if you need visuals so badly go watch much music I mean honestly what does a video playing in the back ground interactive or not do for the live artist other then distract from thier music ... i remember back in the early 90s all the way up untill the late 90s going to parties/events where all there was was a black room good music and the odd low level light to help you find you way...and I never heard a complaint about a good live show... thats becasue people are there for the MUSIC not the gimmicks...
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, David Powers wrote: > I hear what you are saying about MUSIC having the priority. In an ideal > world, maybe it would be that way. > > BUT BUT BUT: > > The average person is more visually-oriented, I think you really have to > "sell" a lot of people with the visual presentation in order to get them to > have a closer listen. That is just the nature of performing, the average > person does relate to things as much with their eyes as their ears. A > pleasing visual aspect can really help more people understand what you are > doing musically and win a broader audience, and it by no means needs to be > cheesy or Britney choreography. Unless you think that this music is only for > the elite who don't need visual cues, of course. > > ~David > > > ---------- Original Message ------------- > Subject: Re: (313) Laptop performances > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:01:51 -0400 (EDT) > From: "John Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > > > Just my personal preference here, but I don't really care what they're > doing on stage or what tools they're using. All that matters to me is the > music they create. > > It's about the ears and not the eyes. If the music isn't good then no > amount of visual stimulation is going to change that. At that point, they > should just change their name to Britney, hire a choreographer and move to > a genre where appearance is valued over substance. Again, just my personal > ideals here, no offense intended towards anyone. > > That said, I wouldn't be okay if someone just put a boombox up on stage, > inserted a CD, pressed play, and then sat down and read a book while it > played. I like to know that they're having at least *some* active > influence over the sounds being created. :) > > john. > > > > So I've been having a bit of a discussion on a local messageboard about > > laptop performances. > > > > By and large, they're really BORING. It looks like people are checking > > their email. Or, if they're bopping along, it looks like they're > > checking important email but really need to go to the toilet. > > > > What's the solution? Name some laptop performances you've seen that were > > really good SHOWS. And say why they were. Is it really simply a case of > > having stellar visuals as well, or is there a whole new paradigm out > > there for this type of performance? > > > > I liked Kraftwerk's minimal-movement-black-suits-and-plinths affair, but > > that sorta ties in with their aesthetic, and I heard Aphex Twin did a > > show where he just lay on the floor and twiddled with the laptop - no > > effort at all. That appeals to me in a twisted way but is somewhat > > gimmicky. > > > > I personally wonder if laptop performances are more suited to more > > artistic interpretations - ie having a gig in an office, with extras sat > > at desks with PCs as well, and only one of them is the musician. Stuff > > like that. > > > > > -------------------------------------- [neil adam wiernik aka naw] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [music available on] http://www.noisefactoryrecords.com http://www.pieheadrecords.com http://www.worthyrecords.com http://www.complot.ca [artist features] http://www.clevermusic.net http://www.newmusiccanada.com http://www.cognitionaudioworks.com --------------------------------------
