Hello all:
I am an Eric. I have been a keyboard player since I started writing on my father's sheet music at the old upright when I was three. :-) He started me on Bach and Chopin when I was seven. Picked up French horn in junior high and guitar in high school. Started playing in local bands in high school and progressed to playing bar gigs after college. I have played a lot of different styles of music through the years. (once was told to never turn down a gig because I was unfamiliar with it - learned more this way than any other)
Started out professionally on a borrowed Hammond and my first purchased keyboard was an electric Wurlitzer piano. Bought my first synth in '78 or '79 (Mini-Moog). I still have it:-)
In '79 I got into recording with a Teac 3440 recorder, and small mixing board. I used it to record the band demo tapes for new gigs primarily. This got me interested in putting originals down on tape (always had this interest). Played professionally for about thirty years in local bands.
Started assembling a personal studio in '82 and began writing music in earnest. Had some stuff on independant radio here in Colorado in the early eighties and several "background" pieces on TV as recently as last year. Nothing special, but a lot of fun. I have actually made some money doing it.;-) Also spent 13 years in Arizona (Tempe) and 2 years in Southern Cal. Returned back to Colorado a few years back (to be near the grand kids ;-)).
Current equipment: Tascam 1516 mixing board, Alesis power amp, Roland 880V Expanded, Roland A90EX, Trinity, O1W-fd, Wavestation, Karma, D-110, Audity 2000, old HR16,Oberheim drummer, strummer and cyclone; Tascam CD-RW 2000, Tannoy 6.5's, various outboard equipment, mikes etc.
I enjoy reading the posts and will contribute when appropriate. Sorry this is sooooo long but I am older and have had more time on the path. Best Regards, the nitecrawler
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