SF Laptop Battle
Sunday April 18, 2004
@ Club Six (60 - 6th St. between Market and Mission Streets)
9 pm, only $5
- please note change of venue! -
The Laptop Battle
The laptop battle is a competive event for laptop musicians to match
their skills against one another. Battles are chosen randomly and
conducted in 3 minute rounds. A panel of judges decides which
contestant advances to the next round, single elimination style. It's
a fusion of sound design, composition and stage performance and a
chance for laptop musicians to prove their skills in battle and develop
techniques and strategies.
Laptop Battle Rules
1. No external controllers. Input devices such as keyboards and
fader/knob boxes are not allowed for 2 reasons.
a. they take up too much space in the setup
b. no controllers levels the playing field by only allowing 1 laptop.
External soundcards are often necessary for contestants to perform, and
are allowed.
2. Battles are chosen randomly.
3. Battles are 3 minutes long. Contestants can choose whether they
want a 30 second warning issued by the MC. At 3 minutes the MC will
fade out the mix from the contestant.
4. Judges (5) decide the outcome of battles in a single elimination
style.
5. Contestants must be at the location of the battle half an hour
before the battle.
a. minimum amount of set-up time.
b. alternates will be onsite to take the place of contestants who fail
to show up on time.
How to Enter
Send us an email at sanfrancisco@laptopbattle.org and tell us a little
about yourself. 16 contestants will be selected plus a few alternates.
There are prizes for all contestants including software from Native
Instruments and Ableton as well as cash prizes.
The winning contestant will be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to
compete against other city champs in the first ever laptopbattle.org
national laptop battle at Decibel Festival
(
http://www.decibelfestival.com/) this September in Seattle.
Updated info will be posted to
http://www.unknown8bit.org/laptop.html
and
http://www.laptopbattle.org.
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