Outkaster Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I think it speaks to most of us that are in the 40-55 yr old range were on the tail end of the generation, actually being able to make it playing music full time. I knew some guys that were able to play 5 nights a week at one time making money. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 32 and I'm glad this isn't a forum of 32 year olds. That's a great point. It's the diversity here (age / experience / musical background, etc.) that keeps us learning from each other. I had the pleasure of tapping into some of Bobby's expertise (along with a few others') when I was working on a project a few years back aimed at a younger crowd. I can only hope to offer some of the same to some of you young whipper snappers! Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 My avatar pic was taken when I was 29. I've changed a little since then. Eyes have shrunk closer to normal. That pic just freaks me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 72. Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashville.Guru Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 My avatar pic was taken when I was 29. I've changed a little since then. Eyes have shrunk closer to normal. That pic just freaks me out. Same here. Bosendorphen, I confess to avoiding many of your posts thanks to that avatar. I even contemplated the ignore option, but it still displays the avatar...! No offense, I really enjoy your posts and the experience you share. And I'm sure I'm not the only one... But finally found a solution: Adblock Plus in Firefox. Right click on image, remove all wildcards, block. Problem solved. And I'm back to reading your posts. Sorry for going OT, but hope this helps someone else. - Guru This is really what MIDI was originally about encouraging cooperation between companies that make the world a more creative place." - Dave Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukskywalker Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 58, in love with music and my grandchildren(not always in that order). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgregg Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'll be 50 in about 4 weeks. Steinway L, 1958 Hammond B3, Kurzweil Forte, Prophet-6, Minimoog Voyager, Kawai VPC-1,Oberheim SEM-Pro, Doepfer Dark Energy, Nord Rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicale Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Never ask a woman her age... Musicale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 54, and just warming up .... Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mul Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 36 this August. Korg kronos, casio px5s, studiologic sl 88 studio, korg m50,korg triton, yamaha moxf6, hammond xk1, korg sp200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 According to my birth certificate, I'm 44. I enjoy hanging out here at KC with the youngins, peers and old heads alike. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 According to my birth certificate, I'm 44. I enjoy hanging out here at KC with the youngins, peers and old heads alike. Bad form to use the terms peers and old in the same sentence... since the older you get, the more difficult it is - oh never mind Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Will you still need me, will you still feed me . . . when I'm . . . what was the question again? “It’s as if we're all devices made by some big tech company, designed to start falling apart the instant the warranty expires and to be ingeniously difficult to repair, with zero support for older models.” --Tim Kreider, on the afflictions that beset us as we move from middle to old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCyX0P_dGE A novice in mostly all aspects of life Doesn't stop me from 'borrowing' from my dad's vinyl collection though Gear feeds the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefDanG Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 63 in March. Recently I started to feel like my age. Shit catches up to ya eventually. Professional musician = great source of poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Tomorrow, I turn 57. I'll tell everyone that I'm 39 with 18 years experience. It will be Happy Birthday to... John Wilkes Booth Gypsy Rose Lee Richard Nixon Jimmy Page Dave Matthews Bob Denver Joan Baez Sergio Garcia Bart Starr Kate Middleton & ME "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'm 56 so, as Ian Anderson famously said, I'm too old to rock & roll and too young to die. Also my feet stink, my hairline is receding, I wear underwear with holes, and my balls are starting to float when I take bath.... But I can still get semi-wood fantasizing about someday playing .1% as good as Oscar Peterson, James Booker, Floyd Kramer, Otis Spann, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Smith, Joey D., or Buddy Rich ( I try to play drums too) Gigs: Nord 5D 73, Kurz PC4-7 & SP4-7, Hammond SK1, Yamaha MX88 & P121, Numa Compact 2x, Casio CGP700, QSC K12, Yamaha DBR10, JBL515xt(2). Alto TS310(2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3maniac Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 62 and still gigging. Got a lot of road miles though, and some funny stories from along the way. Wouldn't change a thing either, I know I am blessed to have had this life experience. Yamaha MOXF8, MOXF6, Radial Key Largo, Yamaha DXR 10's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 70 "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 52. Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage + plugins, iPad Camelot + plugins, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2 www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3plyr Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 68 and no plans to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I'm old enough to have worked with Ben Pearlman. Ben was a sales rep for Unicord (prior to KORG USA) and he experienced New York's music retail growth first hand. Ben knew just about everyone in the New York music retail scene - he told great stories too. In 1982, when I started at Unicord, the Polysix and Monopoly were hot. Then KORG released the SP-80 and SP-80S pianos (the "S" meant it had strings). These pianos weren't selling well at first and Ben had the idea to sell the pianos to Hammacher Schlemmer in Manhattan. The Hammacher Schlemmer catalog was, and still is, known for special, innovative and unusual products. Ben needed a piano player to demo the SP-80S for the Hammacher Schlemmer buyers. So I went with him. And I'm at Hammacher Schlemmer's corporate office playing ballads like Misty and Tenderly and then all the typewriters stop clicking. The whole office shuts down and there's a crowd of people gathering and Ben is just on fire. He signals me to keep playing - so I transition into other jazz standards while he does his thing. Ben sold 12 pianos to Hammacher Schlemmer buyers that morning. But he wasn't done yet. We went out again and again to various locations (Canal Street, etc.) where the ballads just kept coming and so did Ben's sales. Fun times. Different industry back then. It was before the chains and big box stores gained momentum. Guitar Center had a handful of stores in LA and Chicago only. Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Different industry back then. It was before the chains and big box stores gained momentum. Guitar Center had a handful of stores in LA and Chicago only. excellent story Steve. I've got the theme song from "All In The Family" going through my head now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogGuy1 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 47 and until recently the youngest in my band. Started playing at 42. I remember being surprised at my first gig that my fingertips could actually sweat from nervousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Heslop Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I lied in the poll. I voted 51-60 but I'm actually 50 for a few more weeks. I find it sort of interesting our age group is the dominant one thus far. I'm not sure if its good or not. I do know that while I suspect I am no where near as good a player as most here, and certainly not playing the cool gigs some are, I really enjoy and learn a lot here. Stage: Korg Krome 88. Home: Korg Kross 61, Yamaha reface CS, Korg SP250, Korg mono/poly Kawai ep 608, Korg m1, Yamaha KX-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevmo Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Im also old enuf to have attended Woodstock 1 . No really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I find it sort of interesting our age group is the dominant one thus far. Not really, they didn't call it a baby boom for nothing. Our age group probably has the most time on its hands to post on KC. When I was raising kids, in the Air Force and taking night classes I didn't have time for anything. Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I'm old enough to have worked with Ben Pearlman. Ben was a sales rep for Unicord (prior to KORG USA) and he experienced New York's music retail growth first hand. Ben knew just about everyone in the New York music retail scene - he told great stories too. In 1982, when I started at Unicord, the Polysix and Monopoly were hot. Then KORG released the SP-80 and SP-80S pianos (the "S" meant it had strings). These pianos weren't selling well at first and Ben had the idea to sell the pianos to Hammacher Schlemmer in Manhattan. The Hammacher Schlemmer catalog was, and still is, known for special, innovative and unusual products. Ben needed a piano player to demo the SP-80S for the Hammacher Schlemmer buyers. So I went with him. And I'm at Hammacher Schlemmer's corporate office playing ballads like Misty and Tenderly and then all the typewriters stop clicking. The whole office shuts down and there's a crowd of people gathering and Ben is just on fire. He signals me to keep playing - so I transition into other jazz standards while he does his thing. Ben sold 12 pianos to Hammacher Schlemmer buyers that morning. But he wasn't done yet. We went out again and again to various locations (Canal Street, etc.) where the ballads just kept coming and so did Ben's sales. Fun times. Different industry back then. It was before the chains and big box stores gained momentum. Guitar Center had a handful of stores in LA and Chicago only. Great Story Steve! "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Im also old enuf to have attended Woodstock 1 . No really! Pics or it didn't happen! Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Im also old enuf to have attended Woodstock 1 . No really! Pics or it didn't happen! Did they have cameras back then? This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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