#19

Just saw you on the schedule! Stoked for your set! Whee!

Also down for a Meetup. We did a super low-key one with three of us… Last year? Two years ago?

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#20

Yea, name a time. There are some workshops Friday 11:30-2 That I’m gonna hit, but otherwise flexible.

Hope you can catch my set! Looking forward to catching up.

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#21

Well the schedule’s just been released and I have to say I’m disappointed in how front loaded this thing is on Thursday. The absolute earliest I can get there Thursday night is 11:30pm which means missing A Place to Bury Strangers, Ela Minus and Matthew Dear. Also probably can’t swing William Basinski’s set, but it looks like he’s doing two sets so that’s alright. I was dreading something like this happening when I bought my tickets before the day by day schedule was released and here we are.

Still looking forward to the lectures / workshops. How quick do those fill up? I have a general ticket which means I can’t register for anything. What are the odds I get locked out of stuff like the Death By Audio workshops?

#22

they fill up frustratingly fast, but in the past it’s been very easy to just show up to most sessions and get in. seems like many vip ticket holders overschedule themselves and don’t show up for stuff, plus most instructors seem annoyed by the inability of people who want to get into their class to attend, so they are pretty lenient. who knows if that’ll change this year, but that’s been my experience.

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#23

Thanks! Do you know when during the Raundhaus party you’ll be playing?

#24

Yeah, my advice based on the past couple of years is to not over-plan or over-burden your day time schedule. I’ve found that if you show up 10 mins before most talks, it’s not a problem to get in. YMMV, depending on the person speaking and the size of the room they’re in, however. But I also find I end up just sort of “going with the flow” through the conference depending on how I’m feeling, what talks I’ve heard other people talking about, and where I want to be next.

I guess that goes for the nighttime schedule as well, to be honest. I definitely have a list of highlighted shows, but I’ve also been pleasantly surprised by things that I hadn’t planned on attending ahead of time.

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#25

Saturday will definitely be a “go with the flow” night for me. GAS and US Girls are the only two acts that I really care about. There’s tons of workshops during the day on Friday / Saturday I want to go to but I’d also like to explore Durham some. I guess I’ll just let workshop capacity dictate when I go do city exploring.

#26

And the venues are all close enough to each other that is easy to pop in-and-out of most performances.

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#27

Does anyone have any deets on which artists will be performing live, not merely DJ-ing? Ala Caterina Barbieri, Colin Benders? Aka: my heroes. :grin:

DJ sets can be cool (looking forward to my friend Brooklyn English, for example) but most interested in acts with a performative aspect.

#28

I’m really encouraged that there’s a Merlefest/Moogfest crossover! Both those communities feel a little insular and weird, not an easy boundary to cross!

#29

I’ll be there also, would be great to meet some folks!

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#30

We were going to have a MW meetup at Beyu, 8am on Friday morning, but not sure if that’s going to happen now since those forums have gone offline. If anyone’s up for a meetup, they have great coffee and breakfast options (and awesome lobster shrimp and grits later for dinner).

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#31

I saw that Facebook post about Muffs being down…but I just checked and it’s working for me. Hmmm.

I’ll swing by Beyu of Friday at 8am.

Hope to see you at my set Thursday, 7:20 at Pinhook if you’re around! Monome-driven festival. :nerd_face:

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#33

They are usually a few weeks apart which gives me time to make that transition mentally as they are completely different worlds. Both a lot of fun. I was very disappointed at the overlap this year but I imagine I’m in a very tiny niche of folks that had to choose between the two.

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#34

For certain! Pinhook is a tiny but awesome venue and close to everything else going on. Looking forward to your set!

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#35

Ill be there like every year. Wasn’t able to register for a few of the classes I wanted but hoping the waitlist plays out as well as last year.

Not as many particular acts I want to see this time but that means I’ll be learning about some new stuff - even better!

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#36

search for the Moogfest playlist on Spotify. I was pleasantly surprised that many of the acts jelled with my own tastes. I’m really excited for the lineup.

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#37

Yup! I definitely did that. Past years I’ve skipped on acts I didn’t know only to find out later they were a great act I was missing. Seeing new surprises is even better than seeing old favorites for the nth time!

#38

Just following up, do you know when you play during the Raund Haus Party on Saturday?

#39

looks like 7:20pm

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