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2006-05-21 by David V
Hello, Did anyone over in the UK see Hypnotique on TV a couple of weeks ago? Maybe if Susi is here she can talk about how that got put together. -- ----- DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans http://davidv.purplenote.com porphyrous@... ----- The Purple Note Radio Network: Escape From Noise, vocal electronica, 10PM Sats http://efn.purplenote.com Spellbound, music for theremin, 11PM Suns http://spellbound.purplenote.com -----
2006-05-21 by Gordon Charlton
On 21 May 2006, at 06:39, David V wrote: > Hello, > > Did anyone over in the UK see Hypnotique on TV a couple of weeks ago? I missed it, dagnabbit. But... I found a video clip on her website. Hurrah! Here... http://www.traveldocumentaries.co.uk/hypnotique/multimedia/video.htm (Good clip, but the audio compression is very intrusive. :-( ) The other people are Paul O'Grady. Bitchy former TV drag comedian and early evening light- hearted chat show host. Your auntie would think him a bit saucy. Eamonn Holmes. Morning TV presenter, also host to "Songs Of Praise" Sunday Christian church music programme. Also seen on daytime quiz shows. Your auntie would think him lovely. Gordon
2006-05-22 by Lunette Records
Hola David & Gang, Yes! The Channel 4 show was a success! But judge for yourself...You can see the evidence on my website: http://www.hypnotique.net/multimedia/video.htm Did I come off looking like an idiot or a star? You decide!! Overall the experience was good - 8 members of 'mable' - Masami Takeuchi's 17-piece theremin orchestra from Japan - were in the studio audience which made it quite pressurised. These things are so carefully planned and slick - I felt like there was some censorship at play here (in the rehearsal when they said 'where did the theremin come from?' - I was vettoed from using the word 'communist russia'. ) They also - between the soundcheck and the live show (yes, this was live TV!) - removed the logo from my theremin by putting black tape on my Etherwave Pro without my permission. I didn't notice until I got home and watched the playback. A branding opportunity lost (along with perfect lacquer finish on the Pro). Par for the course, I guess, this was one of the biggest family shows on British TV and my weird occult-ish logo probably wouldn't have gone down well with Mrs Trellis from Shoreham-by-Sea. Anyway, I've had positive feedback and people have been getting in touch via My Space (http://www.myspace.com/misshypnotique - FYI!) I'm keen to thereminists thoughts on this. I do all kinds of underground things and I think mainstream TV is a nice, subversive contrast (I'm a 'z list' celebrity!!) - but other people may think I'm selling the instrument short and demeaning it by doing these things. Let's start a dialogue about it! PS - love what you're doing with Spellbound forum, David, definitely necessary to have an alternative to Levnet. Miss Hypnotique -- Susi O'Neill Lunette Records www.lunette.co.uk - sales@... Tel: 07981 222799 Hypnotique "The Hanging Garden" - soothing and uplifting music for the impending apocalypse - out now! http://www.hypnotique.net On 21/05/06, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > Did anyone over in the UK see Hypnotique on TV a couple of weeks ago? > > Maybe if Susi is here she can talk about how that got put together. > > -- > ----- > DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans > http://davidv.purplenote.com > porphyrous@... > ----- > The Purple Note Radio Network: > Escape From Noise, vocal electronica, 10PM Sats http://efn.purplenote.com > Spellbound, music for theremin, 11PM Suns http://spellbound.purplenote.com > ----- > > > > > SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@... > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Music instrument stores<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+instrument+stores&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=WrKEX00joFnbf2KoS9gO1A> Vladimir > lenin<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Vladimir+lenin&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=HHKycGyrXVJlPwDvXrzqTw> Musical > instruments<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instruments&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=AfrxWzHX02q3KiUmwg9Z9w> Musical > instrument stores<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+stores&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=FZmcHh6tZr0ne6qpCGoNEQ> Musical > instrument sale<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+sale&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=HQeyjzZEsQKaqdpgd3ypPA> Musical > instrument dealer<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+dealer&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=ID01adS-uV99UZdEDekvBw> > ------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > - Visit your group "spellbound-l<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spellbound-l>" > on the web. > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > spellbound-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<spellbound-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2006-05-22 by Ann Cantelow
