Re: OryCon Music Scheduling

Hi

My problem with set-up generally is that (if I have a harp) I need to tune. I actually need to be able to hear to do this, as there isn't an electronic tuner made that I can see. So setting up while someone else is performing at the other end of the room doesn't seem like it would work too well.

I point out that much of the problem with set-up has to do with how experienced people are at doing it (including the people running the sound, people setting up logistics in advance, etc.) If everything is in one place and everyone is singing off the same page as to who's sitting, who's standing, how people should be miked, what they're playing, and so forth, I find it hard to see why it should take any more than 5 minutes between sets (unless you have a five-octave harp that's completely out of tune of course:) ).

Another possibility, if set-up takes up too much time, is to put two acts on the stage at the same time in a 1-hour slot. It's then up to the two acts to decide whether they want to intermix songs, do consecutive sets, or do a thing where they do some solos and some duets. The best concert I ever gave, I gave with jeff Hitchin--we took two 25-minute slots and combined them, and had a blast.

I generally dislike, as the audience, having two things going on at opposite ends of the room. I like sitting in the front row where I can actually see something. Having stuff at either end of a rom means I miss half the acts by definition--since moving around the room is also difficult. Thanks, but I'd rather have everything at one end and do what it takes to minimize the set-up time. Plus, I'm not sure we have the PA stuff to do that.

Oh, well...enough said, I guess.

Aislinn

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Mythos Manor wrote:

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> Most filkers and filk bands don't have that much gear and don't take that
> long to get setup,.. but for those that do, this would be an excellent idea.
> Yes it would require two sound systems, and the first song of the set would
> pretty much have to be your sound check, but again, in smaller rooms, not
> that much PA is required.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen" <stephenp at eskimo.com>
> To: <filk at dragoncat.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: OryCon Music Scheduling
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> > I'm just gonna spitball here..keeping in mind I don't really do Cons
> > anymore..but...
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> > How about something where you have concert stages on opposite sides of
> > the room? While one is playing the other could be setting up. Then the
> > audience could just turn around in their seats for the next act. The time
> > between sets could be real short. You'll be able to have more acts play in
> > a shorter time..kind of like what they do on Variety shows on TV.
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> > The down side would probably be the electrical nightmare of rigging up
> > for both sides of the room.
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> > The upside would be that the audience gets some exercise and folks who
> > have the back row seats for one performance would get front row seats for
> > the next one.
> >
> > Again...just spitballing...hope spitting is allowed here?
> >
> > Stephen
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Received on 06/08/00