RE: [microsound] MUTEK abuse...

[Jeroen de Boer <Usva-Th2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What is the primary force that shapes our perception of an artist's status?
> Is it critical reception, record sales, the amount of press in general that
> an artist receives, the quality of their work? Can an artist be "larger"
> without selling as many records? I honestly can't figure out what makes a
> (micro)star...

I don't know of any examples from the microsoundgenre, but I have 
another one: for over two decades a guitarplayer called Allan 
Holdsworth keeps mentioned time and again by "large" guitarists like 
Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Pat Metheny and Eddie van Halen as the best 
and most influential guitarist in the world. The people who mention 
him are known as the stars, but Holdsworth himself hasn't got the 
budget to regularly release albums. Therefore I think the thing 
that creates a microstar is the quality of their work and 
appreciation of it by other artists.

Jeroen



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Jeroen de Boer
music director Open Electronic Festival
Cyberslag Foundation
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