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Re: The Curse of Knob-Twiddling



Getting some talented live dancers who know your music is a real eye 
catcher.  Start building a light show.  Build it with MIDI control and 
sync 
it to video.  The Tent could be an elaborate cloth backdrop.  You could 
run 
8 or 16 mm film loops on it or a slides.  Just some brainstorms...


I think you could easily do better than Aphex Twin who just sits on a 
couch 
with his lap top and brings on a bunch of lame dancing Bears (he obviously 
never watched the real "Dancing Bear" on Captain Kangaroo), Yawn.
As for offending anyone, I guess that depends on how you present yourself 
and who you are playing to.  People are bored, be exciting.

Nick Wilson


----Original Message Follows----
From: Nemoguitt@aol.com
Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: The Curse of Knob-Twiddling
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:31:44 EST

In a message dated 00-12-08 14:38:49 EST, you write:

<< does anyone have any suggestions/comments about what to do to "jazz" up 
a
  necessarily knob-twiddling performance? >>

jonathan.........ive been thinking about this also..........i have this 
weird
need to go out and play and i was thinking i need some "schtick" (sp?) to
make it work.........im thinking of playing in a small tent with images 
being
projected thru the walls.........do you think this would upset
anyone?......... funny hats work sometimes........i got to come up with
something soon, i may have a gig in mid jan...........michael


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