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Good for you!
But keep in mind.....even that commercially
viable "vanilla/garden variety" stuff you're doin' up
in potato land isn't as easy as you might give
yourself credit for....I mean to say that, you've
obvious put in countless hours and energy learning to
play and perform to even arrive at the level required
to do that gig in the first place. Think back to when
you first began playing music and try to remember how
insurmountable that gap to where you are now, seemed
to be!
Oh yeah, can you give a more accurate idea as to
the actual amount of CDs you might have sold? Just
curious..... I am myself preparing to hit the streets
again with my violins and sax with Echoplex, etc. I
used to Busk quite a lot in New York and here in
Flagstaff Arizona.....but with acoustic fiddle. It
necessitates a huge amount of work to reach and hold
crowds un-amplified.....not only that, but, fiddle
music is nice and all.......but not unique to most
ears, or visually eye-catching enough to stand out in
the crowd.... Now I NEED to get out into world with my
sound.
Thanks Kris!
--- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
> I just got back from my 3 hour busk/street gig here
> in Boise....our City Market artist series. It's
> basically a two block street affair with tons of
> people milling about - a farmer's and artist market
> sort of deal with musicians at every corner. The
> Boise City Arts Commission pays musicians ($150)
> here to play every weekend.
>
> Anyway, I used my Taylor Nylon string guitar, my
> Schetler "David" Acoustic amp (beautiful!), and the
> RC-2. I now have new impressions of the
> RC-2....FREAKIN' Frustrating!!! That damn one
> button does everything thing is a pain in the ass. I
> could never get my loops to stop like I wanted them
> without messing things up, starting and stopping the
> loop, thinking it was reset, then discovering it
> wasn't when I hit the button and the prior loop
> played, etc. It's a nice clean and small device,
> just too much of a hassle to do everything with one
> button. I don't want to pack my other computer with
> me, with Mobius, either. I was even scrambling to
> get my old computer installed with Mobius, but I ran
> out of time and had to jet to the gig.
>
> For these portable, "pop" music loop gigs, I'm
> thinking of getting one of the new Boomerangs, the
> Boomerang III? But when is this thing supposed to be
> out? I really want a floor looper that is stereo,
> has multiple loops or at least A/B, loop extend
> (multiply), pitch shift, reverse, etc. The Rang III
> seems to fit the bill. I'm not interested in the new
> Boss either. Any idea when the new Rang will be out?
>
> On a side note, these public gigs are really
> interesting. I just play improvised contemporary
> jazz, free-style stuff, and I get an unbelievable
> amount of people requesting CDs of the material. I
> don't have the heart to sell them one of my existing
> CDs, because it is nothing like what they hear, and
> would probably give them a heart attack. The
> popular, unquenchable taste for vanilla, garden
> variety instrumental music is just mind blowing.
> People flock to this music like moths to flame. I
> could actually make money as an artist if I recorded
> and sold this style of music. I don't even have to
> think to do it...just sit down, play, and hit the
> record button...it takes virtually no creative
> energy whatsoever. Order a bunch of CDs from
> Kunaki, and I'm selling this widget music like
> hotcakes. :) I guess I'm not really
> surprised...just forgot how easy it is to play music
> that reaps tons of complements and raves from the
> common public, without even trying.
>
> Kris
>
>
>
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> Krispen Hartung
> www.krispenhartung.com /
> www.myspace.com/krispenhartung
> Performance Calendar:
>
http://www.musi-cal.com/search?performers=Krispen%20Hartung
> info@krispenhartung.com / 1.208.724.5603
> Discography -
> http://www.krispenhartung.com/catalogue.htm
> CD Baby Discography: http://cdbaby.com/all/khartung
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