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NED ROUSE’S APPROACH TO LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Thank you! I am so proud to provide music to people who are interested in what I do.
If you have never seen me perform, I would encourage you to be my guest sometime.
I decided a long time ago that affording a backup band was too costly for me, since I play many festivals and diverse
venues. I designed a complex system to solve that problem. Since I have 16 CD's out and wanted people to hear some
full versions too, I became well acquainted with modern tools. Now when I play live in a single performance, I am able to
make it happen 3 different ways.
This is the best way to break it down.....
1. I sing and play many different instruments live/unplugged/solo.
2. I loop certain songs. Looping is like performing into a live recording studio where I assemble many instruments into
any particular song. Think of it as the way a baker puts together a layer cake.
3. I go into my various studio recordings and take the main vocal and instrument track out. Then I add the instrument
and the main vocal back in, with the assistance of several computers or sound generators.
To keep it from being too predictable, I mix the 3 techniques together throughout the night in a single show.
The beauty of it is, is the system fails, I am always ready to play simply, and unplugged!
Further below the next text is a photo of that great system!
HOW DO I BEHAVE ON STAGE?
I am there to share my art and soul. My wife says I tend to be fun and delightful. I am a family friendly entertainer.
My songs appropriately cover a spectrum from serious adult topics, to my own life’s lessons, or can capture the power
of light-hearted fun and wonder. I understand that I am not perfect, but I am a wonderfully flawed person, reporting and
discovering from the world I interact with. Because of that, I love learning, creating, and engaging different people.
I have never liked profanity, except when a hammer hits my thumb; therefore, I do not play hammers on stage.
I am not preachy about my beliefs like many other artists when they are given the power of a stage and a microphone. I
am a firm believer that you let the music do the talking. Any opinion or belief I hold, I tend to keep within the music. My
opinions may be shared in other places. I don’t see the stage as a place for anyone to assume that they are smarter
than others, or need to put down anyone as though they are a judge and jury. I want to involve and include my
audiences, not make them feel uncomfortable or unwelcome.
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