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pop v avant jambands etc.
I think there's a false polarity in the distinction between popular and
Art. Sure it's enacted everyday in the marketplace,but it;s not the only
possibility.The Beatles and Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix,Some would perhaps
put Radiohead,or Beck here, all had huge popular success and did things
that
were truly experimental.I am the Walrus was played on a.m. radio.All of
'em
employed superficial gimmicks to get noticed,and delivered the goods once
the were noticed The jamband scene is really ripe ,it's an audience that
expects musicians to take chances and try to go somewhere unexpected,and
they listen.If their ears can be a bit unsophisticated it need not be an
obstacle,one needs only to provide them a way in.For instance by starting
simple and developing in stages,employing infectious grooves ,etc.Paying
attention to and working with the attention level of the audience is not
necessarily pandering,it's performing. The challenge of engaging an
audience
that's willing to listen and is ready for you to take chances-What more do
you want? I think the real trick is to tune into and feel the audiences'
mood,attention,energy, vibe,and invent music that expresses that. It's not
the audiences job to understand the artist,it's the other way around,at
least in the art of performing.
When I saw KW the audience's attention was really caught by him building
all
these tracks live right in front of them.Yes anyone who loops could do
it,and get the attention of an audience.Show 'em something they haven't
seen
before and they'll pay attention,then you have the chance to take 'em
somewhere.I think audiences want something familiar,so they feel
connected,and something new that surprises ,and delights them,some energy
to
make them feel excited,and most of all to have their attention so
engaged,that they forget their troubles for a minute,which makes them feel
refreshed. These are compositional elements as much as
pitches,patches,beats
, measures etc.Colors on the pal
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