RE: Looking to see Live Performers..

["future perfect" <artmusic@gte.net>]

Well a good idea (and I play a lot of coffeehouse/bookstore/museum/gallery
shows) is to get a tape together. When I approach someone who may hire me, 
I
always say my group plays 'guitar and flute music, with female vocals'. I
don't explain that I use looping, or guitar synth, or electric guitar (the
sound of all those things is what the tape is for).  I think people tend to
freak out if you say 'electronics', or 'ambient' or even 'new age' (I am
just talking with my experience, with my music). It is not really important
(to them) how you make the sounds-just that it won't scare people away.
Also, you don't have to play for nothing- choose the right venue (*very*
important) for your music- seek ones that regularly feature interesting
acts.

Dave Eichenberger- guitars/loops/devices
http://home1.gte.net/artmusic/dave


>
> Lately, I have thinking about crawling out of my
> self-imposed exile and doing a few local loop
> performances. My question is, how do you approach
> a venue owner and convince them that they need a
> looper to entertain their paying customers?
>
> I suppose a demo and bio would suffice, and probably
> performing for close to nothing.
>
> Again, just curious.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry T
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taaffe, Denis G <dtaaffe@indiana.edu>
> To: 'Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com' <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:22 PM
> Subject: RE: Looking to see Live Performers..
>
>
> >WEll,
> > I'm not frm boston but I am doing a live looping guitar gig tonight
> >at the Encore,cafe bloomington, IN from 7-9. Do you want
> directions ? haha.
> >Well it should be a good show. I'm not sure how people will receive it
> >though.
> >
> >Denis
> >
> >Denis Taaffe
> >denis_aliengtr@geocities.com
> >http://www.dtguitar.com
> >
> >-
> >
> > I am looking
> >to see some shows with looping content
> >
> >
>