Re: Appreciating this Home was New W

[Nevyn Nowhere <nevynnowhere@gmail.com>]

So Stefan, seems like you're saying "start shit!".  No worries on that, I am.  I (aka "some dude in portland") have put on a few couple to few hundred person shows in the last year, mixed together weird electronic music (me) with more established (some dubstep, some hipster world idm, some dnb, some analog electro of the more poppy/ambient variety, etc and things like that, as well as some smaller stuff.  This has all been done with me, dreams, gumption and lots of volunteers (say what you want about myspace whoring, but it's allowed this loner to find an army for free every time he needs it).

But you know, it's nice to find a partner or few to help out, one who is as passionate about a direction as you are.  To share in the work, and the fruition.

Since we don't seem to have any Oregon folks (I did find an Olympia one though!), I'll keep trying to spread it and create some, but my wouldn't it have been nice...

I appreciate your insights into how to get people out to shows, but have found that Portland is also a bit different about that... there is a massive glut of art/music going on live in this town.  FAR more creators than attendees.  Most of them go out to shows not for music but for scene, to be with folks they know or who look/act like them.

And no, that is not excuse, just something to study and figure out the best ways to get around.  At the level Portland is at, I'm currently of the idea that providing an event (ie visual things, interactive things, etc... something other than just music and "another night at the club") is the way to go.  Since then I and others can subversively infiltrate the minds of those who are not used to listening to such things.  To get them used to hearing things far different from what they listen to already, and friendly to coming back for more.

-nn
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On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Stefan Tiedje <stefantiedje@googlemail.com> wrote:

Nevyn Nowhere schrieb:

Alas, stuck in Portland.  California is near a 15 hour drive (just to SF).  LA much more.  I've done the drive a few times.  Portland does not have much in the way of loopers or even electronic musicians that are more than just DJs.

Maybe you just found your new role. Most important looper in the Portland area who is promoting live looping all over the place...

Lower west coast. Even Seattle is a bit friendlier to electronic than Portland (a town notorious for it's RAWK and now it's emo), but still far too raver based on the whole.  SF is a lovely haven I adore, but far too expensive to live in.

Did I just talk about a new role? Friendliness of a region is not a requirement, in the contrary there are so many more ears to open...

Yes, and the US is very tall.  Those are long distances.  I just thought it would be neat if any northwesterners were on here.

Yes, get them going, someone has to start it...

Sure, I've put some on in Portland, and helped in Seattle.  Played at some others.  It happens, it's just not frequent, and it's more "electronic friendly but we're not ravers or DJs" and all the various sub avenues that fit in under that umbrella.

Span your own umbrella...

That is part of the reasoning behind my non traditional electronic music events in Portland as well.  Let's band together: the Mentality.

In your heart you know what to do about it already of course...

Portland!  Portland!  And I definitely can't get looping specific; that's just a rarity in this town.  And when speaking of pure looping only, not something that gets to live anywhere near enough.

As soon as you really want it happen, it will happen...

Yep, I'm working on it... Alas it's more about cultivating the interest at this point in time in Portland.  There are a lot of strong unground scenes/sub scenes etc of rawk and electronic... most adhere to one formula per, something I've always loved about looping: as many formulas as the mind can imagine.

Organizers are always conservative, but the audience is always seeking new experiences... The weirder the frame you put it in, the more interesting for the audience. Make them curious, then they'll come...

Stefan

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