Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"

[Jake Hardy <jake.hardy@xxxxxxxx>]

> "ive seem shows where the performer on the computer
> gets really into it, like smiling and grinning at the screen,
> daning about in his seat, and making other 'enthusastic'
> gestures.
>
> i must say, it looks a bit, for lack of a better word, silly!
>
> computer performance does better with a concentrated or
> expressionless face. no guitar solo faces!"

i have to agree with this joseph.  i know friends who prefer to perform
with a computer and they just sit behind it in a chair and bob their heads
and move around.  the music they produce can be fantastic but it just does
look silly to have them dancing around in their chairs.  I'm reconsidering
live performances right now, and I think it may be better for me to play
with other musicians and avoid computer performance all together.  Or
maybe just use a computer for effects processing and create all the sounds
live.  It's more fun that way for me anyways.

Jake