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At 5:54 PM +0200 5/16/08, Stefan Tiedje wrote: >The job of an artist is more about impressing the audience with your >personal expression, something the don't know yet. If its an >audience of musicians its a bit harder but also more rewarding... Ah, wouldn't it be nice if we could thrive commercially by thriving artistically. Keller Williams in the June 2008 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine (the cover story!): >I can totally relate to the songwriters who've had pain and are >going through hard times, and I can totally relate to how that comes >out in their music. But as an audience member, I didn't want to hear >about people's problems. When I went out I wanted to be entertained, >I wanted to be taken away from my problems. So I always try to stay >on the lighter side of things. Keller draws much bigger crowds that I ever will, most likely. Is it because my songs delve into darker themes? Or is it because he fills the stage (literally) with musical instruments and builds catchy, funky grooves with them (and mouth percussion)? I don't know. But I ain't gonna make myself more like Keller in hopes of getting better gigs. I'm going to keep doing what I do, which relies heavily on looping but isn't primarily about looping. I don't think it's wise to completely ignore what your audience might be expecting, and I do adjust my presentation to the context. But ultimately, I feel I have to make them come to me at least as much as I bring it to them; ideally, the former. -- David Gans - david@trufun.com or david@gdhour.com Truth and Fun, Inc., 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730 Blog: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com Web site: http://www.dgans.com