The ReacTable in a Commercial Environment

I think the most well known person to use a Reactable is Bjork. She appeared on Jools Holland in 2007, and gave a truly remarkable performance.

Bjork plays with the ReacTable in her set. She demonstrates an avant-garde nature and shows clearly her pursuit of forever finding new and interesting sound.

The interview, however, was disappointing because Jools holland does not ask her anything about her music, which to me is the most important thing. Instead Jools Holland talks about Bjorks new album cover.

From looking at the comment on this performance on Youtube.com, it is clear to see how interested the public is with this strange new musical instrument. Know one nows much about it, but people are interested in it.

There a couple of questions people ask me when I show them ReacTable video's.

1. Do I think it will catch on?
2. Will DJ's be replacing their CD decks for a ReacTable?

Untill the reacTable team bring out a more easy to construct, works out of the box product, i dont think people will be likely to use them.

The reacTable has been around since 2004 and it's now 2010 and the only well known artist I can find using one in her set is Bjork. They do look pretty intimadating and learning how to play one is just as hard as learing how to build one.

Im sure that this will happen soon though, but at a hefty price.

The reacTable however can be spotted on tour around the world in underground clubs and festivals. If your interested in seeing one live then check out,

http://www.reactable.com/about/events/

If a showing is near you and you get the chance, go! If not hold tight, the reacTable will visit a town near you soon . In the mean time there are lots of demonstrations and performance video's on the youtube.com.