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This just appeared on the theatre-sound list. >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:14:25 -0400 >From: Robert Kaplowitz <rubiksnd@HOTMAIL.COM> >Subject: onstage jam project >Sender: "Discussion list for people working in sound for live theatre." > <THEATRE-SOUND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> >To: THEATRE-SOUND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Reply-to: "Discussion list for people working in sound for live theatre." > <THEATRE-SOUND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> > >I'm in the theoretical stages of dealing with a play that would love to >do a >scene that works essentially as follows: > >lights come up on the 3 principals, who are either on the couch slowly >rocking out to a beat, or up at their instruments already. An incredible, >improvisational jam session follows (the script calls for 2 guitars, a >keyboard and a drum kit onstage at all times.) This jam session is the >cathartic moment in the play, and wants to be done completely live, >flexibly, and open ended nightly. When things get to a certain point, the >actor/musicians put their instruments down, and the jam (magically) >continues, AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP as they dance all around the stage. >At >its utter high point, it all ends, leaving some sort of ambiant tail as >the >actors drift away from one another and back into utter isolation. > >So the question is - is there a DJ or live rock'n' roll mind out there >who's >done things like capturing the multiple tracks (4, to be precise) on the >fly, and shaping them into sample loops that could be combined with >prerecorded sample loops (of a great variety, of course) so that the piece >could evolve organically on a nightly basis? My work with the Akai has >been >all about preprogramming, or only capturing one set of sounds at a time >when >doing live improv in the studio. I'm thinking there's maybe a software >out >there or some sort of a perc jam box (I remember hearing something about a >"Jam Man" which captured a given number of loops...) > >We did this show this summer, at the Playwrights Conference, with a >prerecorded track (Godspeed's "One" to be precise), but the show is headed >to the pro theatre, and I may (or may not) continue on with it... so I >thought I'd do a bit of surveying. Of course, if the playwright and >director are okay with starting with a beat before the actors pick up >their >instruments, it would ALL be much easier... > >I do know one thing - it will need an incredible foh mixer, whatever the >technology is... > >Thanks in advance for your thoughts. >-robert kaplowitz -- ______________________________________________________________ Richard Zvonar, PhD (818) 788-2202 http://www.zvonar.com http://RZCybernetics.com http://www.cybmotion.com/aliaszone http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=rz