Re: Looping Fest in Iowa...How bout it?

[Scott Hansen <scott-a-hansen@uiowa.edu>]

kris, john, i'm in iowa city (ia).
ia looping fest would be interesting.
am curious how many people from ia are on this list (i know andre is 
from here originally).
do you guys have any examples of your looping work?
if so please email me off list, always curious what others do...
i could send you my latest project also.
and it also looks like mp3 approved my last loop ex. that i uploaded:
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/452/hsacnostetn.html
the one called: "sci-fi extravaganza" is new.
it's orginally called "lucasfilm sci-fi extravaganza", guess
using a copyrighted name is not good for mp3.

but getting to know your equipment and what it can do is very good.

funny about all this "justifying" stuff. when you look at all the
music categories on mp3 when you try to upload your stuff--i mean we're
categorizing stuff to death. what ever happened to plain ole music.
when i sit down to play, i don't think i'm going to create "loop music"
for a minute, then play some folk stuff, then this and that, i just play.
if i turn on a long delay and play against that, is it different? no.
just reminds me of grad school for art back in the '90's. so concerned
about finding my place in the "mythical/imaginary timeline of art history"
--you worry about the stupid crap, and don't focus on what's important. 
just
doing it, trying to find your way, stumbling, sometimes really 
hitting something good....
sorry for the ramble...
s---


>Kris,
>
>You are not alone...I've done looping performances here in Cedar 
>Rapids for a year and a half, now.  Usually, within the context of 
>the quarterly "creative music" concerts coordinated by a fellow 
>composer from the area.  I have done at least one looping 
>performance on an Iowa Composers Forum sponsored concert.
>
>Most of my time recently has been split between writing a set of 
>choral pieces for a local group and pursuing my "gear monogamy" 
>campaign.  The gear monogamy campaign is my way of getting to know 
>all the equipment I've accumulated by isolated each piece of 
>equipment and playing with it until I get bored with it  And then, I 
>keep playing with it until I break out of a rut and find a new way 
>to use the device.  My hope is that by being comfortable enough with 
>each piece of equipment separately to attempt a gig with it alone 
>(well, and my guitar), when I begin using two devices, and then 
>three and so on, I won't be limited in my choices and will have much 
>greater control over everything during a performance.  I'm taking it 
>slowly, so it'll be a while before the first gear threesome.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jon Southwood
>
>At 09:55 PM 10/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hey I'm looking for some fellow iowan loopers to put together a 
>fest....or
>>am I the only iowan on here...
>>
>>
>>keep it real
>>
>>Kris


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