Re: loops and video? an UFOs ???

[Goddess <thefates@concentric.net>]

  I'm really intrigued by your use of video, but I muat ask, WHERE THE HECK
DID YA GET THE UFO FOOTAGE!?

smiles,

Corynne

At 02:32 AM 3/8/98, you wrote:
>hi,
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>well at my last gig,,,i used a video loop as well,,,i recorded about 20
>minutes of UFO footage (shot with home cameras,,,by normal ma & pa
>types),,,this footage played silent ,,,while i made live music,,,,the 
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>looped 3 times..my intent was to take the audience's attention off of
>me,,,and place it on the video monitor,,,and allow me to provide a canvas
>of music and sound,,,it worked ok,,,but i might not try it again,,,i
>already have too much equipment as it is (the geek factor)...
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>james"gradually going tornado" rhodes
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>At 11:18 PM 8/11/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>  I did a project years ago which combined loop music with video, though 
>it
>>was never finished due to some extenuating circumstances, the concept and
>>workingresult came off much better than we'd expected.  I think loops and
>>video can work wonderfully together.  I've toyed with the idea for quite
>>some time off putting together a performance which involved loop music,
>>video or slides with dance and/or performance art.  I got this idea after
>>opening for Jilly Smithe who did a wonderful spoken-word performance with
>>slides and musical accompaniment.  I was really bothered that I couldn't
>>move around or dance during some of the loops as I was "leashed" to my
>>equiptment.  As far as the direction of looping is concerned, I think it
>>may involve more combinations of musical styles which weren't previously
>>put together as fusion has done.  I also see it branching out into other
>>musical styles as well which it is already doing.  The instrumentation is
>>also becomming more and more diverse, and I think this will only 
>continue.
>>Couple these ideas with multi-media and movement, and we really have a 
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>>to look forward to...
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>>smiles,
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>>Corynne
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>>At 08:40 PM 3/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>buzzard wrote:
>>>>Well... people have talked before about the
>>>possibility of visual accompaniment for loops...
>>>I've always been pretty down on the idea because
>>>visual looping pretty much has to be static
>>>(I think video feedback might be more analogous)...
>>>but there _is_ an industry of visual "loops" [1]...
>>>so if you really want we could connect this
>>>topic back to looping I'm sure...<
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>>>Hey, our band sometimes plays with a video *scratcher* 
>>>who mixes his stuff on top of our music. He works with 
>>>pre-recorded cut-up videos and "blends" them together.
>>>Anybody else doing this? Interestingly, people come up 
>>>to us after the show saying that they understood 
>>>all sorts of symbolic stuff etc. - none of which was intended.
>>>It seems that *loopy* music fits really well with videos - I
>>>hope that it has nothing to do with said auduence's 
>>>substance abuse/ overuse. People just make their own 
>>>associations between image and sound - fascinating.
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>>>Rob
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