Re: [microsound] Re: on working methods for live performance

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From: "Greg Headley" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:55 AM
Subject: [microsound] Re: on working methods for live performance


> On May 9, 2004, at 2:31 PM, Wrightmichaelmw@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > For instance, do think it's important for the audience to know the 
> > performers working process?
> 
> I do not think it's important.
> 
> > Who puts on a good show using electronics?
> 
> Your into an area that a lot of people discuss (or complain about) in 
> the wake of so many one guy and his laptop shows. To my mind, at the 
> heart of this is the question of whether you (and the audience) want to 
> hear music or want to "see a performance". You say Kaffe Matthews makes 
> her methods clear. I've seen her play live three times, and she never 
> explained her methods before or after. I only came to know her process 
> through buying her CDs and reading about her. The first two times I saw 
> her play I had no idea what she was doing on that computer screen; she 
> did have the violin but only used it briefly at the start (to get some 
> source material as it turns out). I've seen Francisco Lopez and John 
> Duncan each perform in total darkness; neither ever put in an 
> appearance before the audience (to acknowledge applause for example). 
> Still, the performances were totally engaging. Bernhard Gunter plays 
> his recorded works and mixes them on the fly; almost a dj set if you 
> will. Again, I found his performance totally engaging (if nothing else 
> because he played louder than I would have expected). I've seen Merzbow 
> live both pre-laptop and since he went laptop (he actually uses two 
> computers when playing). Great stuff both times. In fact it's almost 
> funny to watch him work one computer for a while then turn to the other 
> one (perhaps this qualifies as a "performance"). I haven't seen Fennesz 
> perform, but I'm wondering what you mean when you say he's the only 
> powerbook guy "who can really pull it off". Do you mean his music or 
> his "performance"? There was a quote in the press materials for his 
> Live in Japan CD. It said this had been the greatest laptop show ever. 
> I found this hilarious. Does that mean his computer was doing the most 
> efficient signal processing ever? Did his trackpad never act weird 
> making the cursor jump across the screen? (I enjoy the CD no less even 
> though I wasn't at the show).
> 
> I'm interested in other opinions as there must be plenty of people here 
> who have seen lots of computer-only shows.
> 
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