At 12:17 PM 8/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:
quoted 17 lines Using a band really helps for on-stage improvisation because any one of>>Using a band really helps for on-stage improvisation because any one of
>>those persons can extend songs, mix them up, and so on, and if the band
>>is a good band, it can roll with those changes and do really great things
>>on stage. How many times have you seen even a mediocre band end a song
>>but have the drummer keep doing his own thing for a while, the other band
>>members look at each other in a sort of "ok, i think i know what we can
>>do next,", then suddenly breaking back into a song you've never heard before?
>>It's one of the great aspects of live music, in my opinion.
>>
>>And that's sort of the problem with a lot of gear-based or computer-based
>>live music -- the musician is so busy keeping his/her basic track going
>>that they can't interact with the audience, can't improvise, can't bounce
>>off other musicians and play around with the music.
>
>This just isn't true. New software allows for improvosation and "Jamming"
>on stage with your laptop. I do it everytime I perform. Anything a band
>can do, I can do.
I'm not necessarily saying that the things I'm speaking about are
impossible, simply that they're something nearly all "laptop performers"
either are not practiced enough to do, or simply choose not to go down the
route of "interaction." Like I said, there are plenty of boring bands that
do absolutely nothing to engage the audience, and they have just as many
options as you do. I'm happy you decide to "play" your songs and interact
with what's going on and talk to the audience and all that, but that
definitely puts you in the minority of idm performances.
derek
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