[Ben Bradley]

I think RAPpers might enjoy this. This video starts with a solo
singer-guitarist playing on the street, apparently recorded by some
guy with a laptop-based portable rig, but keep watching and listening:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

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On Apr 22, 9:07*pm, Ben Bradley
wrote:
* *I think RAPpers might enjoy this. This video starts with a solo
singer-guitarist playing on the street, apparently recorded by some
guy with a laptop-based portable rig, but keep watching and listening:http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

That is an amazing recording. One of the best examples of "urban multi-
tracking".

[coreybenson]

"Ben Bradley" wrote in message
...
I think RAPpers might enjoy this. This video starts with a solo
singer-guitarist playing on the street, apparently recorded by some
guy with a laptop-based portable rig, but keep watching and listening:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

I've seen this before... it's very well done.

--
Corey Benson

Radio by dogs, for dogs:
http://www.HenryAndBuster.com/

http://www.curbsideproductions.com/

[Marc Wielage[_2_]]

There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally stumbled
upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project -- basically
connecting all the diverse people of the world through music. I know that
might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some people, but I found it to be
a very moving, thought-provoking film, and the filmmakers' intentions are
undeniably noble.

Sound quality is very good under the circumstances, particularly given that
90% of it appears to have been shot with street performers in real-world
exteriors. And the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

The link is he

http://playingforchange.com

and I see a DVD is available starting this month. With all the negative crap
going on these days, it's great to see such a positive, uplifting message
like this.

--MFW

[Arny Krueger]

"Marc Wielage" wrote in message
.com

Sound quality is very good under the circumstances,
particularly given that 90% of it appears to have been
shot with street performers in real-world exteriors. And
the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

Close miced outdoors where there are very few near reflections.

A light touch of some really good artificial reverb gives a uniform but
seemingly natural sonic perspective.

[hank alrich]

Marc Wielage wrote:

There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally stumbled
upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project -- basically
connecting all the diverse people of the world through music. I know that
might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some people, but I found it to be
a very moving, thought-provoking film, and the filmmakers' intentions are
undeniably noble.

Sound quality is very good under the circumstances, particularly given that
90% of it appears to have been shot with street performers in real-world
exteriors. And the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

The link is he

http://playingforchange.com

and I see a DVD is available starting this month. With all the negative crap
going on these days, it's great to see such a positive, uplifting message
like this.

--MFW

What you said. I've not met any piece in the so-called pop world that I
found as moving as I did the Playing For Change _Stand By Me_.

--
ha
shut up and play your guitar

[Ben Bradley]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:07:09 -0700, (hank alrich)
wrote:

Marc Wielage wrote:

There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally stumbled
upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project -- basically
connecting all the diverse people of the world through music. I know that
might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some people, but I found it to be
a very moving, thought-provoking film, and the filmmakers' intentions are
undeniably noble.

Sound quality is very good under the circumstances, particularly given that
90% of it appears to have been shot with street performers in real-world
exteriors. And the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

The link is he

http://playingforchange.com

and I see a DVD is available starting this month. With all the negative crap
going on these days, it's great to see such a positive, uplifting message
like this.

--MFW

What you said. I've not met any piece in the so-called pop world that I
found as moving as I did the Playing For Change _Stand By Me_.

My slightly toungue-in-cheeck, slightly cynical inteterpretation is
it shows how far you have to go to find good musicians thesedays.

[Paul P[_3_]]

Ben Bradley wrote:

My slightly toungue-in-cheeck, slightly cynical inteterpretation is
it shows how far you have to go to find good musicians thesedays.

I think it shows the opposite, that good musicians are everywhere :-)

Paul P

[Steve King]

"Paul P" wrote in message
...
| Ben Bradley wrote:
|
| My slightly toungue-in-cheeck, slightly cynical inteterpretation is
| it shows how far you have to go to find good musicians thesedays.
|
| I think it shows the opposite, that good musicians are everywhere :-)
|
| Paul P

That's my take-away, too.

Steve King

[Mike Rivers]

On Apr 26, 4:08 pm, Paul P wrote:

I think it shows the opposite, that good musicians are everywhere :-)

Sort of. I see it as an illustration that if you look for a good
musician, you can find one. But (and this has nothing to do with the
video under discussion) don't expect every musician coming to you
wanting to record to be good.

Nothing particularly radical about either of those statements.

[Gerry]

On 2009-04-26 18:06:44 -0700, Mike Rivers said:

On Apr 26, 4:08 pm, Paul P wrote:

I think it shows the opposite, that good musicians are everywhere :-)

Sort of. I see it as an illustration that if you look for a good
musician, you can find one. But (and this has nothing to do with the
video under discussion) don't expect every musician coming to you
wanting to record to be good.

Nothing particularly radical about either of those statements.

I think it demonstrates how much more you get out of musicians when the
are working together, despite their distances. 1+1=3.

Audiences? Not as easy to find. If it weren't for YouTube, a very new
distribution system, few would have seen this.
--
Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.

[coreybenson]

"Marc Wielage" wrote in message
.com...
There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally
stumbled
upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project --
basically
connecting all the diverse people of the world through music. I know that
might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some people, but I found it to
be
a very moving, thought-provoking film, and the filmmakers' intentions are
undeniably noble.

Sound quality is very good under the circumstances, particularly given
that
90% of it appears to have been shot with street performers in real-world
exteriors. And the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

The link is he

http://playingforchange.com

and I see a DVD is available starting this month. With all the negative
crap
going on these days, it's great to see such a positive, uplifting message
like this.

Thanks, Mark! I appreciate the link! I'll be ordering the DVD...

--
Corey Benson

Radio by dogs, for dogs:
http://www.HenryAndBuster.com/

http://www.curbsideproductions.com/

[Sean[_5_]]

Marc Wielage wrote:
There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally stumbled
upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project -- basically
connecting all the diverse people of the world through music. I know that
might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some people, but I found it to be
a very moving, thought-provoking film, and the filmmakers' intentions are
undeniably noble.

I didn't find it hokey. But then, I got a bit teary-eyed when I first
watched the silly dancing guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKd...eature=related



Sound quality is very good under the circumstances, particularly given that
90% of it appears to have been shot with street performers in real-world
exteriors. And the performances are really heartfelt and sincere.

The link is he

http://playingforchange.com

and I see a DVD is available starting this month. With all the negative crap
going on these days, it's great to see such a positive, uplifting message
like this.

--MFW

[gtr]

On 2009-04-27 18:42:37 -0700, Sean said:

Marc Wielage wrote:
There's more than just the one song. A few days ago, I accidentally
stumbled upon the full-length documentary on this "Stand by Me" project
-- basically connecting all the diverse people of the world through
music. I know that might sound kind of contrived and hokey to some
people, but I found it to be a very moving, thought-provoking film, and
the filmmakers' intentions are undeniably noble.

I didn't find it hokey. But then, I got a bit teary-eyed when I first
watched the silly dancing guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKd...eature=related

If there were a descending line, we'd all be weeping. That's what most
of these towel-wringers seem to have in common.
--
Thank you and have a nice day.

[Paul P[_3_]]

Sean wrote:

I didn't find it hokey. But then, I got a bit teary-eyed when I first
watched the silly dancing guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKd...eature=related

That was great. There may be a few ways to unify this planet
after all. Music and dance. Yeah.

And the picture quality was pretty impressive as well.

Paul P