Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Welcome To The Blog

Well, welcome to my Vocal Live Looping blog. Ever since I saw Kid Beyond's famous youtube clip I've been fascinated with applying looping technology to the voice. I'd seen loop based artists a couple of times before, but that clip really captured my imagination. I've been singing for years, but there's just something monastically cool about standing on stage with a mic and a controller and conjuring full musical arrangements out of thin air. For those who haven't seen Kid Beyond, over the next few months I'll post  mini-bio's on him and many others who've inspired me in some way. So, after picking my jaw up off the floor, I decided this was something I definitely had to do, and set about making my own looping rig. My ideal rig would have to tick a number of...

Monday, 5 March 2012

Kimbra - Plain Gold Ring

I absolutely love this performance by Kimbra of the Nina Simone classic 'Plain Gold Ring'. The clip is from a live set she did at Sing Sing Studios in 2010. She's currently touring the US from March to July. She will be both performing with Gotye and doing some headlining shows at well. You can check out where to find Kimbra on tour and catch up with any news at her blog http://www.kimbramusic.com/bl...

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