Re: Boss "International Championship" [SIC]....

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I love this idea!!


On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Dustbunnies wrote:

> At 1:29 AM -0700 8/13/10, Rick Walker wrote:
>> Given that there are so many live looping solutions that compete  
>> (and in my estimation, successfully) with the Boss line of products  
>> and given the number of world class live looping artists who don't  
>> even use Boss gear, I think it's a little presumptuous to call the  
>> finals of this competition an " international championship".
>>
>> Something tells me that Boss' marketing team would not be open to  
>> hosting a true and fair international competition for live looping  
>> that included loopers (and judges) using other manufacturers of  
>> live looping gear, both hardware and software.
>>
>> Am I being over sensitive here or does this sentiment resonate with  
>> anyone else here?
>
> Well then, here's an idea...
>
>               ~LET"S HIJACK THE CONTEST~
>
> It's a public contest.  All the videos are made available on  
> YouTube. Also, somebody on the judging committee at Boss is going to  
> have to screen these entries.
>
> Let's add some Art into their commerce.  Here's how:
>
> Enter the contest, but *PAY NO ATTENTION* to the restriction on Boss- 
> only loopers.  Post all the great music you've made using your  
> Looperlative, your EDP, your JamMan, DL4, M9/M13, EHX SMM, 2880,  
> DD-20, Loop Junky, old tape delays, Mobius/Sooperlooper/Live/ 
> Mainstage/Logelloop/Freewheeling.... WHATEVER.
>
> This is even easier for those of you that already have videos on  
> YouTube: simply copy your existing videos, re-label them according  
> to guidelines so they can be easily found by contest-seekers, and  
> enter ALL of them into the contest.
>
> Put some notes on the video stating that this is a protest against  
> Boss' marketing, and point the viewers back here to LD if they want  
> to learn more about Looping.  Use this as a vehicle for positive  
> education.  Use this to promote Loopers-Delight!!!
>
> Somebody *will* watch.  It may be a potential listener or fan.  It  
> may be another musician scanning through the entries, in which case  
> you can help open them up to new possibilities for what can be done.  
> Additionally, the Boss judges will have to screen the entries, and  
> perhaps they'll finally start to pay attention.
>
> We can send a message to Boss Marketing that they don't own Looping,  
> that this contest is by no means an "international championship",  
> and that there are thousands of people out there making great  
> Looping music.  Some of these people use Boss products.  Some use  
> other products and tools in their art.  But WE, THE ARTISTS, ARE THE  
> ONES WHO MAKE THE MUSIC and WE ARE THE ONES WHO DEFINE THE FIELD --  
> not some group of clueless marketing hacks with an advertising  
> budget trying to shill a product.
>
> Send a message.  Tools don't make great music.  People do.
>
> There's some incredible talent in this community, and lots of great  
> people.
>
> Let's show them!
>
>       --mech.
> -- 
> _____
> "take one step outside yourself. the whole path lasts no longer than  
> one step..."
>