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pop v avant jambands etc.



   I think there's a false polarity in the distinction between popular and 
Art. Sure it's enacted everyday in the marketplace,but it;s not the only 
possibility.The Beatles and Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix,Some would perhaps 
put Radiohead,or Beck here, all had huge popular success and did things 
that 
were truly experimental.I am the Walrus was played on a.m. radio.All of 
'em 
employed superficial gimmicks to get noticed,and delivered the goods once 
the were noticed   The jamband scene is really ripe ,it's an audience that 
expects musicians to take chances and try to go somewhere unexpected,and 
they listen.If their ears can be a bit unsophisticated it need not be an 
obstacle,one needs only to provide them a way in.For instance by starting 
simple and developing in stages,employing infectious grooves ,etc.Paying 
attention to and working with the attention level of the audience is not 
necessarily pandering,it's performing. The challenge of engaging an 
audience 
that's willing to listen and is ready for you to take chances-What more do 
you want? I think the real trick is to tune into and feel the audiences' 
mood,attention,energy, vibe,and invent music that expresses that. It's not 
the audiences job to understand the artist,it's the other way around,at 
least in the art of performing.
When I saw KW the audience's attention was really caught by him building 
all 
these tracks live right in front of them.Yes anyone who loops could do 
it,and get the attention of an audience.Show 'em something they haven't 
seen 
before and they'll pay attention,then you have the chance to take 'em 
somewhere.I think audiences want something familiar,so they feel 
connected,and something new that surprises ,and delights them,some energy 
to 
make them feel excited,and most of all to have their attention so 
engaged,that they forget their troubles for a minute,which makes them feel 
refreshed. These are compositional elements as much as 
pitches,patches,beats 
, measures etc.Colors on the pal

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