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Re: making a spectacle of yourself
Carsten Wegener <carsten@tyfoo.de> said:
> After five years of playing the same 60, simple folktunes/songs with
>just
> my good, old doublebass (and still finding new approach in a very
>detailed
> way of looking),I now come the point to have the freedom to really work
>on
> my performance. What i want to sayis this: The more complex the music
>your
> playing and the techniques you are using, the longer it will take to
>become
> a good musician and performer in the same time. For me the consequence
>will
> be trying to simplify my setup, my music. I believe this way IŽll
>naturally
> find an more audience-friendly way to perform my looping.
I think this is interesting. I only really started to tour reasonable sized
venues around Europe with a seven-piece jazz-folk band playing complicated
stuff in odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8 etc). It was where I had to learn
about stagecraft at the next level from pubs/college clubs. I dont remember
having to concentrate on getting the music right being a problem, ; all
down
to being rehearsed properly.
I do agree that having a complex set up can get in the way. One reason why
i'm reluctant to take out my rack is the fact that it can look cluttered,
and because I haven't found my own way to make this interesting visually.
Therefore, the DL4 gets more use than the JamMan/RDS. I'd love to know how
other people have found a way to incorporate their gear into their
performance in a way that looks interesting to the audience.
v