Re: EDP cost/promotion/etc and some figures for thought

[Andre LaFosse <altruist@earthlink.net>]

Yo Mark,

Argh, man.  Why does this happen?

Mark Sottilaro wrote:

> I was just speculating that if the EDP could be made
> with a processor that was currently mass produced, it could be a bit
> more affordable which would possibly bring more people to the world of
> live looping.  How this is an affront to you or your music or the way
> you make music is beyond me, but I'm sorry I pissed you off.  

You said that this mailing list, and its members, were a big problem. 
You said the problem was that people were hoarding the technology and
the techniques, keeping it to themselves and this list.  You said this
alleged attitude was hindering the popularization of the technology.

You then arbitrarily lashed out at people who didn't agree with you on a
thread that's been dead half a year, implying that anyone who diagreed
with you or Matthias on that issue was ignorant and willfully opposed to
popularizing the stuff this mailing list is (ostensibly) dedicated to.

I replied to you to point out that a lot of people on this list are
working our asses off to popularize this stuff, and doing a pretty
decent job of it overall.  And that to have people like yourself make
the kinds of accusations that you have is seriously hurtful and
offensive to some of us.

Is that honestly difficult to understand, man?  Do you genuinely not
understand how you come across in these things?  Can you not see what a
phenomenal drag it is for some of us?

> If I were
> you, I'd start that email filter pronto.

I don't want to filter out other people's ideas, Mark - not in email and
not in life.  I want to hear what other people have to say, think it
over, and try to learn from it.  And if they say something that I feel
is totally off base, then I might feel compelled to offer my own
experience back, in the hopes that it might help illuminate an attitude
that seems needlessly dark and unsupportive of themselves and their peers.

Mark, you have good things to say and good music to make - I know so,
because I've heard you do both on many occasions.  So it's sad to see
this sort of thing come from you, and for you to seemingly be oblivious
and/or remoseless about it.  

It's a very fucked up world right now, and it would be great to think
that someone like yourself would be willing to think about the impact
their words has on people, rather than telling someone like me to just
ignore it.  But if you're honestly happy in your attitude, the way it
impact your life and those of the people around you, then maybe you
don't want to entertain a different point of view.

And you don't have to...  but it sure is a drag to be on the receiving
end of, man.

Asking you to think about this may be too much to ask, but I guess
that's what I'm doing anyway.

Ah well...

--Andre LaFosse
http://www.altruistmusic.com