Re: Las Vegas International Live Looping Festival

[<chris@christojota.de>]

By the way: Are there any Looping-Festivals in Europe
this year? Does anyone know ?
Greets from Cologne
Christo
www.christojota.de

----- Original Message -----
From: "Krispen Hartung" <info@krispenhartung.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: Las Vegas International Live Looping Festival


> You are too kind, Rick. I just with I could do more. It is frustrating.
I
> really want to make a difference and generate more appreciation for the
> avant-garde and experimental music arts, and give artists more
gratification
> and credit, but at times I feel as if I were Sisyphus pushing his rock up
> the hill constantly.  The demand for this type of art is miniscule, and
> promoting it is like planning a goat rodeo.  :)  But in the end, I am 
>very
> grateful to be able to get such fine musicians here in Boise, Idaho.
>
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> > Kris wrote:
> > "A guy can dream that some day there will be a plethera of wealthy
patrons
> > of the looping and avant-garde music arts. :)  Believe me, if I were
> > indepedentally wealthy, I would not hestitate a minute to do something
> > like this at least once a year.  I'd be flying you all in first class
and
> > putting you up in 5 star hotels. I've love to do that."
> >
> >
> > Geez,  Kris,  you practically do this already with all your heroic
> > attempts to get granting and funding for your beautiful
> > festival of Experimental and Improvisation Music in Boise,
> > annually......................I think of you as one of the selfless
heroes
> > in this
> > kind of music.......................you and the Matt Davignons and
others
> > who have worked so hard to present new music and live looping
> > music.
> >
> >
>