sad but we have, thankfully, gotten big enough that >it's > time to start acting like a world class music festival. > > I know so many of you, so this may seem a little over the top but in >this > way, I can determine > who will play, where to put them (stylistically) to make the show good > and also to insure, in one fell swoop, > that I have recordings, publishable .jpeg photographs and short > publishable bios of every artist. > > IF you'd like to perform please send the following information to me via > the snail mail. I regret that, > though convenient for the artists, I do not have time to go to websites > or myspace pages to read or > listen to mp3s. There are just too many performers vying for spots on >the > festival and I want to have some > kind of a personal and artistic life during the ensuing months. > > Please send the following submission package to > > Y2K7 SUBMISSION > 412 Darwin Street > Santa Cruz, California, USA > 95062-2629 > > It needs to contain: > > 1) CD or CDR of representative material. Remember that this is a live > looping festival so artist who rely primarily on triggering premade >loops > in programs like Ableton's Live , Acid or Garage Band should not apply. > Please no MP3s.........I just don't have the ability to play them and >most > of my perusal occurs in my car driving to gigs. > > 2) A second and separate CD with .JPEG digital photographs (suitable >for > printing in a newspaper or magazine) of your act > > 3) include a very short and pithy musical biography and description of > your life act on the same CD. > > Please make the music CD and the photo/bio CD be separate. > > 4) reproduce the following rules of performance and please sign it >just > so I know that everyone is on the same page about making the whole thing > work. It' s a logistical nightmare and only works if everyone works > for the whole team of artists. > > > reproduce and sign the following: > >******************************************************************************************************************************* > > Y2K7 RULES of PERFORMANCE: > > Performances all occur on two adjacent stages. 50 artists perform > continuously for a 24 hour period > over two days. There are no breaks between acts so the music is > continuous. > > Because the stages adjoin in view of the audience members, set up and > break down can be very distracting > to the audience so it is imperative that loading Artists be as sensitive > as possible not to draw focus > from who is performing. > > Artists have 20 minute maximum completely silent load in (Line checks >can > be accomplished with > supplied headphones, also silently) > Artists have 30 minute maximum performance > Artists have 10 minutes maximum complete silent evacuation of the stage > > Importantly: > > 1) Artists who take longer to load have time cut off of their >performances > > 2) Artist who perform to long or take too long to evacuate the stage at > the end of their sets result in the next act having time shaved off >their > set. > > > ARTIST COMPENSATION: > > We run in the red every year (out of my pocket always) and there is no > compensation for the artists, unfortunately, consequently. > > Over time, I am researching new ways to get granting and to get >subsidies > from music companies. These > invariably will be offered, first, to the artists who travel from out of > the country to come perform. > > > GUEST and COMP LISTS: > > We charge at the door and don't allow guests at all because the venue is > usually too small and we wouldn't be able to do the festival at all if >we > let everyone in for free that the artists bring. > > I have read the above rules of performance and agree to them. > > > signed ____________________________________ > > >_______________________________________________________________________________________ > >*********************************************************************************************************************************** > > It pains me horribly to state those last rules but they are the only way > that we can continue doing the festival. > > Having these draconian rules is necessary to pull off the unbelievable > feat of having so many artists play > without running over time (which is illegal in the City and makes us > liable to be cancelled) > > I try as hard a possible to make this thing bigger and better every year > but we are a very new art form > and the whole thing is a gigantic (and wonderfully creative and fun) >labor > of love on everyone's part. > > Thank you very much for showing interest in this wonderful festival. > We'll be blessed to have you come play. > > with the deepest respect for everyone's artistry who applies for this > festival > > Rick Walker > founder > Y2K International Live Looping Festivals > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/686 - Release Date: > 14/02/2007 7.54 > >