What Does An Electronica Band Do For Live

okay, so your a band that midi sequences everything, what do you do for live performances?

ive actually considered letting something play and make a song during that, but what would i do for the meantime?

come out to redline hookah lounge on south first this thursday night and i'll show you :)

http://abletonatx.ning.com/events/ableton-hookah-night-july-8

know about that from reverbnation, still cant come

Depends on how many people are in the band i spose. Some of my very favorite electronic bands are 2-3 people, sometimes with a devoted singer.

what to do? That's all up to you. I think in my ultimate electronic band I'd want to mid i instruments including a midi guitar and midi bass. Drums I'd prefer to have ribbon mics on the bottom heads of a real kit, so's to be able to mix in the electronic sounds over top a real kit.

Then on top of that band a person on the sideline doing the elctronic mashing of the various signals etc. Live elctronica is cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRy8oG-6Kxc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWSkLJIITok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HJ9YOOVugs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h3_UisUpII

any time then...
i'm down to sit down with you and help you figure out what may work best...
i live on the south side
i'm also putting together a show it aces lounge on august 8th
ableton workshops, vinyl swap meet, live pa battle, and performances...

check out my buddies you tube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/abbnerd
(my band is lux divon)

also check out this stuff
http://www.austinmusicgrid.org/

http://switchedonaustin.com/

http://www.myspace.com/baliyaaah

http://www.myspace.com/one4allmusic

Great freaking links and vids...

I wanna sleep on your couch boson... lol

Man... Everytime I watch KJ Sawka I want to just kill something in envy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKUpclHE8Ho&feature=related
DAMNIT. This guy is UN-freaking-REAL.
He's in pendulum...

well we are talking about hitting the road in less then a year so we maybe sleeping on your couch :)

eh? avidlife! havent seen you in a while.
indeed, that kind of drumming would make me want to kill something too

@Jah

Sphongle is crazy! its really just me though... ive been trying to fix that for a long time

@boson
cool man, ill check it out, i always regretted getting sonar instead of abelton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13emeicid8Y

suppose its all show business

I always think that solo artists in particular have it hard. I assume that they just have a ton of lights and smoke and mirrors and play keyboard somewhere in the back of the stage. It's more of a sensory thing with electronic music anyhow, like people go for visuals as much as audio.

kinda what i figured, i probably just need more equipment anyways

I really wanna bridge that .. showman ship stuff that my rock background is, with the kinda visual smoke and mirrors trance thing that techno has....
yeah...

boson!
hit me up when you do man! You are always more than welcome up in the pacific northwest!
:)

somebody linked me this, its actually pretty clever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLWuM_SHcI

what dose a electronic band do live?
they entertain!
rjd2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vakxc2gfXGw

DaViCi (solilaquists of sound)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaiqGNa8Hh0

dj shadow, cut chemist, and numark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcyLMa716k

So you want to know what electronic acts do for live performances huh?

Check out the Utah Saints unplugged.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x4It_uE9ME

BAD!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44nVdlFLQ9s

wow thats a bit differnt from most of his work ive heard.
nice find Jah Know!

Live DnB can be AWESOME when done right:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4rvvxqT6WE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQvtW_wp560

2 thumbs up!

yeah thats the roni i know.

that second vid, those guys killed at rothbury last summer.
late nite madness!

AWESOME!!! OMG I bow to these kids... This IS the future mah fukkas. Pizz on all that other BS.

sorry I got hard there... but seriously. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHz1ll9n4k

Imo, these guys are one of the best live elctronic acts around. their shows are mind blowing. and Murph is the king of the bass bombs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VySpz8Tj18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzyhUOL7Pxk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9BsbcqCKr0

tis last vid isnt the highest quality but im posting it cause i was there that nite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvERxBfnbzQ

Heellz yeeahah! Just got done with the coda vid jah. Them boyz r monsterz!

ya know, that's one of the greatest parts about doing electronic music. we're not limited to having to have a specific lineup with specific instrumentation. it's pretty much anything goes live. since i starting making music in 95, i've performed using hardware sequencers (not recommended, heh), DAT tapes, MiniDisc players and multitracks, harddisc multitrack devices (one of my favorite), MP3 players, live sequencing from desktops and laptops, and various combinations thereof.

my live band has been as small as me playing guitar and singing with someone playing synths to as large as having a drummer, a second guitar player and 2 synth players. each version of my live band had its own unique sound and stage presence, which, imo, makes seeing my band perform live something that my fans will enjoy seeing time and time again as they never know what kind of performance they're gonna get.

you're only limited by your resources of technology and warm bodies and your imagination. if it's something you're working towards, PM me and i'll try to help you find a solution that works for you.