Re: FAVORITE LIVE LOOPERS: a new list

[Matt Stevens <mattstevensguitar@btinternet.com>]

Are people who use DL4's not considered "proper" loopers then?


On 3 May 2008, at 18:02, Tim Nelson wrote:

> That's exactly what I've been thinking throughout this
> whole thread. I hadn't commented because I've not read
> all the posts and thought someone had probably already
> mentioned it, but it really does seem that almost
> every pedalboard you see out there has at least
> something like a DL4 or an RC-20 on it.
>
> Now whether or not all those pedals are being used for
> what we would consider live looping is another
> question, but it does raise the problem of determining
> who gets to be on such a list based on such a 'gray
> area' set of criteria.
>
> The list might consist of:
>
> 1) Well-known musicians of any musical style who've
> been sighted with looping gear onstage or in the
> studio, with no consideration as to its use. (As
> Stefan pointed out, this would be HUGE.)
>
> or
>
> 2) Well-known musicians known to incorporate some
> degree of live looping into a variety of contexts.
>
> or
>
> 3) Well-known (?) musicians who've established their
> entire careers using looping as an integral element of
> their musical style.
>
> Obviously there'd be a lot of overlap between these
> categories...
>
> We might also have to define 'well known': take
> someone like Andre LaFosse; he's undoubtedly expanded
> the techniques of live looping and regularly pushes
> the envelope, but is pretty much unknown outside of a
> comparatively small group of like-minded musicians. I
> would think someone like that would be more worthy of
> comment within our specialized community than would
> Joe Rockstar who might be using a DL4 as a delay or
> doing some rudimentary looping on a tune or two, but
> is clearly much more highly visible to the general
> public.
>
> -t-
>
>
>
> --- Stefan Tiedje <Stefan-Tiedje@addcom.de> wrote:
>> Another thought about this list of fame: Imagine you
>> should list famous
>> pianists, any list would be more of a personal
>> reference, and would be
>> far from being complete, in the contrary, a complete
>> list would be
>> unbearable. This is a clear sign, that the piano is
>> an established
>> instrument.
>> We are heading into the state of looping being an
>> established
>> instrument, because a complete list is as likely to
>> be too big, as
>> incomplete...
>
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