I have a question. Why don't people who do live techno performances >get
the same respect that DJs get?
i think this question is answered pretty easily: dj's can choose records
that are, well, cream of the crop. Live pa's however, have a more
challenging task of WRITING over an hours worth of music that's good.
Essentially, a dj's library of tracks is far superior to what any live pa is
going to be able to put it. Even someone like Kooky who can indeed write a
boatload of killer tracks, you're still looking at songs all written by one
person, and that can fade on a crowd after a period of time. Its a fact of
life. Like you said, not to diss on dj's, but its just life that a live pa
has a little more a challenge ahead of them. That's why you don't see live
pa's on the cover of urb unless they're some huge star such as crystal
method and the ilk. For this reason is why i tend to put remixes into my
live set; they give the crowd something to be familiar with (such as my
bombs over baghdad/spastik remix or my join in the chant/2 legit 2 quit
remix) and tends to open their minds a bit more to your other material.
I do live performances myself, and second because I've seen people
>recently -- The Kooky Scientist, Shawn Rudiman, and Stewart Walker --
>who all put on performances that were improvisational, raw, emotional >
and immediate.
well, although i admire and LOVE the live sets of all these bloaks, lets not
give them too much credit. the word 'improvisational' really doesn't apply
to a single live pa, unless they're more of a band (which this arguement
doesn't apply to anyways). Electronic music production, by its very nature,
doesn't allow much room at ALL for live improv.
Is it because everyone has seen lame Live PAs?
read above comment about the difficulty of writing a load of quality
material.
I just find it really odd. A fairly new form of musical performance >is
mostly being ignored; people who are fantastic performers aren't >getting
shows.
this is changing quite a bit lately. With the advent of technology (yamaha
rs7k, mpc4000, ableton live) companies are finally making equipment with
live production in mind, and this is very important.
Techno audiences seem to look
on live PAs as a time to pee and refill the water bottle, but they're >rapt
and in awe of a guy who is, well, playing records.
that guy playin records, be it oakenblow or richie hawtin or t-1000 or
anybody, can choose slammin ass tracks (slammin as in good). I'm not saying
record shopping is easy (i know how much of a pain it can become), but its
just a different thing.
or i'm going to shut up now.
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