local goth scene members Craig McCoullough and Rick Walker
will be performing in the 30 hour long Y2K7 International Live Looping Festival
this weekend.

I hope you can make it. Here are the details:

Y2K7 INTERNATIONAL LIVE LOOPING FESTIVAL, (largest live looping festival ever

out of the 50 live looping festivals that have occured in 15 countries in the last 4 years) will occur in Santa Cruz

this coming weekend (Friday 8 p.m.- 11 p.m., Saturday 1:00-midnight and Sunday, 1:00 to midnight)

at the Pearl Alley Studios. Held where it has been for the last two years, it is in the middle of the building

in the north end of the parking lot that is directly in front of the Pearl Alley Bistro).




The festival opens up with a bang on Friday evening with headliners Erdem Helvacioglu (laptop/guitar) from Turkey,

the famous ECM jazz bassist, Arild Andersen from Norway and noted experimental and eclectic

guitarist Henry Kaiser (from Antarctica---;-) and culminates with an improvisational trio set

with myself, Henry and Arild. This show begins at 8 p.m.



Then the main festival begins on Saturday and runs both Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until midnight on

both days. Headliner, Fabio Anile, who was such a hit at the first pan European looping festival put on

by Bernhard Wagner will be here all the way from Rome, Italy. Featured performer Randolf Arriola a wonderful

looping singer-songwriter will be playing after travelling all the way from Singapore! Leander Reinginhaus, the guitarist

who organized the 1st Berlin Live Looping Festival as well.



We'll also have an incredible and rare treat: Matthias Grob, inventor of the

Echoplex, has just flown in at the last minute from Brazil to perform his beautiful music for us all.



There will be technology premieres, Bill Walker will be demonstrating the Looperlative, the latest, sophisticated hardware looper

and there will be a lot of wonderful discussions in and outside of the performance space.



About this festival, I can say that after having played in 12 countries over the course of my musical life in a plethora of very creative

experimental, avant garde, new music, electronica, live looping and world beat festivals that this is literally, one of the most

creative and eclectic music festivals on the planet.



Our beloved Santa Cruz Mayor, Emily Reilly, will also be on hand to present proclamations to the travelling artists declaring

Saturday, October 20th to be "International Live Looping Day" in the City of Santa Cruz.



The cost is a mere $10 a concert with no one turned away for lack of funds and

all ages are welcome. In fact, kids will love how creative this is, especially during the day concerts.



Please come join us in welcoming these amazing artists from all over the planet. There's is a great gift to

come so far to play for us.



Here's the schedule....................see you there!!!!



Y2K7 INTERNATIONAL LIVE LOOPING FESTIVAL

made possible by a grant from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz,

monetary contributions from Looperlative, Universal Audio, private individuals and the gift of performances by all involved.

The Singapore Cultural Arts Council has sponsored Randolf Arriola.

Pearl Alley Studios 120 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz, Ca. (one half block west of the Pacific Garden Mall)

TICKETS: $10/per day at the door only no one turned away for lack of funds

for more information (including venue, etc.) go to www.y2kloopfest.com

for more information about our performing artists, headliners and featured performers, go to www.y2kloopfest.com/bios.html

FRIDAY, October 19th schedule:

stage right = -1 stage left = -2

8:00 HENRY KAISER (USA) Headliner -2

8:45 ERDEM HAVICIOGLU (Turkey) Headliner -1

9:30 ARILD ANDERSEN (Norway) Headliner -2

10:15 Improvisational Trio with Henry Kaiser, Rick Walker and Arild Andersen -2

Looperlative demonstrations between sets by Bill Walker

SATURDAY, October 20th schedule

stage right = -1 stage left = -2

1:00 Peter Cor -2

1:30 Craig McCoullough -1

2:00 Chris Roberts -2

2:30 CYPOD-1

3:00 Chris Cohn -2

3:30 Matt Davignon -1

4:00 Kevin Kissinger -2

4:30 Aaron Leese (technology premier)-1

5:00 Rick Walker - 2

5:30 DINNER BREAK:

7:20 MAYORS PRESENTATIONL: EMILY REILLY presents proclamations to the Headlining Artists

and officially declares "International Live Looping Day; in the city of Santa Cruz

7:30 FABIO ANILE (Italy) Headliner -2

8:00 Bill Walker -1

8:30 Randolf Arriola (Singapore) featured performer -2

9:00 Per Boysen (Sweden) -1

9:30 Genie - 2

10:00 China Painting -1

10:30 Barry Cleveland -2

11:00 Dustbunnies (Duke Sexton) -1

11:30 Mojow and the Vibration Army - 2



SUNDAY, October 21st schedule:

for more information (including venue, etc.) go to www.y2kloopfest.com

stage right = -1 stage left = -2

1:30 Bob Amstadt -1

2:00 Harry Weinberg -2

2:30 Glenn Smith -1

3:00 Addamantium the Plumber -2

3:30 JD Devros-1

4:00 Greg Williams -2

4:30 Michael Klobuchar featured performer -1

5:00 Gary Regina -2



6:00 DINNER BREAK

7:30 LEANDER REININGHAUS (Germany) HEADLINER -2

8:00 Carl Weingarten -1

8:30 Krispen Hartung featured performer-2

9:00 Craig Green -1

9:30 Mark Hamburg-2

10:00 Cyoakha -1

10:30 Daniel Thomas -2

11:00 Matthias Grob (Switzerland/Brazil)- 1

MONDAY, October 22nd schedule:

1 p.m. Annual Loopers Brunch

Walnut Street Cafe 106 Walnut Avenue

(one half block west of the Pacific Garden Mall)