Concert!

I went to http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vahalla%20Island/235/59/15, a music venue. I saw an event in progress and an artist on afterwards, so I figured I would go hang out there, and focus on the second event because that would be the one I stayed the whole hour for. Well, we make plans and God laughs…… I got the bulk of the interesting “wow” moments in the first twenty minutes, the tail end of cletis carr. (http://www.cletis.com/) I loved the music, but I was EXTREMELY upset that it was recorded and just played back, I felt like it was cheap and a bad idea…...I heard applause in the background, very clearly a recording. I voiced how I thought it was lame, or something to that effect. AT THE END OF THE SONG, HE SAID “PETAGNA, THIS ISN’T A RECORDING BY THE WAY, I’M GLAD YOU LIKE THE QUALITY.” I did like the quality. I was very stunned, as well as embarrassed. I later learned that the applause that nailed the idea down for me that it was a recording, and perhaps not even his song, was a stock sound either played by the venue or someone in the audience. I got a couple more shoutouts, mostly for having an odd avatar and shamelessly being the closest to the stage I can get away with. I was surprised at the friendliness and closeness you are able to get- the “intimacy” with the artist that is possible. This is a live performance, I feel just as good, if not better than going to a bar to see a band.

What I really want to know is if anyone is making music remotely on secondlife, and that is what I’ll hunt down next. I want to know if two avatars can get up there, not be in the same room, and just hear eachother and make music with good enough accuracy. Maybe even jamming or collaborative songwriting, or instruction for an instrument, maybe even online music program where performance requirements are done in secondlife. Anyway, that is for another time that is not 2 AM and when I don’t forget to get coffe on the way home from work. BTW here is his site: http://www.cletis.com/