AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Hello all,
I agree with the broad points about Etherfest.  My understanding is last
year's festival had 35 participants - but given the location is in Carolina,
it needs to be a compelling offering to attract people year on year, and it
seems Moog Music will have difficulties generally now Dr. Bob is no longer
with us steering the helm.  When I met Bob 18 months ago, he said he was
slowly making plans for his retirement and takeover, but much control was
still with him at that time.  I'm talking with the theremin scene in Japan
about a festival over there - there are 1000s of very commited theremin
players so I think this could be a better space for an international
festival.  And you get Sushi.

Re: supporting others performances, CDs and activities - I agree we should
support one another - see all the silly bitching that goes on at Levnet to
see how pointless it is to be united under a common interest but then
continually attacking one another!  BUT - I personally don't see there as
being such a thing as 'theremin music' - I like certain music, and others I
don't.  I don't enjoy hearing easy listening music from operas etc. peformed
on theremin, so I don't see why I should buy a CD of music that - if it
didn't have a theremin - I would quite clearly not like!  We all have our
own tastes! Theremin music has evolved and covers many qualities, genre,
styles and ideas as broad as the definition of rock, classical, or pop
themselves.  It's not wrong to say 'I don't like THAT particularly theremin
music'. Spellbound radio show is a great space for the 'anything goes'
multi-genre theremin music to give people a chance to find out what they
like.  Having said that - I would usually go out there to support a gig
where I know the theremin is used creatively/inventively just out of
personal interest - and I generally have found that theremin players are
usually really interesting and inspiring people generally - although some
are 4 cans short of a 6 pack!!

Theremin UK - Gordon - mail me privately and I can send you over some
contacts, I probably know about 10 active theremin people in UK. BUT - we
really DON'T need another theremin portal!!  There's no need to re-invent
the wheel. Richard's www.theremin.info is already a portal for theremins
coming out of the UK - you can post your gigs & news stories and it's REALLY
GOOD so use it!

Oscar in Spain has set up a 'theremin meet up' which is interesting - I
would suggest the best place to meet up is just to go to one anothers gigs
and meet there!  There were 7 thereminists at Lydia Kavina's last London
gig, and 5 at Masami Takeuchi's.  Pamelia Kurstin is coming to London in
September - let's meet up there!
http://www.myspace.com/pameliakurstin
I've also been in discussions for many years with Eric Ross who would like
to do a multiple theremin event in London - tour and travel permitting - so
there are plenty of opportunities to meet up and do music.

Keep vibrating,

Cheerio

Susi
www.hypnotique.net
www.myspace.com/misshypnotique
www.switchedonradio.co.uk


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