Re: [microsound] fan reaction to laptop

[Cory O'Brien <myo_src_gz@xxxxxxxxx>]

  I think people have to just get used to the idea of
music coming from somewhere othere than a guitar. I've
have very similar expiriences with DJing earlyer in
the 90's, but lately people seem to be more accepting
of records as a medium. we make very strange music
with very strange methods, so I try and have a bit of
understanding when I get funny reactions to what I'm
doing. I suspect that in a few more years laptops will
gain more acceptance. you have to remmember that alot
of these people have probly never seem someone use a
laptop on stage before, and such might be a bit
confused. now if I can just convince them I'm not
playing "techno"!
> 
> > I'm curious whether anyone has experienced similar
> situations in art
> > galleries or concert halls:
> 
> sure!
> once i performed with a friend of mine in a so
> called "electronic festival"
> in spain, it were a big square room and we were
> projecting video in one wall
> and the 2 of us were sitted below at the same
> audience level, with no stage,
> we were using a laptop, a pc with a 17''screen :),
> rhythm sequencers and
> gadgets... suddenly a guy just came near me and
> started making direct
> questions about what were i doing, if i just was
> playing and pausing sounds,
> if i got it all recorded at home, if i were
> improvising, etc.. i had to
> spoke in english telling him that i was foreigner
> and didnt understood his
> language for him to go away ;) he stepped back stood
> for five more minutes
> and left!
> 
> i think most part of the people do this with naive
> intentions, they really
> dont understand if the guy behind the computer is
> setting up, has started or
> he's just there, like a security or something. are
> people afraid that
> they're being joked?
> probably the guy just never understood what were we
> doing there, i guess he
> didnt even noticed the video, he were below it all
> the time had no view
> angle to see it :) 
> 
> a
> 
> 
> 
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