McRorie: One Man Live

[jrtom]

Dude.

The web page looks like crap, but this guy is seriously impressive: simultaneous playing of two keyboards, eight sensors on his shoes, voice processing for instruments or vocals, four on his chest, no tapes or sequencing...yow.

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[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

I call your one-man-band and raise you with this:

http://home.comcast.net/~sdownin/movies/maestro_music.WMV

:)

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've seen this. And it is impressive. But it doesn't make as good a use, IMAO, of the human potential for dexterity (fingers!), and is also more limited in terms of the timbres that can be created. I stand pat. :)

[red-frog.livejournal.com]

It's not remotely the same thing, but do you know the band Morphine? (If not, you should: I think you'd like them.) The lead singer could play two saxophones simultaneously, in harmony.

No trick: I saw him do it in concert in a tiny bar in C'ville years ago.

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

Nope, never heard of them. Feel free to introduce me to their stuff sometime.

I have seen someone play two trumpets simultaneously, though. (Saxophones would present an interesting problem, as you need two hands each to play them properly. How did this guy finesse that?)

A trick that brass players can learn (I can do this a little, but not very well) is to sing and play at the same time. You can't form words (your lips and tongue are busy) but you can do harmonies with yourself. When done well, it can be very cool (and rather haunting). I don't know whether players of other wind instruments can do this also.

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

I've got to side with Jrtom on this one.

And he didn't hang a horn in the most obvious place either.

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

Ok, I fold. :)

[mrlogic.livejournal.com]

I've heard it done with flute.

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

Come to think of it, so have I. :P :)