[sdiy] Steim, worth a look.

[Wout Blommers]

Theo wrote:
> From: Wout Blommers <blommoo at wanadoo.nl>
> <snip>
> > Head of Steim became Michael Waisvisz, a
> > composer who was well aware of the abilities of Midi.
> > He constructed a Midi Control devise, the 'Hands'
> > see;
> > http://home.wanadoo.nl/blommoo/TheHands.htm
> > A part of a study about the subject.
> > (Text Steim, photograph of gear, me)
>
> Mmm, I am not a fan of mr Waisvisz work.
> Puking over a walkman (he did on stage) is not my idea of musical
> expression.
> There was some one at Stanford or MIT (sorry forgot his name)
> who build (and recorded with) similar "hands".
> Think this was before Waisvisz.
> Makes mr Waisvisz a bit of a "look me too" artist.

>>>marjan<<< wrote:
> was that the guy who's been arrested for performing on those
> crackle boxes (or whatever the name is) in the woods ?

Well, it just illustrates what we're talking about, lately...
Anyway, I'm not judging anything nor anybody.
Back in 1968 I followed two years of lessons with Mr. Waisvizs,
when he was living in The Hague, at that moment the center of
all things about electronic music in The Netherlands.
He introduced me to the Theremin.

Indeed, he released the 'crackle box', bit if he was ever
arrested, I'm not sure. 

Wout