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Topic: Steel Looping Solo Project? |
Nate Hofer
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Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 1:45 pm |
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I've noticed a couple individual solo musicians out there using electronic looping effects for their acts. Both use classical stringed instruments and with the pedals created huge orchestral sounds and arrangements.
So, I wonder if anyone is doing this with pedal steel or lap or whatever. Any ideas? |
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Allan Munro
From:
Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 2:40 pm
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There are a few examples of this kind of thing on YouTube. Use 'steel guitar loop' as your search string. This one is one of the best in my opinion.
I have never used a loop station but I could very easily be tempted into buying one.
Regards, Allan....
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 3:02 pm
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| There is a young woman doing this on lap steel by the name of Kaki King. plenty of youtube stuff to check out on her. Not my cup of tea, but it might give you some ideas. There are definetly possibities there. |
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 3:35 pm Thanks.
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Thanks. Right. These aren't quite what I'm looking for yet. These seem more jammy and less music oriented. I wonder if there's something more avant garde or arrangement-based?
I'll keep looking. |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 4:22 pm
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You might check into Susan Alcorn too. i dont know that she does any looping, but avante guard she can be at times for certain and she does solo steel performance I am pretty sure. Nice person also.
good luck with your search solomon.
if you find some stuff, i'd be interested to see it, so come back and post what you find if your so inclined.
Cheers.
-Ben |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 7:03 pm
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I have been working on live looping with a modern dancer. That project has been on hold for a bit though. You night check out my cd if you are into new music. Dave eazley does amazing work with a looper coming from a jazz place.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 7:25 pm
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Can't forget the king of steel guitar new music sound sculptures, Chas Smith!
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 22 Jan 2010 7:27 pm
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Hi, Solomon ... I don't know if the bit of sampling (or, looping) that Buddy does in this video is what you're searching for an example of, but here's a link ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPEHd-2pad8
... Buddy Emmons playing "S.S.Cool" and he does some sampling right around the 4:59 mark. 
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Jan 2010 10:03 am
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Another steel guitarist working with looping is Megan Hickey, working under the band name The Last Town Chorus. There's something about the steel guitar that lends itself well to such experiments, in my opinion.
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2010 11:10 am
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Thanks for that link Brad.
Great cover.
Jay |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2010 11:08 am
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| Dave Easley does some of the most amazing looping I've ever heard. I sat in him for a few gigs the last time he was in Seattle, and everything was looped. I can't find anything on youtube, but you've got to check him out the next time he's playing near you. |
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