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this is the only way i could see myself playing music to visuals-something 'l i v e': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63kbWm4p9oo -----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com> >Sent: Apr 9, 2012 1:57 PM >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: Re: Blending music with photography > >In my experience, playing with visuals happening simultaneously with >the music (slide shows or VJ stuff) really alters the level of the >music (and in a good way). This seems to be true regardless of >whether or not the players can see the visuals (so long as there is an >audience there to reflect the 'energy' of their experience). > >My favorite story about this: > >I was running projections for a friends band and one clip among many >was Harry Smith's Abstractions. I was projecting on the band so they >couldn't see what was playing at any given time. During the night, >they were playing well enough when this piece came on and suddenly, >the music just shot up to an entirely different place, really >intensely focused and happening. The Abstractions piece ended and the >band slowly drifted back to where they had been at before that piece >(about 10-15 minutes later I think). I might have written this off as >a fluke except weeks later I witnessed the same phenomena at another >gig (all improvised tunes so no setlist in advance). Very cool stuff. > >Kevin > > > >On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Tony K <bigtonyk@gmail.com> wrote: >> Here's a little video I did a few years ago with pictures I took and a >> soundscape recorded for it. >> >> http://www.viddler.com/v/3fdf8cfb >> >> Pictures are a great source of inspiration. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 3:42 PM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> >> wrote: >>> >>> :-) how should I know. >>> >>> Just struck me that you already had a source of photos, >>> and that you might use those to try out your idea. >>> >>> andy >>> >>> >>> kay'lon rushing wrote: >>>> >>>> Inspired for music or just because they're good? >>>> >>>> On Apr 9, 2012 2:25 AM, "andy butler" <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk >>>> <mailto:akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Gmail wrote: >>>> >>>> Recently my closest friends at school have been really getting >>>> in to photography. >>>> I could use photography to inspire my musical ideas for >>>> looping. >>>> What do you guys think about this? >>>> >>>> Kaylon >>>> >>>> >>>> are you inspired by your friend's photos? >>>> >>>> andy >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -==-=-=- >> Tony > > > >-- >Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a >form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all trouble. > >- Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) > >Sound and Vision: http://www.minds-eye.org >Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos >