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11/18/2010 12:52 PM
I had the pleasure of performing at Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival in Santa Cruz, California, on Sunday October 17, 2010. This was the Tenth Anniversary of the festival, so organizer (and master loopist) Rick Walker pulled out all the stops and extended the event over five days and nights. The main festival ran from 6:00PM Friday to midnight, and from noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday, with a new performer every half hour (there were two stages with one performer setting up as another was playing their set). Seventy loopists from 17 countries participated, including more than 25 guitarists, and the quality of the performances was exceptional.
I played a PRS Custom 24 Brazilian through a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra and a Looperlative Audio LP1, using a Fractal Audio MFC-101 to control both units. Pedals included a Euthymia Electronics ICBM fuzz, a Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard, an Electro-Harmonix Micro-POG, a Moogerfooger MIDI MuRF, an SIB Echo-Drive, and an Ernie Ball volume pedal.
Tim Thompson projected live visuals behind each performer and videotaped the results taking audio directly from the sound board. Here’s a video of my opening piece—a solo arrangement of "Suicide Train," a piece in 13/8 from my album Hologramatron—that Tim produced and edited:
We hope to have video of other guitarists soon.
y2kloopfest.com/index.html
barrycleveland.com
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6 comment(s) so far...
Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
I love this.
By joseph allen popp on
11/18/2010 1:51 PM
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Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
Very buzzy and boring. I suggest dude listen to Bill Frisell. Oh yea and hold the camera still!!!!!I cant believe this was chosen.or perhaps frippatronics.
By Billy Barnett on
11/18/2010 3:50 PM
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Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
Love it
By markT on
11/18/2010 10:54 PM
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Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
Cool music. It does harken back to the '60s a bit, with the fuzz lead, so maybe that excuses the light-show type video treatment. But not for my taste; super aggravating visuals.
By HI55 on
11/18/2010 10:38 PM
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Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
really cool, barry!
By harvey on
12/16/2010 11:21 AM
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Barry Cleveland: Y2KX International Live-Looping Festival
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By Chris Meyer on
12/30/2010 7:59 PM
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