I just watched the video, Susi- that was great fun! And you did great, and showed lots of that magical quality: poise. I think it's a great introduction to theremin for the public. And I thought the clowning around by the two fellows was charming and had a lot of personality. I can see why the show is popular. You didn't squeeze in a performance of a serious concerto, but that's for another place. :) If only I had seen something like that earlier in my life, heh. It would have made an enthusiast out of me. It just takes seeing a brief spot like that to get hooked, if you've got the bent for it. It all got across. Ann On Mon, 22 May 2006, Lunette Records wrote: > Hola David & Gang, > > Yes! The Channel 4 show was a success! But judge for yourself...You can > see the evidence on my website: > http://www.hypnotique.net/multimedia/video.htm > Did I come off looking like an idiot or a star? You decide!! > > Overall the experience was good - 8 members of 'mable' - Masami Takeuchi's > 17-piece theremin orchestra from Japan - were in the studio audience which > made it quite pressurised. > These things are so carefully planned and slick - I felt like there was some > censorship at play here (in the rehearsal when they said 'where did the > theremin come from?' - I was vettoed from using the word 'communist russia'. > ) They also - between the soundcheck and the live show (yes, this was live > TV!) - removed the logo from my theremin by putting black tape on my > Etherwave Pro without my permission. I didn't notice until I got home and > watched the playback. A branding opportunity lost (along with perfect > lacquer finish on the Pro). Par for the course, I guess, this was one of > the biggest family shows on British TV and my weird occult-ish logo probably > wouldn't have gone down well with Mrs Trellis from Shoreham-by-Sea. Anyway, > I've had positive feedback and people have been getting in touch via My > Space > (http://www.myspace.com/misshypnotique - FYI!) > > I'm keen to thereminists thoughts on this. I do all kinds of underground > things and I think mainstream TV is a nice, subversive contrast (I'm a 'z > list' celebrity!!) - but other people may think I'm selling the instrument > short and demeaning it by doing these things. Let's start a dialogue about > it! > > PS - love what you're doing with Spellbound forum, David, definitely > necessary to have an alternative to Levnet. > > Miss Hypnotique > > -- > Susi O'Neill > Lunette Records > www.lunette.co.uk - sales@....uk > Tel: 07981 222799 > > Hypnotique "The Hanging Garden" - soothing and uplifting music for the > impending apocalypse - out now! http://www.hypnotique.net > > On 21/05/06, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Did anyone over in the UK see Hypnotique on TV a couple of weeks ago? >> >> Maybe if Susi is here she can talk about how that got put together. >> >> -- >> ----- >> DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans >> http://davidv.purplenote.com >> porphyrous@... >> ----- >> The Purple Note Radio Network: >> Escape From Noise, vocal electronica, 10PM Sats http://efn.purplenote.com >> Spellbound, music for theremin, 11PM Suns http://spellbound.purplenote.com >> ----- >> >> >> >> >> SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community >> >> To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> SPONSORED LINKS >> Music instrument stores<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+instrument+stores&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=WrKEX00joFnbf2KoS9gO1A> Vladimir >> lenin<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Vladimir+lenin&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=HHKycGyrXVJlPwDvXrzqTw> Musical >> instruments<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instruments&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=AfrxWzHX02q3KiUmwg9Z9w> Musical >> instrument stores<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+stores&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=FZmcHh6tZr0ne6qpCGoNEQ> Musical >> instrument sale<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+sale&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=HQeyjzZEsQKaqdpgd3ypPA> Musical >> instrument dealer<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Musical+instrument+dealer&w1=Music+instrument+stores&w2=Vladimir+lenin&w3=Musical+instruments&w4=Musical+instrument+stores&w5=Musical+instrument+sale&w6=Musical+instrument+dealer&c=6&s=165&.sig=ID01adS-uV99UZdEDekvBw> >> ------------------------------ >> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS >> >> >> - Visit your group "spellbound-l<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spellbound-l>" >> on the web. >> >> - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >> spellbound-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<spellbound-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> >> >> - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of >> Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@... > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2006-05-22 by Gordon Charlton
On 22 May 2006, at 12:35, Lunette Records wrote: > and my weird occult-ish logo probably > wouldn't have gone down well with Mrs Trellis from Shoreham-by-Sea. But she would have thoroughly approved of your frock! The funniest part for me was your likening Eamonn Holmes and Paul O'Grady to TG on your website. Now I have this image stuck in my head of them morphing into Genesis and Cosey respectively and recreating some of their Coum Transmissions escapades on live TV. Goodness knows what Mrs Trellis would think of that. > but other people may think I'm selling the instrument > short and demeaning it by doing these things. Let's start a > dialogue about > it! And here's Mrs Merton now, with her "let's have a heated debate." :-) Well, yeah, I'd prefer to see you on Later With Jools Holland, but what the hey! If Armen Ra can do This Or That, why shouldn't Miss Hypnotique do Paul O'Grady? As for selling the instrument short... (do I get the impression from your website that you have occasionally been criticised for not being something you weren't actually trying to be?) ... well, let's talk about didgeridoos. I have no doubt that with a lot of skill and practice the right didgeridooist could find a place in a classical orchestra, and I bet there are jazz didgeridoo players and goth didgeridooists and so on but if you want the real deal you gotta go to Australia and hear what the old guys do. Why? Because that is music designed around the strengths of the instrument, not the instrument bent to fit a genre. Anything else sells the instrument short to some extent by focussing on the ability of the player to use it for things that do not come naturally to it, rather than on the inherent capabilities of the instrument. So what is the natural music for the theremin? I don't think we have figured that out yet - at least not in a formal sense. Casting around the 'net I have found plenty of music theory for tonal and micro- tonal instruments, but absolutely none for continuous pitch instruments. So I guess I think everyone sells the instrument short! Gordon
