...ya got me - i'm a total indie poser ;) but really, i not talking
about vid content, i was talking about apps, user interaction etc... and
on the venue tip: exactly.
short rant over - flame for the long one!
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On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 15:38, EggyToast wrote:
quoted 57 lines shift8 said:> shift8 said:
> > i understand that laptop shows often resemble dj sets more than
> > performances (with a much higher level of mixing and selection,
> given)
> > - perhaps the venue should reflect this? who knows...
>
> Definitely. I"m a big supporter of venues that are actually suited for
> performances, instead of a large space with a booze and music
> license.
>
> The problem is that no one's really used to a non-performing
> performer yet. If they're not billed as DJ's, the venue is set up like a
> "rock" show, with overcrowding, nowhere to sit, and everyone looking
> right at the stage. If it's set up like a DJ thing, the artists are given
> minimal billing, and the fans are overwhelmed by meat-marketeers
> and extremely loud (and poor) PAs.
>
> So much of IDM would do great if, you know, there was a place to sit
> down. Dinner music? Dinner theater has all but disappeared for all
> but those with deep wallets, and I'd imagine such a venue for music
> would be similarly difficult to maintain for mass appeal. Still, I'd really
> love it if more coffee houses, diners, and other places where people
> already meet up introduce live music. As anyone who listens to IDM
> will tell you, it also works fantastically as background music and
> doesn't need to be blasting everyone across the street.
>
> I go to listen, but why listen when the environments suck?
>
> >
> > so, to create some crossover - how about some s-video out guys? i
> > mean, with external instruments, the audience can at least get some
> > idea of the artists interaction with their media. this would give you
> > a similar presence?
>
> Yeah, but these guys are sound artists, not video artists. They could
> spend a ton of money making sure they have extra laptops and buy
> programs that will do what they want, let alone find a way of getting
> video into the thing (outside of just downloading commercial stuff). I
> like having something to do at shows, and visuals are neat, but I can't
> expect it of a musician. Not to mention having a projector...
>
> Plus if you get too elaborate, you draw the ire of indie poseurs who
> just show up to sneer at everything :D
>
> derek
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