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Who from LD has raised their hand besides myself? Also, is there a point when I can get online using Ninjam and fiddle around with people I know, in advance of said shows? Thanks. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de> To: "LD List" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:53 PM Subject: kbyermusik - call for performers: BEMF3 (May 31st), Finloop (May 22nd) > Hi everyone, > > it's time again: this is the official call for "virtual performers" for > the > kybermusik events as part of Finloop (May 22nd) and Boise Experimental > Music > Festival III (May 31st). > > A. DESCRIPTION: > --------------- > kybermusik is the concept of two or more musicians playing together in > nearly real-time over an internet link. This works using a free software > called NinJam (www.ninjam.org), available for PC, Mac and Linux machines: > By rounding up the latency of the network connection to a "musically > meaningful" amount (e.g. four bars), you can play rhythmically in sync > even > over a connection with latency. > > Kybermusik's history started back in 2005 with a few first experimental > runs > together with our own Krispen Hartung. The first virtual concert with one > player in front of a live audience took place April 30th of 2006, Y2K6 > Loopfest saw the "biggest of its kind" kybermusik event yet. > Apart from that, several projects have come of this idea, including Daryl > Shawn/Jim Gooding and their www.chinapaintingmusic.com project (they met > at > the loopfest kybermusik session) and my collaborative "Quelques Papiers > D'Abord" album (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/7494/, free download). > > There will be > > B. TERMINOLOGY: > --------------- > Followingly, "live performers" are the performers in front of the live > audience (i.e. either Finloop or BEMF). "Virtual performers" are the > people > who are linked via the internet to the session. > > C. TECH RIDER: > -------------- > So what do you need to do kybermusik? > You need a mediocre computer (see www.ninjam.com for recommendations) >with > the operating system of your choice: Windows 2k or later, OS X, Linux. > An audio interface connected to and working on that computer which allows > you to connect your instruments and monitors to it (normally, every audio > interface should work, although the ones with native ASIO support are > preferrable). > A way to get your playing into the audio interface. > Access to a chat service (ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, MSN) is not strictly > required but may be helpful. > An internet connection with low to mediocre bandwidth (128kbps outbound > and > 512kbps inbound are sufficient). > > Testing It: > There are test servers at http://www.ninjam.com/jamfarm/index.php. The > best > way to test your installation is to connect to these servers using the > Ninjam Client (you only need the client, not the server!) and see if it > works. > > D. EVENTS: > ---------- > 1. Finloop: http://www.alp.fi/finloop.html > Thursday May 22nd 2008, 19:00-21:00 local time (1600-1800 UTC) > Venue: Espoon kulttuurikeskuksen Louhi-Sali > > This is a live looping festival, featuring among others our own Rick > Walker > and Per Boysen. Expect the music to be loop-heavy (although it is not > required for the virtual performers to actually do looping themselves). > > 2. Boise Experimental Music Festival III: > http://www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3/ > Saturday May 31st, 13:00-19:00 local time (1900-0100+ UTC) > Venue: The Record Exchange, Boise > > As the name implies, an experimental music festival - not necessarily > looping, but it may happen and is not looked down upon. Playing in major > or > minor scales or using II-V-I or IV-V-I chord progressions is. ;) > > > E. APPLICATION PROCESS: > ----------------------- > Due to the fact that the performance events are approaching rapidly, I'd > like to ask applicants to apply NO LATER THAN May 4th (next Sunday). This > application must contain: > * link to your website > * short bio/description of act (may be contained on website) > * music samples (may be contained on website) > * which event you'd like to play ("both" is possible as an answer) > * for which time slots you'd be available (always state time as UTC. > Use www.timezoneconverter.com if and when in doubt) > * a confirmation that you have succesfully tested the Ninjam > software in your setup as described in (C) > > If you know of a "live performer" with whom you'd like to play together, > please do also state this preference. > > Following that, I'll contact you in CW19 to assign a slot to you and also > tell you with whom you'll be paired (or trio'd) with. > > Note that applications coming in late will only be considered if there >are > still slots available! > > > So...thanks for your interest - and I'm gingerly waiting for your > applications. > > Best, > > Rainer > > > > >