Wow, all this time I thought this thread discussed Song intros...
I'm Scott "Botch" Boettcher, 41, currently working as a Project Engineer at Hill AFB, UT on ejection seat systems for the F-15, B-1 and B-52 aircraft. Besides music I'm also an avid furniture builder (that will be my "retirement" job), teach and enjoy nature photography, and enjoy hiking and downhill skiing (why I continue to live in Utah). I was an Air Force officer for 12 years (worked Electronic Warfare, nuclear weapon safety, and Minuteman missiles) and am still in the Reserves.
I came to playing keys kinda through the back door. Played trombone from gradeschool thru college jazz band, then my senior year inherited an old violin. Started playing country (for the money, man...) and soon was doodling on our lady lead singer's keys, and it kinda built from there. I have a modest home studio (G3 Mac, Layla, Vision DSP) and a pretty nice stage rig (Kurz PC88MX, Yamaha EX5, Nord Lead, Emu Proteus, effects, and a badass solidbody electric violin I found on ebay). Live playing's my main thrust, not that good but I have a good time and am currently playing with a band full of excellent singers, all 5 can sing lead AND harmony!
Enjoyed reading everyone else's background, we need to get together for a kegger or something.