Hi all,
Like a few of you have already posted, I was pretty daunted by the whole "live techno" thing that we're doing here. I did some google digging and found a few articles that I enjoyed, but this is the one that stuck out most.
http://www.attackmagazine.com/features/what-is-live-new-generation-live-techno/2/
The article highlights a lot of things that I think are really pertinent to us. The big takeways I got were: we should 1) not throw away all of our classical/jazz/whatever theory just because it's electronic 2)learn the culture that this stems from, including the people that made the music and the people that consumed it and 3)not "fetishize" gear, because at the end of the day a good song through a basic set up is way better than a crappy song through an impressive one.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the semester with you all! Lets make some sick beats, or whatever it is the kids are listening to these days
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