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Ebb & Flow feat: FedEx
with LVSHES
"Just don't limit yourself to what you think is a "gloving genre", experiment, try things, you won't regret it."
Check out my in-person interview with Chris, and watch his light show from the latest PLAN.E.
I met Chris at my first PLAN. I was alone in Alex’s bedroom (this makes me sound so creepy) desperately trying to find my jacket. Chris walked in, I immediately felt awkward. So out of my element with the gloving, new city, the overwhelming amount of people: I was drained of all social skills. But after a few words he made me laugh and relax. Then he said the most awesome thing, “Would you like a light show?”
Who me? I felt so special, so included. Flash forward to today and Chris will happily melt my face and impress me with his “interpretive” moves (see below). His energy, sense of humor, and kind heart can be seen in how he carries himself and his gloving style. Read on to learn more about one of our own and watch the video to get even more insight into what it’s like to be a glover in the PNW (and if you don’t like reading that’s a good option).
From: Kennewick, WA resides in Tualatin, OR
Job: works crazy hours at Rite Aid Distribution Center
School: Associates in Network Administration
Years Young: 23
School: Associates in Network Administration
Years Young: 23
How much is gloving apart of your life?
It's a big part of my life, I've been doing it for about 4 years so it's been something that's just been ingrained into my head and body. I tend to just start gloving during conversations, during activities and without even noticing. It's also brought me into communities that I absolutely LOVE, like PLAN. It brings me closer to people in the rave scene in general. It also has helped boost my confidence because I feel like I can excel in it more than a couple other things I try.
It's a big part of my life, I've been doing it for about 4 years so it's been something that's just been ingrained into my head and body. I tend to just start gloving during conversations, during activities and without even noticing. It's also brought me into communities that I absolutely LOVE, like PLAN. It brings me closer to people in the rave scene in general. It also has helped boost my confidence because I feel like I can excel in it more than a couple other things I try.
Do you practice daily?
I play with my hands daily, as far as practicing new concepts and combinations, not every day, I don't normally practice combinations anyway, I'm more of a free-flow-as-you-go type of glover, but concepts I try to practice every other day or so.
I play with my hands daily, as far as practicing new concepts and combinations, not every day, I don't normally practice combinations anyway, I'm more of a free-flow-as-you-go type of glover, but concepts I try to practice every other day or so.
What's your gloving "routine"?
I wouldn't say that I have a routine exactly, it varies every time I end up trying something, like I'll watch some gloving videos and see a concept that I'll practice, then turn around and watch a couple dance videos and just dance around practicing tutting, so I guess it's getting inspiration from videos and going from there whenever I start practicing. My main inspiration to practice is videos and PLAN because that's where I can visualize and connect with other glovers and see some things i can build on and adapt into my own show using my style to incorporate it.
I wouldn't say that I have a routine exactly, it varies every time I end up trying something, like I'll watch some gloving videos and see a concept that I'll practice, then turn around and watch a couple dance videos and just dance around practicing tutting, so I guess it's getting inspiration from videos and going from there whenever I start practicing. My main inspiration to practice is videos and PLAN because that's where I can visualize and connect with other glovers and see some things i can build on and adapt into my own show using my style to incorporate it.
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How did you start gloving?
I started gloving after a friend took me to Spokane, he had been gloving for a little bit and it looked cool, so I bought a pair of GluvMax gloves for $35. The first light show I ever gave, I gave a kid a nose bleed and that's not common at all, so after that I was like, whoa, well how far could I go with this, then I saw a few videos and saw what they could do and thought, yeah, I can do that, sweet!
I started gloving after a friend took me to Spokane, he had been gloving for a little bit and it looked cool, so I bought a pair of GluvMax gloves for $35. The first light show I ever gave, I gave a kid a nose bleed and that's not common at all, so after that I was like, whoa, well how far could I go with this, then I saw a few videos and saw what they could do and thought, yeah, I can do that, sweet!
What is your gloving style?
My style is...it's my own style, I don't necessarily have a set style I know of because of the movements and variety I try to bring to my shows, i guess if you had to pick something it would be..... Interpretive, that's my style, it's my interpretation of the music and feeling that I feel from the song and where I'm at in my mindset, like if I'm not feeling too happy or if I'm ecstatic, those will definitely show in the light show as well.
My style is...it's my own style, I don't necessarily have a set style I know of because of the movements and variety I try to bring to my shows, i guess if you had to pick something it would be..... Interpretive, that's my style, it's my interpretation of the music and feeling that I feel from the song and where I'm at in my mindset, like if I'm not feeling too happy or if I'm ecstatic, those will definitely show in the light show as well.
How do you feel about dancing?
I love dancing, at this point I watch more dancing videos than gloving videos, purely for the way that they move and the expression, my favorite group to watch is the Kinjaz, they're so amazing, they have such a creative outlook and you can see how much time they put forth into their craft, they do a bunch of full body tutting, isolations, break dancing, I like dancing in general, I honestly wish dancing would make a comeback for raving, I miss seeing people doing those things, shuffling, tektonic, things like that, things other than just jumping or grinding, but that's just me.
I love dancing, at this point I watch more dancing videos than gloving videos, purely for the way that they move and the expression, my favorite group to watch is the Kinjaz, they're so amazing, they have such a creative outlook and you can see how much time they put forth into their craft, they do a bunch of full body tutting, isolations, break dancing, I like dancing in general, I honestly wish dancing would make a comeback for raving, I miss seeing people doing those things, shuffling, tektonic, things like that, things other than just jumping or grinding, but that's just me.
Who do you like gloving to or what kind of music?
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My favorite kind of music to glove to is trance, hands down. Especially at a show, trance always brings out the best of me at a show because of the emotion that's put behind it, one of my favorite shows I've given was to Concrete Angel by Gareth Emery while he was playing at the Gorge for Paradiso a couple years back. Next would be trap, or anything breakbeat, because I like to tut and it goes so well with the movements. Overall it doesn't matter what's playing, long as there's a rhythm to it, it's fun to glove to, you can't restrict yourself to a specific genre to glove to, if you do, you're going to be stuck in that motion, you have to mix it up and try things you normally wouldn't and see what the outcome is. Some of my favorite videos I've put up are to non-EDM songs, like The Devil in I by Slipknot and I did one for Tears on the Runway by Issues.
Just don't limit yourself to what you think is a "gloving genre", experiment, try things, you won't regret it.
