RE: Looping percussionists

["Michael LaMeyer" <m.lameyer@verizon.net>]

Word.  Tonight I managed to get a 9/4 percussion loop going while synched 
to
a 4/4 pattern and listening to the click.  In front of people.  I even had
no intention of doing this, nor any idea how it happened, but there it was.
Just keep smiling.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Wagner [mailto:jondrums@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 2:52 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Looping percussionists
>
<snip>

> Another thing - after being a part of several looping festivals and
> performances I have noticed one common theme.  Many
> performers at some point
> make some mistake, and apologize to the audience for it - or
> even stop the
> song and start over.  Nobody even knew they made a mistake, until the
> apology.  If you assume you did it on purpose, so will
> everyone else.  If
> you make a lumpy loop - you did it on purpose and let
> everyone marvel in
> this new odd-time signature they never knew existed -smile-
>
> Jon