|
to tell you the truth i've never seen a live laptop performance
but from what you've telling, it sounds crappy and boring...i've been thinking for awhile about live laptop-ish performances since i do my project I/C/O/C mostly on my computer and a guitar, and thought how i could translate that stuff live; i thought of these:
-improvisation is the best thing to do with a laptop, since "playing" already written/recorded material would result in a boombox performance, kinda like what Toilet & Bowels described. at least you get the slight sensation of playing from actually doing something other than pushing play.
-this also reminds me of electronica, you can either go (to use broad terms) the chemical brothers way and push play and leave the playback intact, go the prodigy way and incorporate a live band element to the performance or go the fatboy slim way and make a set of original noise material and mix n' match a bunch into a giant collage of harsh sound
-if you are playing noise by yourself with a computer, you should play loud so it seems like a live performance and not like some geeky kid listening to black eyed peas with busted speakers on a park bench.
-make it seem like you are excited by the sounds you are coming up with, not just stare like doing your homework.
-some visuals like lights (or lack of them, as someone said here) or some sort of different instrument going on or projections, etc. help a lot.
-a laptop is not a musical instrument, just think of it "you like my ax? macs are my weapon of choice" "well, i'm more of vintage guy myself, i don't play anything newer than ibms; i swear by my amiga"
|