#11

I’m going this year. Very excited. It’ll be my first time attending.

#12

I got the subsidized tickets, but due to travel costs and being in college, I’m not able to attend :frowning:

#13

@infovore Thanks! My email didn’t contain that.

#14

Yeah, got the same email. Which got me thinking - is Loop really worth the €250 ticket price? Anybody have a take on this?

#15

I think, for what it is, that’s pretty good value. I went to a workshop and studio session last year, and whilst the studio session was interesting, I would have been OK without it; the workshop was good but not my first choice and again, wasn’t my highlight of the thing.

Also: people would queue up in case there was extra space in studio sessions, so it’s not a total write-off.

I had a good time, and it reset my brain in some useful ways. I didn’t go to the club nights because I am bad at late nights, and seriously, events that begin at midnight (standard, it seems, for Berlin) are just a challenge…

#16

Got picked, but decided not to go this year. Happy to meet with y’all in town though! Lines meetup? :slight_smile:

#17

I’m going, should be fun :blush:

#18

That’s the thing though, not sure the conference program seems entirely enticing enough to justify the price. The concert program is a bit so-so currently, but also not fully announced.
I’m far too used to media arts and music festivals and just dropping €100 on an early bird or accreditation, then getting a week’s worth of day & night programming, haha. Getting conflicted, so hoped someone had the greatest reason ever for why dropping €250 is worth it.

#19

Well, that might all be the case for you. I actually think compared to a lot of events in the tech space, it’s very good indeed - and you’re right to compare it to media/arts things.

What I definitely liked: it’s focused. It’s on a single site, everyone’s really keen to be there, so the crowds are interesting and there’s lots of good people under one roof. Everyone concentrates, too - I saw practically no-one with a laptop out during talks - they were all too busy watching or listening.

It’s definitely a bit more than the sum of its parts. But it’s also not, say, the most completely life-changing event I’ve been to - though I never expect that of conferences; I value them for the change I find in myself, not what other people tell me.

#20

update: I’m going. It’s an interesting line-up and I think I know better how to hang out this time :wink:

#21

Excited to be attending this year. Had to give my ticket away last year, due to an illness in the family

#22

Bump. This is next week!

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#23

I’m going. I’m excited. I, too, am going for the head-space that it puts me in: I purposely challenge myself and go to talks, sessions, and concerts about topics I don’t normally think of as relevant to my music. Last year I found that everyone involved, speaker and attendee, was deeply thoughtful and had serious ideas to put forth, and that in turn made me more vibrant about my own musical journey.

Keen for a llllllll.co meet up. I’ll be in Berlin from Wednesday through Monday mid-day.

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#24

I’m going and super excited as well :slight_smile: Outside of the talks and scheduled events, I plan to spend time on the Stay+Play side of things and play music with others! I’ve been making music alone for too long and I miss collaboration.

#25

Excellent! I’ll have a mini-version of my live performance rig with me and plan on playing as much as possible as well.

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#26

Oh, interesting! I look forward to seeing that.

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#27

I’m headed off to Berlin today.
Find me - I’m the older guy with a pointy grey beard and black backpack.
Would love to meet you all in person - coffee / beer / talk / jam / whatever.

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#28

Headed to Berlin on Friday morning, will try to find you :slight_smile: I might just message you on the day

#29

I will be in Berlin for the Loop summit too. @mzero I will see, if I can find you there and meeting some monome user could be fun.
I am really looking foward to these days.

#30

Hey folks who are headed to Berlin, this event seems relevant to lines’ interests. If one of you goes, I’d love to hear about it:

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