Basically you have three minutes to show your chops. The judges decide based on sound design, composition and stage performance, with the influence of the audience, the loser is out, the winner goes on. Musicians are limited to one laptop, one controller and one sound device, all must fit in a 2x2 foot square.Don't know if there is an entry fee, probably not, and the prizes are what ever the promoter can wrangle up. The last battle in NYC was Sept. 30 at Galapagos, Brooklyn. http://www.freenyc.net/laptopbattle/ Here is my review of last year's national championship: http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-14726.html If you are interested register. The more musicians who register the more battles will be held and everyone will have more fun. clinart wrote: > > This is very interesting. Would like to do it but am unclear as to > how it works. What are the rules? They give you samples and you cut > them up into bangers? Do you slice up your beat in advance or do it > on the fly (fly beats require patience but I'm open to the idea of > freestyling)? Can you rap over it? Can you "jam" with other laptop > battlers or is it a strictly solo type of thing? Can you play > instruments over it? Do you have to use the provided samples or can > you use your own? How much stage time does each entrant get? Is > there an entrance fee? Prizes? Who judges and by what criteria? Are > any battles scheduled in NYC anytime soon (didn't notice any on the > site)? > > Thanks for telling us about this. Seems cool. I will definitely keep > an eye on it. > > On 4/2/07, Jeff Sandys <sandysj@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> LaptopBattle dot org is looking for Laptop Battle Musicians for future >> battles and to >> promote the musician's music. If you are interested register at the link >> below: >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> Attention Laptop Battlers! >> >> LAPTOPBATTLE.ORG is planning some major moves for 2007 & beyond, and we >> are >> trying to >> organize contestants and help promote them at the same time. If you are >> interested in >> battling and want to register, please create a profile on >> LAPTOPBATTLE.ORG >> main site. >> >> quick link: http://www.laptopbattle.org/LB-APPLICATIONS/ >> >> Your profile will show up on the contestants page when you have assigned >> a >> photo to your >> profile. >> >> Thanks!!! All the best, >> Jizo-One >> http://www.laptopbattle.org/ >> -- > ... > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Laptop-Battle-Registration-and-Promotion-tf3507690.html#a9800005 Sent from the linux-audio-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
