Re: Integrity of Performance and the Sample

["Bill Fox" <billfox@fast.net>]

Hi Linddsay,

I recommend that you do what is easiest and the most satifying.  Do it 
with just
you and your partner.  Rearrange each song for just two instruments and 
minimize
how often you change instruments as that disrupts the flow of a live show. 
 A
good song will translate well into any orchestration - just don't get hung 
up
with trying to play a song exactly like it is on your CD/tape/whatever.  
Carry
the minimum amount of gear to save your back.  Makes setup and tear down a 
snap
and the gig will be much more pleasant for you.  If you're having fun or
sweating bullets, the audience will pick up on your condition and respond
accordingly.  And bring a looper just for fun!

Bill         billfox@fast.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: lindsay@pavestone.com <lindsay@pavestone.com>
To: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com 
<loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: OT: Integrity of Performance and the Sample


>Ok, guys/gals, a dilemma:
>
>My collaborator and I have been recording together for a while now and 
>have
>got some good material together, we think.  We're proud of it.  As we were
>recording, it was easy to include two guitars, bass, keyboards and rhythm
>despite the fact that it's just me and him.
>
>However, we've been given the opportunity to play live at a fairly cool 
>gig
>(North by Northgate--for any of you Aggies) and are now faced with the
>grueling task of adapting our recorded material for live performance.
>Other than finding a drummer, bass player, keyboardist and DJ, how do we
>best approach this?  There is a philosophical resistance to just playing 
>to
>tape.  My current solution is reducing each arrangement to its barest
>necessity, sequencing the whole thing and then choreographing the
>performance: "ok, for this song, I'll start out playing the guitar figure.
>Then, right before the chorus, I'll pick up the bass and play this line
>while the guitar is played by a sample triggered from the sequencer.  
>After
>that, I'll switch back to guitar and play sustained chords, so that my
>right hand is free to play the counter melody on the keyboard.  And
>then...."  When someone asked why we were upset with the delay in the
>Repeater's release, this is my justification: a four-track loop sampler
>could do wonders for us.
>
>I see myself sweating.
>
>And falling over on stage on my way back to the bass.
>