{"id":3627,"date":"2011-05-31T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:11","slug":"ratatat-say-no-to-used-cell-phone-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/ratatat-say-no-to-used-cell-phone-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratatat Say No to Used Cell Phone Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Mobile-phone-and-coin.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1134\" title=\"Mobile phone and coin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Mobile-phone-and-coin.jpg\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1134 lazyload\" title=\"Mobile phone and coin\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Mobile-phone-and-coin.jpg\"><\/a>Ratatat are saying no to fans who want to use their old cell phones in order to record their live gigs.&nbsp; The electro rock duo who are currently touring North America have told the Edmonton Sun newspaper that they have been lenient in the past about fans using old cell phones to record their live gigs, which then invariably end up posted on the internet on such sites as YouTube in very poor quality, but have now changed their minds and want the practice stopped altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a policy that\u2019s changed and gone back and forth over the years,\u201d admit multi instrumentalist Evan Mast.&nbsp; \u201cLately I\u2019m kind of in favor of banning it, because whenever you go to shows, there\u2019s so many people with their iPhones and it\u2019s a bit distracting I think, for people in the audience and for us too.\u201d Evan says that while he understands the urge that fans may have to make a sentimental recording of the occasion for both themselves and to show their friends, he believes that making the recordings might be making the actual live experience less enjoyable for everyone concerned.&nbsp; \u201cIf everyone\u2019s kind of doing this thing where they\u2019re thinking about how they\u2019re going to enjoy the experience later or show people later or something, I would rather them not use their cell phones, even if it\u2019s for talking or texting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ratatat are set to play at Edmonton today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratatat are saying no to fans who want to use their old cell phones in order to record their live gigs.  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