Re: musicianship for solo loopers? (was OT NINE INCH NAILS)

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

I've always used video and sometimes even MIDI triggered video to  
offset my boringness.  Even video games projected can be really  
great.  I used to play to people playing Rez which has a soundtrack  
of it's own at 140 bpm that I could mix in from time to time.  Fun.


On Sep 14, 2008, at 8:54 PM, George Ludwig wrote:

> The NIN thread got me thinking about one of the drawbacks of solo  
> performance, which is that the visual effect tends to lack a strong  
> impact. As a guitarist, it's pretty easy to just sit on the stool  
> and work the guitar and pedals. And that's not too interesting to  
> watch, even when it's Fripp. It's tempting to invite other  
> musicans, especialy percussionists who could hang with anything I  
> might be doing without a lot of rehearsal, to sit in if only for  
> the added visual impact.
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> So what are your thoughts regarding how you approach making your  
> solo looping gig more visually engaging?
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