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yes! please on the mackies. . . saturday evening would be best for me but whatever works is fine. tim On Mon, 17 June 2002, "Rick Walker/Loop.pooL" wrote > Resent-From: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Message-Id: <023f01c2166a$5b2cc3c0$cb61f93f@global> > From: "Rick Walker/Loop.pooL" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com> > Resent-Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 21:49:39 -0400 > X-Priority: 3 > X-Mailing-List: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> archive/latest/20778 > Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 > X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:49:16 -0700 > Received: (cpmta 27057 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2002 18:50:41 -0700 > Received: from 207.228.238.9 (HELO hemlock.violacea.com) > by smtp.c007.snv.cp.net (209.228.33.237) with SMTP; 17 Jun 2002 18:50:41 -0700 > Received: (from looper@localhost) > by hemlock.violacea.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA20791; > Mon, 17 Jun 2002 21:49:39 -0400 > X-Loop: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > X-Msmail-Priority: Normal > Resent-Message-Id: <eJflqD.A.wDF.eGpD9@hemlock.violacea.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Resent-Sender: Loopers-Delight-request@loopers-delight.com > X-Received: 18 Jun 2002 01:50:41 GMT > Subject: CALL FOR PERFORMERS: > Y2K2 LOOPFEST (aka 3rd annual santa cruz looping festival) > References: <200206141918.PAA11135@hemlock.violacea.com> > Precedence: list > Delivered-To: directvinternet.com%seemso@directvinternet.com > Return-Path: <Loopers-Delight-request@loopers-delight.com> > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Old-Return-Path: <GLOBAL@cruzio.com> > > Dear Loopers, > > I would like to coridally invite you to come and perform > at the 3rd ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ LOOOPING FESTIVAL > on Saturday and Sunday, July 13th and 14th. This is already shaping up to > be the largest > gathering of live loopers ever and we are going to have a blast. > > > There are a very limited number of spaces still available, so I will give > them out on a first come, first serve basis > to everyone who will submit a CD, cassette or mini disc of their work > (sorry, those are the only formats I own). > Please send submissions ASAP to: > > Y2K2 LOOPFEST > c/o Rick Walker > 412 Darwin Street > Santa Cruz, California > > If you don't make this performance, don't fret.................more are > coming, I promise you................!!!!! > > > There are a lot of caveats for this performance (due to the very large > number of performers in a small amount of time). > PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY the text below to make sure that this Festival is > your cup of tea. > > I'm in the midst of trying to have a commercial release of my live looping > CD, "Translucent Dayglo Green Plastic" > in time for this event so I, unfortunately, do not have a lot of time for > correpondance. Please forgive, in advance for > my craziness...............................well, here > 'tis.................hope it looks good to you all. > > ALSO, and this is important DO NOT USE LOOPERS DELIGHT TO CORRESPOND WITH > ME!!!! > Please write me directly at GLOBAL@cruzio.com > I may not have time to read all the posts due to my heavy schedule of the > next month. > > yours, Rick Walker > > > DESCRIPTION and RULES of the FESTIVAL: > > This entire festival will be a complete benefit for the > CAYUGA VAULT (in other words there will, regrettably, no > performers fees or expenses) which is the last > affordably rentable venue left in Santa Cruz County > from the ravages of the dot.com real estate wars. > The tickets will probably be $20/for both days > or $12/per day. > > The festival will be a two day affair and will be a > 'sampler' styled festival: in other words, we will be > showcasing a large number of loopers (we're anticipating > between 30 and 40 loopers will perform from all over the country). > > Before I talk about the logistical details for this festival > I would like to apologize to you in advance for > asking you to participate for free and at your own travel expense. > > It is, regrettably, the only way to make this event be successful > to help the CAYUGA VAULT stay in business, thus insuring the > future of looping (and singersongwriter/modern dance/poetry) > events in Santa Cruz. > > It feels silly, frankly, to ask you to perform > for free and at the same time give out a large number of > rules for how the performance will go down. Unfortunately, > in order to accomplish the scope of this festival which will, I am > hoping, be the largest event (in terms of number of performers) > in looping history, we will have to be very communal, selfless > and disciplined about pulling it all off. > > The whole point is to celebrate the diversity and incredible spirit > of our looping community again (thanks so much for Loopstock, Hans!!!!) and > to try to continue to promote creativity through > looping. I hope you can make it. > > OK, HERE"S ALL THE STUFF YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW > IN ORDER TO COME PERFORM: > To accomodate everyone (and to keep the production from > being a nightmare of logistics and communications) we will > adhere, very strictly to the following format: > > Each person will have no more than: > 20 minutes to set up there gear > (so keep your setups simple and portable) > 30 minutes to perform > 10 minutes to hustle gear off stage. > > Everyone will get a 'last song signal' five minutes before their set is > scheduled to end and anyone who takes longer to set up than the allowed 20 > minutes will, regrettably, have any extra time taken > off of their performance times. > > As anyone who has ever played this kind of festival knows well, > everyone who wants to participate will need to be disciplined > and I , as stage manager, will be very strict about hustling people on and > off stage. > DON'T be offended by me..................nothing will be personal, I promise > you..........I'm > just tickled pink that you are here to play. > > > Please understand that by being a strong stage manager I > will just be trying to make sure everyone who wants to will have the same > chance to perform. > > > ALSO REMEMBER: > The venue is very small and only holds 75-90 audience members and there may > be 20 or 30 performers there at all times > so in order to maximize the benefit to the Cayuga Vault > there will be, regrettably and consequently, > > NO COMPS AT ALL!!!! > > There will be two stages (like the LoopStock festival in SLO) but > in a much smaller venue.There will be a main stage with a good P.A. system > (powered mackies) and then there will be a blitzkrieg stage without a p.a. > for guitarists/bassists or any loopers who can bring in a small portable > self powered soundsystem (solo amplifiers). > > I hope you can make it. I think we are going to have a blast doing it!!! > > So I need to know if this interests you and I need to know a couple of > things from you: > > 1) Do you want to perform? > > 2) Which day is preferable for you to perform and at what time? > (I'll try my very best to accomodate everyone's wishes but please forgive me > if I can't grant every request around this one (just think about pleasing 40 > people and you'll get where this might not work out perfectly). > > 3) If you are coming in from out of town, would you like floor space to > crash out at one of the many local loopers homes? > Local loopers, I you can put someone > (or several people for that matter) during the weekend, I'd love it if you > would contact me so that I can coordinate sleeping arrangements. I can > have a large and inglorious slumber party in and around my teaching studio > (ala Hans little Loopstock > slumber party) > > Just let me know and thanks for wading through this whole proposal. > > yours, in the spirit of creativity and community and looping, Rick Walker > (loop.pool)