I wouldn't be too hard on Stewart for switching to computer. When he formulated his "no laptops" idea, the software and hardware wasn't near as stable and capable, and a lot of people were doing sets that weren't very engaging.
I think that he found that with his move to Europe that hauling around his MPC and sampler was a real drag, and that Ableton Live had all the features he needed to bring an engaging, flexible set in a much smaller package. Believe me, having a few punters call him out on the 'no laptops' thing is nothing compared to the teasing he gets from other producers! On 12/5/05, Kristian P Heggem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah about that issue. I have read many interwievs of mr walker, and he is > very hard on the on artists using just a laptop when they are playing live. > So when some friends on mine booked him to play a livepa set here in oslo > norway, I was really looking forward to see lots of nice gear and how he was > going to interact with them. I was rather sad when I saw him with just a > laptop later that night. And I also felt a littlebit tricked since he has > been so hard on the laptop users. Well anyways the set rocked so the night > was not totally bad hehe > > Kristian . oslo norway >
