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hey Dave,i had a familiar experience: i played at an irish pub where i did a loop show. and the result was odd; i saw a lot of men walking out and after the show some older women came to me and told me how they enjoyed the show.The bar owners wife after this women gave me a compliment in front of her said "nice i enjoyed it too,but i dont think this was the right place for it" A month later her husband the bar owner who had just gotten back from vacation called me and ask me if i could fill in for a band that didnt show up and said "u can do whatever u want just dont do that weird stuff u did last time;-)" Another one was in Italy where i played in a huge disco for a hand full of people.I could tell the owner and the sound crew found it perhaps interesting but were a bit puzzled because once again it wasnt the place for it.Afterwards i thought, hey i could have looped just as good but in a different way,thats the beauty of improvising alone,perhaps integrating more triphop or downbeat grooves which people are familiar with and which i also love,but i was so into what i personally wanted to show or do that night that i didnt think of anything else... One thing i do now days is to relax,take a deep breath,observe the whole picture before the show and try to get a feeling of the place,audience and atmosphere,telling myself that even if it goes wrong it will be another step to something.i dont plan a set list either,just make notes of the endless looping ideas to throw in.Somehow this has helped my confidence not to get deteriorated by such experiences many of us go through... or ive matured;-) Luis --- hazard factor <artists@hazardfactor.com> wrote: > For me too, it means 'avante-garde' or > 'experimental', or 'difficult > listening' if you had never been exposed to such a > thing. So, if one does > this, where do you play, and how often? Do you have > to 'tame' it down for > some gigs? And did any one ever get fired from a gig > because it was too odd? > > > Dave Eichenberger > http://www.hazardfactor.com > > > > > But weird....really wierd solo looping....I'd have > to say it > > mostly falls into experimental and avant-garde to > me...when > > it's weird, it generate a distrinct feeling for > me....but > > that is probably just my own idiosyncrasity. > > > > Kris > > > > > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com