Re: [microsound] project names vs real names...

[wsoderberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

good topic, i find myself musing on this one...
many local soundmakers in the michigan area use project names... some of
them have several, with each one representing some schism of their
direction, techniques, strategy or tactics... i find this interesting,
because the boundaries are often imperceptible, and i often feel,
unnecessary...
i reserve project names for ongoing collaborations, which i guess is an
old-school nod towards the concept of self-contained "bands"...
i also think that many of the artists i respect the most use a name (not
always their given name, sometimes an adopted psuedonym) for their work...
kevin drumm, aaron dilloway, rafael toral, fennesz, trimpin, irene moon, for
example...
i would also closely align those who use their initals with this (slong with
the aforementioned who use their surnames only)... such as pbk & rlw...
i like the "real"...
a sample of my $o2
thanx for the interesting question...
~will soderberg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Saunders" <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: [microsound] project names vs real names...


>
> hello .microsounders,
>
> Recently I've been struggling not with my creative music efforts, but
> with how to present them or, i guess, market them.
>
> I can intuitively feel that there are pro's and con's to presenting my
> music under my real name vs a stage name or "band" name, but am having
> a hard time articulating them well enough that I can figure out which
> route I'd like to go.
>
> Stuff like this always seems to distract me from the important thing,
> which is making good music, so I try not to think too hard about it.
> But then I end up with cds full of music and no real idea how to
> present them.
>
> Any ideas on this topic?
>
> Anthony
>
>
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