If your small-town choir tells you that they want to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the MidAmerica Concert Series - how good (polish, presentation, musical standards etc.) do they need to be to get the gig?
posted by tabubilgirl
on Dec 21, 2009 -
4 answers
I want to play some iPhone music apps live on stage with my band. I'd like to plug my iPhone into an amp. However, I have the iPhone 2G (The original) which doesn't have a normal headphone-out. This output is going bad, anyway. Is there a cable to get sound from the dock connector so I could feed it to the amp?
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posted by ejfox
on Dec 17, 2009 -
6 answers
Help me develop a performance and concurrency testing and improvement plan for an ecommerce site.
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posted by Kwine
on Dec 7, 2009 -
3 answers
What short, creative performances can guests put on at my party to entertain themselves?
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posted by Kateruba
on Dec 1, 2009 -
11 answers
How do they fix performance glitches when doing post-production on "live" recordings?
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posted by Joe Beese
on Nov 16, 2009 -
9 answers
I'd like to start a festival. This time I actually have a plan and possibly some people. Where do I start?
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posted by divabat
on Nov 11, 2009 -
6 answers
I have had two major professional failures in a single week. I would like insight into a couple of aspects. Sordid details inside.
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posted by sidd.darko
on Oct 10, 2009 -
21 answers
Authors have agents.
Musical talent has A&R reps.
Startups have VC.
What is the category of representative, or who is the aggregator, for my business?
We do live interactive performance visualization.
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posted by lothar
on Sep 17, 2009 -
10 answers
I was just cast in an opera! Problem: I have never been in an opera before, and am not really a "musical" person. Please help me keep from falling flat on my face!
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posted by hermitosis
on Sep 14, 2009 -
9 answers
Performers, presenters, actors, dancers, models, all related: How do you get over awkward facial expressions and not look stupid?
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posted by divabat
on Sep 4, 2009 -
4 answers
Is there a website that tracks which players are currently serving a suspension for steroids or performance enhancing drugs – one site many/all sports?
I've only located
this
posted by pmaxwell
on Aug 31, 2009 -
2 answers
What do you know about sports psychology? My 15 year old son is a competitive fencer and has a tendency to dwell on the point he just lost, which tends to cause him to lose the next point, which he then dwells on even more, etc. I can't relax on the strip for him, so I'm looking for books or resources I can point him towards to help.
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posted by COD
on Aug 24, 2009 -
15 answers
How have issues of cultural appropriation, stereotypes, and diversity been tackled in art and popular culture?
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posted by divabat
on Aug 17, 2009 -
16 answers
How do you organise, structure, and run a LARP - particularly one that's a little bit unusual?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 26, 2009 -
3 answers
I am a borderline professional guitarist who suffers from
hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) and also seems to have developed a very oil-extruding physiology. Is there anything I can do to make it so that I don't have to wash my hands between each and every song? If not, what is the most efficient way to clean up and dry off my hands every five minutes or so?
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posted by sid abotu
on Jul 20, 2009 -
17 answers
I'm building a bit of performance art that involves testing people for their hug level. I need some kind of funky device that I can use to 'test' people for this.
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posted by diode
on Jul 18, 2009 -
9 answers
My trusty old first-generation Macbook Pro is nearing the end of its 3-year warranty, and I'm debating whether to splurge on one of the sexy new machines or to see what I can do to put a little bit
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posted by bokane
on Jul 10, 2009 -
10 answers
Will we be allowed to bring a soft cooler with some sandwiches into the outdoor venue tomorrow night when we go to see Last Train Home at Montgomery County, MD's Strathmore Center? This is a "Friday Nights Out Back" event.
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posted by imjustsaying
on Jul 9, 2009 -
1 answer
I've inherited an older PC from work and would like to turn it into a media center / game-playing box, but I'm not sure if it's up to snuff.
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posted by rokusan
on Jun 16, 2009 -
10 answers
When designing a programming project, what is the usual method for imposing speed requirements, such as "function X must accomplish so-and-so in 2 seconds or less"? The problem here of course is that all computers run programs at a different speeds.
posted by crapmatic
on Jun 10, 2009 -
19 answers
What are some great resources, preferably online, of fringe arts (burlesque, cabaret, circus, improv, street theatre, etc) in the United Kingdom?
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posted by divabat
on Jun 8, 2009 -
2 answers
Better Breakdancing: How can I decrease my downtime from strenous practice sessions? I'd like to double the amount I train without risking injury or constant soreness.
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posted by ManyNinjas
on May 2, 2009 -
9 answers
Tell me how to arrange eight to twelve singers, a guitarist (acoustic), a fiddler and a
bodhrán player, all unamplified, for best overall audibility and musicality.
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posted by Faint of Butt
on Apr 22, 2009 -
5 answers
What sort of copyright protection do performers (burlesque, specifically, but any stage performance works) have? What about tribute acts?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 17, 2009 -
21 answers
Help me survive my performance review! I have to complete an extensive self-evaluation form for my boss, and it’s freaking me out. What would make this an easier and less anxiety-inducing experience?
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posted by gingerbeer
on Apr 15, 2009 -
16 answers
How do actors, dancers or musicians compare different takes of their performance during rehearsal in order to iterate and improve? I'm interested in how they "sketch" the variations.
posted by Jeff Howard
on Apr 14, 2009 -
24 answers
I will be performing a comedy act at theEdinburgh Fringe Festival in August. I need some LOCAL topics (such as Govt. footbal , local controversies. prominent celeb scandals. etc) to work into my act...
my star player is a vile, psycho, homicidal puppet.
Your contributions need not be funny."
Leave that to me.
Thanks
posted by Palmerpoodles
on Apr 14, 2009 -
12 answers
Let's try this again, shall we?
The load on
this graph shows the server load spiking about every 1.5 hours. I'm trying to find out why.
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posted by chillmost
on Mar 3, 2009 -
5 answers
i said yes to playing a gig in a week and a half, and now i don't know what to do. the last time i played was two years ago! i'm so nervous just even thinking about it...
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posted by sardonicsmile
on Feb 9, 2009 -
17 answers
Avantgarde London: I want to take my girlfriend out to a biggish music/sound performance/event. I want it to be avantgarde, unexpected and unique - the kind of night that would send most music lovers screaming into the distance. I am thinking maybe opera, but I know NOTHING about it. And, as I said, I want
avantgarde opera in
London. Where do I start?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 2, 2009 -
11 answers
Popular musicians on the absolute farthest end of the emotion scale during live performance: looking for the stiffest of the stiff.
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posted by oflinkey
on Jan 30, 2009 -
66 answers
How can I find out if I'll get more of a performance boost in my desktop PC by adding more RAM or replacing the processor?
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posted by gottabefunky
on Jan 19, 2009 -
22 answers
