Musicians Play it Again at Live Looping Festival

By Paul Wagner

Metro Silicon Valley | October 18, 2007

Musicians schlepping guitars, horns, cellos, high-hats, pedals and racks of electronics from Turkey, Singapore, Norway, Italy, Germany and Brazil, will all converge for the Y2K7 International Live Looping Festival.

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