On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 17:41 +0000, alex wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 17:30 +0000, Dave Griffiths wrote:
> > So with b) it doesn't matter if the audience don't realise that they're
> > being "livecoded at" - we can go back to playing mp3's and ableton live?
>
> We could if we wanted, but that would be boring. Also I think making
> music via interesting, rich means can reflect on the resulting music.
I like this - it would be brilliant to get to the point where people
recognise livecoded audio by how it sounds - i.e. it couldn't be made
any other way.
However, I still don't like performing without a projection - but this
is probably because I was painter first, coder second, musician third :)
I just wouldn't want to lose the element of showing people what you are
doing - it doesn't have to take the centre stage, or demand all
attention though.
> > One thing I've noticed makes a big difference to more crowded social
> > situations is to keep it short - people are quite happy watching
> > projections of arcane stuff for 10 minutes or less, as long as things
> > develop quickly then end, so they can carry on conversations/buy more beer
> > etc.
>
> I don't think it matters if they do carry on conversations, eat or drink
> during a performance. As I understand it this is how 'classical' music
> used to be enjoyed before commerce took over and invented the modern
> concert hall with its superstar conductor etc. Sitting face forward
> completely still ignoring all those around you soaking in the perfect
> sound performed by high geniuses is a entirely modern idea AFAIK.
Well this is something that made electronic music exciting at the
beginning, it ignored and subverted the celebrity cult - for a time at
least.
cheers,
dave
Received on Mon Feb 25 2008 - 22:59:17 GMT