I'm in the neighborhood, know how to run the rig and would love to do a
set.
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On 10/27/10 3:21 PM, Steve Ramm wrote:
> Since I don't think there is an AMIA or IASA Listserve (is there? If so
> maybe a list member could forward to them) and quite a few ARSC folks are
> coming in to Philly, I was asked if I could post this by Jay Schwartz who will
> be showing films from his Secret Cinema archive one night. This is an
> alternative Saturday night event.
>
> Reply to Jay at address given.
>
> Steve Ramm
>
> OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEER D.J.'S AT AMIA CLOSING PARTY
>
> The Philadelphia Film Archivists Collective will be hosting a closing
> party open to all
> AMIA/IASA conference attendees on Saturday, November 6. The party starts
> at 9:00 pm and
> lasts until 2:00 am.
>
> The theme of the party will be exploring the musical obsessions of our
> archivist peers.
> To that end, the music played will be by your fellow conference attendees!
>
> Anybody can participate, within a few guidelines:
>
> 1) There will be a d.j. setup with two turntables and two CD players, and
> a d.j. mixer
> with headphones. It is ideal if you have experience operating this rig,
> but help will be
> available if not. You will not be able to simply plug in an iPod set to
> shuffle play,
> however. If you like to use a laptop to d.j. and have the software to do
> that, that
> might be possible to plug in.
>
> If travelling with your music is a concern, you COULD burn just two
> identical CDs with
> all of your music and alternate between those disks. Anybody can squeeze
> that into their
> luggage.
>
> 2) This is a party, so make it fun…cylinder transcriptions of presidential
> speeches
> might not work so well, but any kind of music is fair game, danceable or
> not.
>
> 3) You need to apply in advance. Let us know what kind of music you want
> to play, your
> affiliation if any, the format of recording you will bring, what if any
> d.j. experience
> you have, and how long you would like to spin.
>
> 4) Time allotments will be based on the number of volunteers, but 20-30
> minutes each
> might be a good starting point, possibly longer.
>
> The party will be at The Philadelphia Society of Free Letts (Latvian
> Society), located
> at 531 N 7th Street (at Spring Garden Street), just across from the house
> where Edgar
> Allen Poe wrote "The Raven." The Latvian Society hall is a 5-minute taxi
> ride, or a 1.2
> mile walk from the Loews Hotel.
>
> There will be a cheap cash bar (drinks costs $2-$5), free snacks, multiple
> areas and
> possibly film or video projections (we're still working on that!).
>
> Send email of intent to d.j. to secretcinemaAT-removeforspam-verizon.net,
> as soon as
> possible.
>
> Jay Schwartz
> Philadelphia Film Archivists Collective
>
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