Re: CREATION of an INTERNATIONAL LIVE LOOPER TRAVELING DATABASE for connecting tours and creating new festivals

[Z <zzz@zzz.ch>]

Very interesting idea, but I don't see the point of having a 
'confidential' list. Beyond a public database driven list of Live-looping 
URLs with contact emails and some geographical and style indications, 
isn't there much more necessary?
z
http://zzz.ch

> Le 16 sept. 2013 à 00:39, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> a écrit :
> 
> Towards The Creation of an INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING LIVE LOOPERS DATABASE
> 
> CARPE DIEM:    to all the Live Loopers who have traveled a long or short 
> distance to, and performed at an International Live Looping Festival:
> 
> I am so gratified that the International Live Looping Festival concept 
> that we pioneered in 2001 has spread, this summer  to London, Paris, 
> Cologne, Berlin, Neunkirch (Switzerland) and in a few weeks, to 
> Portland, Seattle, San Jose, Santa Cruz and San Antonio.
> 
> It suddenly occurs to me that with possible similar festivals planned 
> next summer/fall in Florence, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Zaghreb, Tallinn, 
> Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Manila with the addition of repeats in 
> all the places that had them this year
> 
> ....that we are now poised to create a DATABASE of live looping artists 
> with contact numbers so that we can all, within our means, begin to 
> travel to other cities and countries to continue our artistry.
> 
> To be willing to say to the Live Looping community,  "I live in this 
> city and I would gladly put you up for a couple of days if you came here 
> to do a live looping gig that I produce for us",  whether that gig be a 
> one off event or a small or even large festival"
> would greatly reduce the cost of travel and increase our community.
> 
> In that spirit,  I would like to propose that we create such a list. 
> replete with
> a photo,  URL of website or sound/video examples, description/bio of 
> yourself as an artist (brief) and contact information for other loopers 
> to connect with you.
> 
> 1) It will need to be collated  before it is made public and should 
> probably be
> sent to an individual collaters e-mail list, instead of these forums
> 2)  Whoever collates it (and I will volunteer if there are no other 
> volunteers though I'm in the middle of coordinating the large main 
> festival so it will take me a bit of time) should then post it to
>       a) www.livelooping.org
>       b) www.loopersdelight.com
>       c)  this Loopers Delight Face Book Page as a document
>       d)  any other relevant music forum that we think is appropriate
> 3) WHOEVER HAS ACCESS TO THIS LIST SHOULD PROMISE TO USE IT ONLY FOR THE 
> PURPOSES OF CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY and SHOULD NOT give it out for any 
> other promotional purposes or sell it to anyone for commercial gain.
> 
> I would imagine that it would be easiest to send to an individual e-mail 
> address for the time being .
> 
> Would anyone want to volunteer to help me with such a database (even 
> just taking in information now until the Main Festival is over).
> 
> Rick Walker
> founder Y2K13 International Live Looping Festivals
>