Re: Using pre-recorded material in performance

[Mech <mech@m3ch.net>]

At 11:26 AM 8/8/2004, ArsOcarina@aol.com wrote:

>The sort of pre-recorded stuff I use tends tobe "canned" loops of 
>material 
>that I've created in the studio (or my living room, or garage, depending)
>
>   [...]
>
>Sometimes these are textural and atmospheric, sometimes spoken word 
>stuff. 
>Sometimes it's very conventionally rhythmic percussive stuff (drums and 
>bass). I don't always push the same buttons and my timing (and therefore 
>the synchonicity of these loops) is left up to whatever happens at the 
>time. It is not sequenced or anything so there is still a "live" element 
>to it. So, I do not feel this is an invalid musical performance activity.

Ted,

I saw you use this technique in Santa Cruz last October for the first 
night 
of Rick's Looping festival.  I just wanted to say that your use of 
pre-recorded material actually worked quite well.  In particular, the 
spoken word passages reminded me very much of Bill Nelson's work on his 
Orchestra Arcana project.  Nice!

         --m.

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