Re: popularity/influence and Valentino

[Mark Hamburg <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com>]

on 8/27/02 8:53 AM, max valentino at ekstasis1@hotmail.com wrote:

> Matthias; Thanks for your very touching and wonderful comments.  I am 
>truly
> honored and somewhat humbled.  At the risk of this becoming a “mutual
> appreciation forum”, let me say that I am also a huge fan of Mr. Grob.  
>His
> masterful and seamless loopage continues to push and inspire me.  Yet, it
> should be noted that this is of some current relevance, more than his
> seamless and astonishing looping, more than his barefooted pedal 
>technique,
> it is his sheer musicality which floors me.  The dynamics, the nuance, 
>the
> conceptual motifs, harmonic complexity, and the sublime passion with 
>which
> he plays, all within the context of a “looping artist”, makes his music 
>so
> outstanding.

Matthias would make a great poster child for looping since he has an
interesting technology story to go with it.

I'm thinking about what one would need to do to make a calculated assault 
on
the music market. I may have more to say later.

Mark