embryo
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Phew! Ok just got back still head spinnin from the Jet lag. How's everyone here?! 
The Y2K7 Loopfest in Santa Cruz and San Francisco was an overwhelming phenomenal experience. Lots to tell about the event which was like a united nations gathering of music fest, loop fest and all that gear! omg! Yours sincerely played to a standing ovation cheh bah! Hehehe. The festival was a true international festival with performers from Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Italy, Germany, me from Singapore, and the USA. Every performer was treated with utmost respect by the organizers, the soundboard operator, and everyone else. This festival was not a competition -- rather it was a celebration of live looping. And a feast it was. We heard ambient, rock, pop, jazz, neo-classical, experimental, and world music. Instruments were electronic and acoustic blown, plucked, struck, bowed, ebowed, and hand-pumped. There was singing and beat-boxing. Musicians ranged from full-time producers, composers, music journalists, session and touring musicians, and others who perform music on evenings and weekends. Every set was unique and the festival never once got tiring even each of the 3 days of the main event began at noon and ended at midnight.
On Saturaday lovely mayor of Santa Cruz official announced 20th Oct as "International Live Looping Day" the biggest of it's kind around the world. The Mayor also awarded each of us headliners and featured performers and Rick Walker the event organizer a commemorative plaque and a key to the city with and warm hug and kiss some more. I left the festival with many new friends, many ideas for new looped compositions, enhanced knowledge about looping techniques and tools, and much encouragement to keep creating, playing. The sense of community was outstanding and I already look forward to next year.
So Folks on the waiting list here please do bear with me at least till after this weekend so I can realign myself. My mobile was lost in transit on the way back so the best way to reach me is via email. Hey and tanx for all the messages of encouragement and best wishes ya.
It's great to be back, more later ya!
The Y2K7 Loopfest in Santa Cruz and San Francisco was an overwhelming phenomenal experience. Lots to tell about the event which was like a united nations gathering of music fest, loop fest and all that gear! omg! Yours sincerely played to a standing ovation cheh bah! Hehehe. The festival was a true international festival with performers from Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Italy, Germany, me from Singapore, and the USA. Every performer was treated with utmost respect by the organizers, the soundboard operator, and everyone else. This festival was not a competition -- rather it was a celebration of live looping. And a feast it was. We heard ambient, rock, pop, jazz, neo-classical, experimental, and world music. Instruments were electronic and acoustic blown, plucked, struck, bowed, ebowed, and hand-pumped. There was singing and beat-boxing. Musicians ranged from full-time producers, composers, music journalists, session and touring musicians, and others who perform music on evenings and weekends. Every set was unique and the festival never once got tiring even each of the 3 days of the main event began at noon and ended at midnight.
On Saturaday lovely mayor of Santa Cruz official announced 20th Oct as "International Live Looping Day" the biggest of it's kind around the world. The Mayor also awarded each of us headliners and featured performers and Rick Walker the event organizer a commemorative plaque and a key to the city with and warm hug and kiss some more.
I left the festival with many new friends, many ideas for new looped compositions, enhanced knowledge about looping techniques and tools, and much encouragement to keep creating, playing. The sense of community was outstanding and I already look forward to next year.So Folks on the waiting list here please do bear with me at least till after this weekend so I can realign myself. My mobile was lost in transit on the way back so the best way to reach me is via email. Hey and tanx for all the messages of encouragement and best wishes ya.
It's great to be back, more later ya!
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