[microsound] Poll: Technology in Live Performance

[Cameron, Matt]

Dear Performer, Engineer, or otherwise,
My name is Matt Cameron, and I am a fourth-year B.Mus Digital Audio Arts
major at the University of Lethbridge. I am looking for some personal
accounts
of experiences with technology in live performance for my final research
paper.
My topic is broad, but my goal is to make my paper accessible to the
layperson, academic, and professional alike. I will narrow the scope of
technology as responses come in, so please feel free to list anything that
comes to mind. Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions below.

Sincerely,
Matt Cameron
matt.cameron at uleth.ca


Questions for quoting purposes:
A) Please state your name or a made-up name:
B) Name the type of media or instrument(s) you perform or work with, and
the number of years of experience you have:
C) Describe your role related to performance (touring performer, career
musician, studio musician, professor, experimenter, actor, composer,
engineer, producer, etc):

Survey Questions:
1. What kinds of technology do you use or have direct contact with during
a live performance?
2. Are there any kinds of technology (specific equipment, software, etc)
that you avoid in live performance situations? If so, why?
3. How does the technology that you choose benefit the performance in
which you are involved?
4. Describe a live performance experience (or more than one) in which
technology caused a problem for you as a performer/other:
5. What changes would you like to see in the future of performance
technology in your musical field or even within your own collection of
equipment?

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