Re: MAKER FAIRE: Loop.pooL/Kid Beyond

["krughanh henderson" <krugsmobile@gmail.com>]

On 5/16/07, RICK WALKER <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
> The extremely creative MAKER FAIRE is this weekend
> http://www.makerfaire.com/ at the San Mateo Fairgrounds
> just south of San Francisco (north of the Silicon Valley).
>
> Amongst many other things,  two live loopers will be part of the
> musical presentations at this very unusual and stimulating festival.
>
> I, |LOOP.POOL  will be performing on the MAIN outdoor STAGE on Sunday
> afternoon at 3 p.m.
> followed, immediately by the  fabulous acapella 'band in a box'  looper 
>KID
> BEYOND who's
> set begins at 4:15.
>
>      If you haven't seen him,  Kid Beyond is a fantastic performer  
>creating
> an
> entire dance concert with just his voice as a source for sound.   He has
> seemless integration
> of Ableton's LIVE using midi footpedals and a microphone (he never even
> touches his
> laptop in his performances).    He's really inspiring and I can't more
> highly recommend seeing
> his show.
>
> The MAKER FAIRE is MAKE magazines annual festival that showcases unusual 
>and
> creative
> inventions.
>
> You can think of it as the Burning Man for Geek Tinkerers or Hot Nerd on
> Nerd Action!!!!
>
> I jest, but in reality, this festival is really 
>exciting................from
> people making groundbreaking invetnions
> in ecological lifestyles to people who invent strange musical devices,  
>I've
> never seen so much creativity
> in a small space in my life.
>
> It is an ideal summer festival atmosphere for all ages.  I hope you can 
>make
> it on Saturday and Sunday.
> If you read this hear, please come up and say hello to me after I've 
>cleared
> my stage for Kid Beyonds
>  performance.
>
> Rick Walker
> aka loop.pool
> www.youttube.com/looppool/
> www.looppool.info
>
>