thank you lisa for taking what i was tring to say and putting it into workds from someone from the other side of the laptop experinces... thanks a billion you rock!!
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Gosh, is what we are talking about a sorta DJ vanity? Like, if something > doesn't *look* interesting it *isn't* interesting, no matter what it sounds > like? I would not argue that the visual is totally unimportant, but > personally I don't think it's the most important thing - unless that's the > whole point you are there. Not everyone can pull off good visual art. I know > some DJs who are very low key but SO amazing. Kinda like the way a cricket is > a small bug and it can make this loud, wonderful noise - but if you go look > at it, it ain't all that visually exciting (usually). Personally, if > something sounds good I'll go look at it, but after that I'm too busy dancing > to worry about looking unless it comes to me (like lights or video all around > you). > > As long as the experience enjoyable for people (DJ included) does it really > matter how you get there or do it? There's more to the experience than just > what the peeps on the stage are doing ... > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis DeSantis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:44 pm > Subject: Re: (313) Laptop performances > > > Neil Wiernik wrote: > > > that is exactly what makes a live show BORING - a recipes, > > nothing worse > > > then a cookie cutter live artists, electronic or other wise... > > > > I completely agree, which is why it was offered with tounge-in- > > cheek. I > > encourage anyone who's performing to perform their own way. > > But, for whatever reason, I've found that some of the things that > > seem > > to work consistently, seem to work consistently for multiple > > artists. > > And I feel no guilt in not reinventing the wheel on stage in every > > possible way. > > > > > like I said befor if the music is good and can stand on its own > > there is > > > no need for gimmicks, showmanship, videos or any thing as that > > stuff just > > > takes away from how good your music really is... > > > > Here, I respectfully disagree. If the show means nothing, then > > there's > > no reason for it to happen. A person with a club-wattage PA > > system in > > their basement could have an identical experience as the person in > > a > > club. And that's not the way it works (thank God, or we'd all be > > out of > > work...:) > > > > -- > > Dennis DeSantis > > www.dennisdesantis.com > > > > -------------------------------------- [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 --------------------------------------
