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Re: [microsound] hidden from the audience



i think it would be wonderful if this became a trend in this field of music,
if more people started performing in a location where the audience couldn't
sit and stare at them, thinking about what they were doing, trying to watch
every move to see if the artist was changing to sound or working on an
essay,,, and even if it wasn't even focused on or as extreme as say
francisco lopez's live shows, just a common thing, it could be amazing...

j.frede
current location:los angeles
http://ritualdocument.com/jfrede
po.box 292045 los angeles, ca 90029

----- Original Message -----
From: <andrewduke@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:11 AM
Subject: [microsound] hidden from the audience

> Alex Keller wrote:
>
> > saturday
> > december 7
> > 2002
> > at 8 pm
> >
> > you are invited to attend
> > threshold of hearing
> > an evening of minimalist electronic sound performances
> > at which the artists will be hidden to the audience
>
> Alex:  All the best with the show.  Great to see the
> "hidden from the audience" aspect.  Those who attend
> events often have a tendency to, instead of using their
> ears and focusing on the sound, gawking with their eyes
> (a la "woah; look they're using laptops!") and thus end
> up missing much of the music.  Personally, I've had to
> resort to sitting on the floor at the very back of the
> stage or in the shadows to try to get people to focus
> on the music and not me and my laptop.  My joke with
> friends in the music scene is that people are so used
> to seeing a "performance" (picture a guitar band
> jumping around on stage) that as soon as they see a
> laptop, they're like a deer caught in the
> lights--transfixed and unable to listen because they're
> so busy staring.  So my joke is that I'll change my
> performing name from Andrew Duke to The Andrew Dukes (a
> la The Vines, The White Strokes, and other "popular"
> "performance" bands that jump around and have a name
> that starts with "The") and wear my laptop with a strap
> and hold it like a guitar; maybe that way people will
> listen instead of look when I'm playing a live PA. Take
> care. Andrew
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