quoted 8 lines I guess it all really depends on the music. I have been to countless
> I guess it all really depends on the music. I have been to countless
> electronic shows were the audience felt detached from the laptop performance
> and began socializing instead. The key, in my opinion, is to be so god damn
> loud that they can't hear each other talk, that is if the sounds system
> allows it. This has worked for me in the past, even with very atmospheric
> material.
>
> Loud=attention.
Hosting shows in my warehouse my strategy has been the opposite: create an
environment that is clearly intended for listening, not socializing,
during the performances.
To this end I try to plant 'cues' to people that they're at a concert, not
at a bar/club... including no beer, making it dark during the
performances, posting a sign on the door saying no ins/outs during sets
[though we actually do let people in ;)] etc...
All about creating context and steering consensual expectations.
This is the advantage I guess of controlling a space!
aaron
ghede@well.com
http://www.quietamerican.org
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