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Re: Appreciating this Home was New W



Nevyn > Sure, I've put some on in Portland, and helped in Seattle.  Played at some others.  It happens, it's just not frequent, and it's more "electronic friendly but we're not ravers or DJs" and all the various sub avenues that fit in under that umbrella.

Stefan > Organizers are always conservative, but the audience is always seeking new experiences... The weirder the frame you put it in, the more interesting for the audience. Make them curious, then they'll come...

The larger umbrella idea strikes me as worthy of consideration.  Think about looper / dj collaborations—looper / rawker collabs.  Offer to be the "button pusher" for a few rawkers who seem adventurous.  Loop them; mangle them; make it groove; make it heavy—above all, make some friends!

If looping isn't the buzzword in Portland, consider a different label—Newmuse; Deep Cover; Sonic-Art; Experimental (there it is again); Art-Groove; Psychedelic, etc.  Be subversive!

It might not be exactly what you personally do, but by definition, you're asking for others to be involved—your ideas will become blended with a larger whole.  If you don't want that brand of compromise, stay in your solo world and do your own thing.  Deal with lonliness—a great many artists live that life.  There's always the internet, CT-Collective, solo recording etc.  That's what I do, cause I don't really feel in-step (personal problems) and I live in Santa Cruz . . . possibly the looper capitol of the world!  Kinda strange eh? 

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