2006-05-22 by kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com
Glad you posted the POG video. Thanks. Quoting Lunette Records <lunetterecords@...>: > Hola David & Gang, > > Yes! The Channel 4 show was a success! But judge for yourself...You can > see the evidence on my website: > http://www.hypnotique.net/multimedia/video.htm > Did I come off looking like an idiot or a star? You decide!! You came across to me as a seasoned performer. If you had any kind of monitor speaker it was hidden from the picture and to play well (as you did) in that kind of situation is remarkable. > Overall the experience was good - 8 members of 'mable' - Masami Takeuchi's > 17-piece theremin orchestra from Japan - were in the studio audience which > made it quite pressurised. Funny thing about other performers -- they can be fiercely critical or they can be extrememly empathetic. They certainly would be able to appreciate what you were doing. > in the rehearsal when they said 'where did the theremin come from?' - > I was vetoed from using the word 'communist russia'. Just tell 'em that it was invented in the Northern Hemisphere. Nothing like precision! > ) They also - between the soundcheck and the live show (yes, this was live > TV!) - removed the logo from my theremin by putting black tape on my > Etherwave Pro without my permission. I didn't notice until I got home and > watched the playback. A branding opportunity lost (along with perfect > lacquer finish on the Pro). Warning to other musicians: be vigilant or you may end up pulling black tape off of your Stradivarious. :O > ... my weird occult-ish logo probably > wouldn't have gone down well with Mrs Trellis from Shoreham-by-Sea. Over here (in the US) they say, "Yeah, but will it play in Peoria?" :) > Anyway, > I've had positive feedback and people have been getting in touch via My > Space > (http://www.myspace.com/misshypnotique - FYI!) Have to do that later. I'm in the office and Myspace's ads uh... won't play in Peoria. :) > I'm keen to thereminists thoughts on this. I do all kinds of underground > things and I think mainstream TV is a nice, subversive contrast (I'm a 'z > list' celebrity!!) - but other people may think I'm selling the instrument > short and demeaning it by doing these things. Let's start a dialogue about > it! You did a great job. I wish they would have given you more playing time in proportion to the "comedy time". Despite the brevity of the musical selection, they were able to see that the Theremin can play music in the traditional sense and that performers, such as yourself, are attracted to it. They were able to experience the Theremin's magic as well as be entertained. Congratulations, Susi!
2006-05-22 by Ann Cantelow
Hm, I see I forgot to mention: I liked your playing too! I thought it was nicely done, thanks for posting the video. Ann
On Mon, 22 May 2006, Ann Cantelow wrote: > > I just watched the video, Susi- that was great fun! And you did great, > and showed lots of that magical quality: poise. > ...
2006-05-23 by David V
A lot of consensus over here seemed to be that the hosts of the show were kinda arses, but given the light nature of the show it could probably not be otherwise. The American (or at least New Yawk) equivalent would be Pamelia appearing on the Howard Stern show. (Of course, Howard is on the opposite end of the spectrum from Paul O'Grady. :-) But many folks who posted earlier wished that you'd had more time and opportunity to stretch out as a performer and that your bit was *way* too short! ----- DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans http://davidv.purplenote.com porphyrous@... ----- The Purple Note Radio Network: Escape From Noise, vocal electronica, 10PM Sats http://efn.purplenote.com Spellbound, music for theremin, 11PM Suns http://spellbound.purplenote.com ----- Lunette Records wrote:
> Hola David & Gang, > > Yes! The Channel 4 show was a success! But judge for yourself...You can > see the evidence on my website: > http://www.hypnotique.net/multimedia/video.htm > Did I come off looking like an idiot or a star? You decide!! > > Overall the experience was good - 8 members of 'mable' - Masami Takeuchi's > 17-piece theremin orchestra from Japan - were in the studio audience which > made it quite pressurised. > These things are so carefully planned and slick - I felt like there was some > censorship at play here (in the rehearsal when they said 'where did the > theremin come from?' - I was vettoed from using the word 'communist russia'. > ) They also - between the soundcheck and the live show (yes, this was live > TV!) - removed the logo from my theremin by putting black tape on my > Etherwave Pro without my permission. I didn't notice until I got home and > watched the playback. A branding opportunity lost (along with perfect > lacquer finish on the Pro). Par for the course, I guess, this was one of > the biggest family shows on British TV and my weird occult-ish logo probably > wouldn't have gone down well with Mrs Trellis from Shoreham-by-Sea. Anyway, > I've had positive feedback and people have been getting in touch via My > Space > (http://www.myspace.com/misshypnotique - FYI!) > > I'm keen to thereminists thoughts on this. I do all kinds of underground > things and I think mainstream TV is a nice, subversive contrast (I'm a 'z > list' celebrity!!) - but other people may think I'm selling the instrument > short and demeaning it by doing these things. Let's start a dialogue about > it! > > PS - love what you're doing with Spellbound forum, David, definitely > necessary to have an alternative to Levnet. > > Miss Hypnotique >