Re: backporch of looping (was: forefront)

[tspauldi@mail.nash.gibson.com]

Kim-

Either we'll think of something, or you already have...

Tom


At 05:24 PM 2/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>At 03:34 PM 2/5/98 -0600, Tom Spaulding wrote:
>>Virtually no one that works here (Gibson)has heard of you, or Fripp, or 
>DJ
>>Spooky, or any non-mainstream (whatever that means) artist, based on my
>>informal poll. That is not to say that we have ignorant, uninformed
>>dullards walking around here, merely that their realm of experience lays
>>comfortably upon the bed of the familiar names and faces we all know and
>>love. What Artist Relations person would walk into a Marketing meeting 
>with
>>a Polytown CD and actually convince the group that this was the future 
>and
>>that Slash and Ace and Joe and Jimmy and B.B were passe, or at least only
>>part of the picture? It does not happen.
>>
>> I am currently creating a "Looping Manifesto" to attempt to describe 
>what
>>possibilities are out there for Oberheim/Gibson. This is a new world, one
>>that many will be certain is flat or at best temporary. It is now my
>>feeling that if we do not create a market for Looping, it will remain a
>>cultural, fringe anomaly. Eventually the visionaries will give up, sell 
>off
>>their ideas or have them revert back to them undeveloped. 
>
>Hey Tom,
>
>just tell them that Looping is the perfect way to play all the parts in
>"Sweet Home Alabama" all by yourself. No need to share the stage with some
>other ego-mad guitar player. It'll be all you!
>
>You also might want to remind them that the kids today aren't listening to
>guitar music much anymore, and Gibson's gonna have to think of something
>eventually! :-) 
>
>kim
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