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Re: Should ambient music be performed live?
geez man, not like your'e dragging a b5 and leslie....
sine@zerocrossing.net wrote:
> And that got me thinking: I know I'm not much to look at, except for the
> sheer volume of gear I'm able to schlep and hook up at a moments notice.
> Also, the music I play is what I consider to be "ambient-dance." Which
>means
> I hope my music sets a mood, and affords the listener a decent beat to
>dance
> to if they choose to. I'm happiest when the audience isn't paying
>attention
> to me, and just doing whatever, and hopefully enjoying the bed of sound
>I'm
> creating.
>
> But, what about the sounds I *created*? I can do so much more at home
>in the
> studio, and under much less duress. Is it important to anyone that I'm
>there
> doing it? I'm really asking because I'm not sure anymore. I know
>there's a
> lot of music I enjoy seeing live (reggae, bluegrass, ect...) that I'd
>never
> buy on CD. Maybe I'm totally spinning my wheels. I should be giving out
> discs to DJs and letting them spin while all my gear sits happy in my
>apt.