Let's see. Hi,
I am Richard Sven, a 37 (damn I am getting old) producer who lives in Kingston Jamaica. ANd no I hardly ever play reggae or dancehall.
Keyboards are my first instrument (actually the only one I had formal training in) but I also play Bass and Guitar.
I have a studio that I work in about 18 hours per day.
Doing mostly of late production for alternate music in Jamaica (which basically means anything but reggae or dancehall), but my productions/compostions/arrangements are truly a BLENDING of different genres. I still occasionally do jingles etc. which is how I started my professional music career.
I also play in a few bands sometimes keyboards, sometimes Bass and hopefully soon Guitar. I try to vary instruments from band to band as I hate to practice, so this forces me to get on the stage practice :-)
My ultimate goal is to score music for films. Visuals really stimulate my creativity
Gear:Roland JV-2080, S-760.
Korg M1-ex, Poly 800. (Yes I did read the thread about the Poly 800 being one of the worst synths ever, but I still love mine)
Emu Ultra Proteus.
Peavey Spectrum Synth.
Ibanez S-540, Takamine C-132S and Taylor 422-R guitars. Music Man StingRay Bass. Alesis Adat, Q2. Motu 2408 mkII. Aphex 107. Dbx 166A, 1066, 263x. Lexicon Reflex, Alex. Yamaha EMP100. Boss Se-70. BBE 462. And the the two most critical pieces of gear: Apple Macintosh computer and the late great Opcodes Studio Vision Pro (thanks Gibson).
Gear on the soon to buy list: Roland XV-5080, Access Virus B.
oh and a great conversation piece, I have my Masters and was about one year from completing my PhD in Geophysics from the infamous MIT, when I gave it all up for my first love and passion, Music.
well that was a long rant. sorry !
