A photo has surface of Justice performing with the controller run by Gaspard clearly not plugged in. The photo has no date, but it is presumably from their recent US “DJ tour” where URB saw them using this set-up at HARD Haunted Mansion. Of course, you can see the USB cable lying next to the controller, meaning Gaspard is probably thinking at that moment “Sacre Blue! Why iz this controller not working!?” rather than “These kidz are so stupiid. I’m not even plugged in!“
Gaspard offers a reasonable explanation:
“Yeah, shit happens! I remember the story, I couldn’t remember the city but i think it was in Manchester. I didn’t noticed at first, because as you can see I was looking at the computer to launch the next vocal hook and right after I realised that the blue screen went black, so there was no way possible it could work. So I plugged it back in, big deal!
[...] Nero was the first of the dubstep titans to take the stage, and what followed would have been considered an epic headliner’s performance on any other night. What made Nero’s performance truly exceptional was the fact that it was billed as a live performance, so presumably everything was being mixed as it was played. It is refreshing to see an electronic artist do this, especially after suspect acts by performers like Justice. [...]
[...] [1] http://www.urb.com/2008/01/18/justice-unplugged/ [...]
Ah ah ah… this is the only guy I know who does not hear that the actions on the controller has not effect.
I play live since 20 years, and I can promise that everybody REALLY playing hears in less than 2 seconds that the MIDI controller is not connected.
He tells “I was looking to my computer”… Great. Me too when i play.. That’s why we have ears… which are supposed to give your brain that something is wrong in your song.
Poor Gaspard… maybe you should sleep a little before playing. Your eyes are sooooo red… that’s probably the reason you did not hear anything. Or maybe it’s not sleeping that is the source of the problem…
This guy is maybe a very poor musician, but at least he is a great actor.
did you understand?