Re: 2nd Annual Boise Experimental Music Festival - Call toMusicians

[=?utf-8?Q?tEd_=C2=AE_kiLLiAn?= <tedkillian@charter.net>]

Hi there Kris,

I saw your post and just thought I'd remind you that IAM still thinking 
about your previous invite to perform at BEMF again.

I just can't confirm or commit just yet. 

Sorry.

I really WANT to.

But, I have so many things happening to me in life just now that there is 
little time to even think of music.

It's sad to say, but I haven't played in months.

And, I only want to come and perform if I know I can aquit myself 
respectably. 

If I came right now (as "cold" as my "chops" are) I would only embarrass 
myself.

I've had enough of situations like that . . . too many in fact.

Anyway, please continue to hold a space for me 'til I can decide.

tEd ® kiLLiAn

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---- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote: 
> Happy New Year Everyone!
> 
> Can you believe it? Nine months have passed since the first Boise 
>Experimental Music Festival (BEMF) last year, which is still archived at 
>www.boisemusicians.com/experimental. Now, get ready for BEMF 2!
> 
> Last year's festival was a complete success relative to similar 
>festivals across the country and around the world. It was so well 
>received, that the word spread to musicians all over the world, who have 
>subsequently expressed interested in performing at the second annual 
>version of the festival. This is great news and will certainly break new 
>ground yet again in placing Boise, Idaho on the world map of experimental 
>and avant-garde music.  So, BEMF 2 will now be an international event if 
>all goes as planned.
> 
> BEMF 2 will again be held at Visual Arts Collective (VaC)  here in 
>Boise, April 26 - 28, 2007.  VaC has proven to be an excellent venue for 
>avant-garde art and community gatherings. A special thanks goes to 
>Anneliessa and Samuel Stimpert, the owners, for supporting the festival 
>again. Much of the success of last year's festival was due to their 
>endless support and fabulous venue.  BEMF 2 will kickoff Thursday evening 
>(April 26), continue on Friday evening (April 27), and then feature all 
>performing musicians on Saturday afternoon (April 28), continuing until 
>late night. I will share more details at a later date.
> 
> Because the festival will be open to other musicians around the country 
>and world, I will be modifying the performance criteria slightly in terms 
>of the experience, style, and caliber of performing musicians.  Last year 
>there were some performances, though very professional and by experienced 
>performers, were not an optimal fit within the artistic and long term 
>vision of the festival (mainly in terms of genre, style, and approach). 
>This was intentional, because the festival itself was an experiment, and 
>I was testing the waters for what was possible here in Boise.  Now I know 
>what is possible! 
> 
> BEMF 2 will take it to the next level and feature very prominent and 
>defining members of the international experimental and avant-garde music 
>community. To ensure that the festival achieves this level of 
>representation, I have appointed a review panel to approve and help 
>decide on the final list of performers for the festival, because 
>undoubtedly there will be more submissions than there are available 
>slots.  I will accommodate as many as I can. However, I will also have 
>some performance slots for "emerging experimental artists," to feature 
>new talent and upcoming artists in the experimental music scene. The 
>festival now has the potential to feature some of the most innovative, 
>fascinating, and creative music art in the industry, music that is very 
>rarely experienced at typical venues open to the public.
> 
> To get the festival planning started, I am announcing a "Call to 
>Musicians" for the 2nd Annual Boise Experimental Music Festival.  Please 
>send this to anyone and everyone who may be interested in performing at 
>the festival.
> 
> Performance Submission Process
> 
> 1) Prepare the following information:
>   a.. Your Name 
>   b.. Your act name (if applicable) 
>   c.. email and/or phone number 
>   d.. Website (if available) 
>   e.. A brief description of your music 
>   f.. References: a list of other festivals or major performances in 
>your music history (those that would be more consistent with the 
>experimental/avant-garde genres) 
>   g.. A CD-R or sample mp3s (no more than 6MB of attachments) of your 
>work, in "LIVE PERFORMANCE" format only, representing what you sound like 
>at a live performance
> 
> 2) Send the above info via one of two methods:
>   a.. Email your name, act, email, website, description of your work, 
>and references to info@krispenhartung.com and upload MP3s (your_name.mp3) 
>to http://www.box.net/browse#folder4104981 (user name and password are 
>"BEMF")
> OR
>   a.. Send all info (printed format) and MP3s (on CD-R) to Krispen 
>Hartung, 1810 W. State Street #226, Boise, ID 83702
> 
> I will be sending additional BEMF 2 updates in the near future, with 
>more details on the event, call to sponsors and volunteers, etc.  I also 
>plan to finalize the performance schedule no later than March 30.
> 
> Finally, if you are a myspace cruiser, feel free to join the BEMF 
>myspace group at: http://groups.myspace.com/bemf
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kris
> 
> 
>**************************************************************************
> Krispen Hartung 
> www.boisemusicians.com/experimental/
> www.krispenhartung.com
> info@krispenhartung.com / 1.208.724.5603