Re: Should ambient music be performed live?

[Stuart Wyatt (Solo String Project) <loopers-delight@solostring.com>]

> Would you get the same satisfaction going and listening to your cd 
> play?

The moment that you start playing with pre-recorded material, you start 
to limit the enormous freedom that looping provides. I did a set a year 
or so ago with an electronic DJ, and 50% of the backing was 
pre-recorded on ProTools. Whilst the audience liked it, I felt 
frustrated. It was difficult to produce that audience/performer 
telepathic communication thing....

But saying that, do whatever you feel has to be done. If you think that 
using  backing CD/tracks will increase the options for your music then 
go ahead and do it. Don't impose unnecessary limitations just for the 
sake of rules... However, if it is just to give you an easier job for 
the same money, then its selling out :)
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Stuart Wyatt (Solo String Project) - http://SoloString.com