Re: Open Letter to the General Looping Community regarding Video Demosof Looping Devices

[jim palmer <jimp@pobox.com>]

the company i work for has a small vhs duping station where i could make 
copies 10 at a time.
source can be betacam (industry standard), or dv, hi8, svhs, vhs, etc... 
we can also do encoding for video cd's and dvd's but that's probably a bit 
too pie-in-the-sky...
maybe a few short excerpts in avi or mpg could be put on 
loopers-delight.com...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Walker/Loop.pooL" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:42 AM
Subject: Open Letter to the General Looping Community regarding Video 
Demos of Looping Devices


> Dear Looping Community,
> 
> People have been very cynical (with really good reason) about the
> manufacturers springing for demo videos of looping devices (see the
> exchanges below).
> 
> Gang,  if we are really serious about taking this community out to the 
>world
> at large, we are going to need to take matters into our own hands.
> 
> This community has unbelievable resources at our command.  We, 
>collectively,
> own digital video cameras, digital cameras,recording studios, mixing 
>boards,
> microphones, servers, fttp sites, promotional and production acumen, 
>etc.,
> etc.
> 
> At loopstock, individuals digitally recorded the events on both video and
> audio and had these things ready for posting within a week of the
> event...................all of this was done for love of looping , love 
>of
> creativity and love of community.
> 
> I say we forget about money (as long as we have the necessities of food,
> lodging, children and equipment ;-) covered)
> and start planning on expanding this community with all of our resources 
>and
> love of what it is that we are doing.
> 
> Some of us are too busy to participate in this kind of adventure on a 
>day to
> day basis and that is fine...........
> Even they, however, can lend a hand when possible for la causa.
> 
> I demand a high wage when I tour or make recording or
> soundtracks.................I also will play damn near any looping event
> that I can (when scheduling permits) for free or expenses just because I
> love this community and this 'artform' (I know, I know, Kim,  it is not ,
> technically, an artform) so much.
> 
> If our resources are not state of the art, so be it.  I think some of the
> prominent musicians on this forum can help out with demonstrations of 
>this
> gear even if it is not completely PRO.  I know I would.  I'm reasonably 
>sure
> my brother would (who knows enough about the repeater already to make me
> weak in the knees).
> 
> OK, enough soapboxing............................let's just do it!!!!
> 
> yours, in art and creativity and looping and having fun doing it,   Rick
> Walker   (loop.pool)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> people wrote:
> 
> "Doesnt anyone on this list live in Hollywood, and have a freind in the
> film buisiness? Dont they realize how important an EDP Demonstration
> video is to the world of music ?
> hollywood: ha!
> 
> but, i believe that kim f. tried to organise this w/gibson, some buncha
> years
> ago..... no dice, yet.
> best,
> dt / splattercell"
> 
>