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I'm really intrigued by your use of video, but I muat ask, WHERE THE HECK DID YA GET THE UFO FOOTAGE!? smiles, Corynne At 02:32 AM 3/8/98, you wrote: >hi, > >well at my last gig,,,i used a video loop as well,,,i recorded about 20 >minutes of UFO footage (shot with home cameras,,,by normal ma & pa >types),,,this footage played silent ,,,while i made live music,,,,the >video >looped 3 times..my intent was to take the audience's attention off of >me,,,and place it on the video monitor,,,and allow me to provide a canvas >of music and sound,,,it worked ok,,,but i might not try it again,,,i >already have too much equipment as it is (the geek factor)... > > >james"gradually going tornado" rhodes > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 11:18 PM 8/11/97 -0700, you wrote: >> I did a project years ago which combined loop music with video, though >it >>was never finished due to some extenuating circumstances, the concept and >>workingresult came off much better than we'd expected. I think loops and >>video can work wonderfully together. I've toyed with the idea for quite >>some time off putting together a performance which involved loop music, >>video or slides with dance and/or performance art. I got this idea after >>opening for Jilly Smithe who did a wonderful spoken-word performance with >>slides and musical accompaniment. I was really bothered that I couldn't >>move around or dance during some of the loops as I was "leashed" to my >>equiptment. As far as the direction of looping is concerned, I think it >>may involve more combinations of musical styles which weren't previously >>put together as fusion has done. I also see it branching out into other >>musical styles as well which it is already doing. The instrumentation is >>also becomming more and more diverse, and I think this will only >continue. >>Couple these ideas with multi-media and movement, and we really have a >lot >>to look forward to... >> >>smiles, >> >>Corynne >> >>At 08:40 PM 3/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >>>buzzard wrote: >>>>Well... people have talked before about the >>>possibility of visual accompaniment for loops... >>>I've always been pretty down on the idea because >>>visual looping pretty much has to be static >>>(I think video feedback might be more analogous)... >>>but there _is_ an industry of visual "loops" [1]... >>>so if you really want we could connect this >>>topic back to looping I'm sure...< >>> >>>Hey, our band sometimes plays with a video *scratcher* >>>who mixes his stuff on top of our music. He works with >>>pre-recorded cut-up videos and "blends" them together. >>>Anybody else doing this? Interestingly, people come up >>>to us after the show saying that they understood >>>all sorts of symbolic stuff etc. - none of which was intended. >>>It seems that *loopy* music fits really well with videos - I >>>hope that it has nothing to do with said auduence's >>>substance abuse/ overuse. People just make their own >>>associations between image and sound - fascinating. >>> >>>Rob >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >