Laptop battle competition.

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:14 pm

Can some one explain what people do in this kind of competitions?
Or post any link?
Because there is a laptop battle music competition here in germany münich on the 23.09.2006
Help please.
Thank's a lot

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:52 pm

Some contests are like "2 minutes, no controllers, just a laptop - play the sickest stuff with the craziest stage show and punish your computer as much as possible" - and then there are elimination rounds, so you would need 4-5 2 minute tracks or whatever.

ikke · Post by **ikke** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:58 pm

so then that would be The Battle Of The Mice?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:05 pm

Nah, more like "Battle of the ASCII punishers" or something.

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:56 pm

I've seen slighty different rules, like "one laptop, one controller, no other external hardware except the audio interface".

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:53 pm

Michael-SW wrote:I've seen slighty different rules, like "one laptop, one controller, no other external hardware except the audio interface".

Really? Kewl. I'm up for that.

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:34 am

Funny you should ask, I played at one last week. I had a fucking blast nerding out with a bunch of other computer musicians. Drunk as hell, going crazy to music... Lots of fun! I didn't get past the first round, but I had so much fun and met so many cool ass people! Fun fun fun fun!

It was elimination style. There was a coin toss for each match to figure out who goes first. Each person is given three minutes to play a track and make it cool and sound good. There was house, trance, d&b, breaks, techno, hip hop, noise, and industrial at my battle. The musicians were incredible, really giving it their everything!

The battle I was in wasn't too serious... Not like a bunch of jocks posturing over their laptops. The people involved seriously looked like they just wanted to have a good time. I wore a tie and 80s headband, some other dude wore a scary mask, and another dude wore a beanie cap he kept spinning through his set. I guess last year when some other guy finished, he smashed an apple on his head as a way to say "fuck apple" or someting... It was really funny.

My friend also threw a beer across the room because he was mad that someone lost who he liked... hahaha

I'd recommend having 4-5 different "tracks" ready for when you move on to the next round. Get drunk, and have a great time! Oh, and we were allowed a laptop, audio interface, and controller. I'd advise you to be as hands on as possible, ALWAYS have your hands busy, and don't look like a stiff... It's your chance to be a rockstar for 3 minutes!

Here is the track I performed for the battle:
http://www.fakecomputermusic.com/static ... rwrite.mp3

And here is the link to the winner of the 2006 Seattle Laptop Battle:
http://www.myspace.com/squidleader

Any specific questions, just ask.

the_viirus · Post by **the_viirus** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:18 am

when i think of laptopbattle, i think of these people.

Picasso · Post by **Picasso** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:29 am

the_planet wrote:http://www.fakecomputermusic.com/static ... rwrite.mp3

nice track

can you tell me what you did to it?

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:01 pm

The question is do they mix songs together?And play with the FX?
I think you must go prepare like loops- FX........Do they just trigger loops and fx?
Do you guys find this kind of competitions interesting?

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:07 pm

I would find it very interesting if people were actually performing, rather than just playing premade tracks. Great fun to participate too.

But with laptops it is of course very hard to see if someone is playing live or just pressing play on a pre made mp3....

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:35 am

Michael-SW wrote:I would find it very interesting if people were actually performing, rather than just playing premade tracks. Great fun to participate too.

But with laptops it is of course very hard to see if someone is playing live or just pressing play on a pre made mp3....

Good point.