Quote Originally Posted by djfurness
i agree that too many people may start billin themselves as live though....
Thats my only real problem. Where is the line drawn.

I remember a few years back I was booked to play live alongside an international who was also booked to play live. (Hi Adam ;) )

Spent a good few weeks getting material sorted on the gear, almost broke my back lugging 60 kilos of hardware and jammed out my set like I'd always done it, had a ball, music was great.

Later on it was the other live acts turn and its just Ableton a mixer and a looper. And it sounded ****ing great, the crowd loved it and he got paid more too :)

So I thought, why bother going to the extra trouble stuffing around with a crapload of obsolete hardware if someone can be booked as "live" and rock up with a laptop, still pull off a good set, if not better and get away with it. I was a bit pissed off but not too pissed off, it was time for a change and I just needed some convincing... So I decided to investigate and ended up buying a lappy and Abes myself. Best thing I ever did. Cut the kit list in half by replacing two samplers, the sequencer and the flexibility of what I could do live expanded a whole lot, and its a kick arse sequencer in the studio too.

So yeah I guess for me, it is the best thing to happen in techno. Is it good for the whole techno scene? Well that depends on who you are, where you're from, where you're at and where you're going... not to mention personal tastes and oppinions.

As for noobs getting their hands on this stuff... who really cares. It will take a few years to get to a decent level and pay dues anyway. And if they're still around and do a good job then I won't complain because personally, some of the current guys need to move aside or stop whining and lift their game.

Anyone who pumps out good music that I can actually enjoy gets my respect, whether noob or pro.