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Yes, but i'm not looking to play in front of people right now, I'm looking to learn how to be a good musician first :) On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Toby G <carpet8@mac.com> wrote: > Couldn't you just play at an open mic or something? > > t > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com> > To: "LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:43 PM > Subject: OT: Finding people to play with/learn from > > >> Nick asked: >> >> "As a young (still in college!) aspiring live looper currently in san >> luis obispo, I've found it amazingly hard to find like-minded people >> to play with, either just jamming or getting a regular group together. >> Can anyone recommend any places to go, either actual places or >> websites, to find people interested in music beyond just regular >> rock/punk bands." >> >> Hi, Nick, >> First things first....................welcome to this list. You'll >find >> that this community is a wonderful resource >> for assuaging the "I can't find anyone in my area to relate to Blues" >> >> So, a couple of suggestions to answer your question from a grizzled >> oldbie <grin> >> >> 1) If you build it , they will come: >> Plan a modest free live looping festival by yourself in San Luis Obispo >or >> the neighborhood. >> and find a venue that will host it for free just for the sake of the >> energy that it will produce. >> Try getting someone at the University to sponsor such an audacious >thing. >> Then invite anyone to play who can make it there. I'll definitely >come >> play and I live >> three or four hours north of you. There are several people from this >> area who would to, >> I predict. >> >> There are a ton of loopers in the San Diego, LA, Orange county areas >with >> a dirth of options for >> playing this kind of music and you'd be surprised at the amount of >people >> who will respond if you do it. >> >> I've done dozens of events like this in my life and done them all on >very, >> very little budget so I'll be more than >> happy to help you out if you contact me offlist looppool(at >> sign)cruzio(dot sign)com if you need any advice >> or even just a bit of comraderie or a pep talk if you get discouraged. >> >> You'd also be surprised to find that there are probably several live >> looping artists who are hanging out >> in their bedrooms, garages and basements who will jump up to >participate. >> >> Hans Lindauer, who no longer lives in your area, put on three really >> wonderful Live Looping Festivals (Loopstock) >> in Los Osos and SLO several years back. Since he left that area, >> nothing really has happened in that area so >> you are due for some new looping energy there. >> >> Bernhard Wagner, the Swiss (originally German) live looper was inspired >> by that festival and the Y2K series to create the largest >> live looping festival in European history. >> >> 2) Come perform at Y2K9 up in Santa Cruz, next October 14-19. >You'll >> just love hanging out with all the loopers who come >> from all over the US, all over California and all over the world to >> perform there. It'll give you a ton of inspiration >> >> 3) Consider moving to Santa Cruz or the San Francisco Bay Area or >Silicon >> Valley (all adjoining) because there is >> probably as much live looping per capita going on here as anywhere on >the >> planet. >> >> 4) Find and contact artists on this list who you relate to and who >relate >> to what you are doing. Be really aggressive about >> putting up tracks on a MySpace page or on >Youtube.com..................one >> of the best ways to create music of this type is >> to do collaborative work with artists from all over the world and with >the >> miracle of the internet and fast new computers, >> we have this ability to make music with people who do not even live >where >> we live. >> >> The reason that I started doing live looping festivals was precisely the >> reason you posted: I was lonely and wanted to connect >> with other people who loved this medium for creation. >> >> So I"ll reiterate number 1) >> >> If you Build it, They Will Come >> >> Get Involved. Have the courage to be aggressive in doing so. Don't >> worry at all about being a newbie..............Go for it. >> >> and good luck. >> Welcome to the tribe!!!! >> >> Rick Walker >> www.youtube.com/OrangeDaygloPlastic >> www.youtube.com/looppool >> >> > >