mal7 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 67 and still gigging :-) Roland RD700GX with Supernatural piano expansion, Nord Stage 2, Hammond SK1, Receptor VIP running Ivory Steinway 11, Galaxy Vintage D, Lounge Lizard and Scarbee Rhodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Too old now to die young. A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 43. Joined the KC at 34, with no idea now of where the time has gone. Isn't time a slippery little bugger? Not sure others experience this but I sometimes genuinely forget my age. Related story: at a recent one-off gig back in SA (where I was born) got chatting innocently to a nubile young hipster who, after a while, started getting quite flirty. Luckily, a 6th sense prompted some questioning and I found out she's the daughter of a former high school classmate - wooooo, backed off like a scalded cat! Needless to say, that brought the whole age thing into sharp focus. Did think of saying she needed her bottom smacked for such wanton behaviour with someone old enough to be her dad but ... well, that brings a whole slew of other issues to the table, right? Gosh, is nothing just straightforward anymore? By the way, what's middle-aged these days? YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Old enough to have attended '83 NAMM. (L to R) Charlie Lytle, Tom Darling and me. We were just a few of the bad boys. By today's politically correct standards, we'd probably get in trouble. Keyboard innovation was in hyper-speed. Charlie and Tom's big smiles are likely attributable to robust Polysix and Poly-61 sales. http://www.coscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NAMM-83.jpg Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 We were just a few of the bad boys. Ya THINK? All of you are grinning like the cat that ate the canary! http://www.columbusvetcare.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cheshire.jpg "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Mike Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Old enough to have attended '83 NAMM. (L to R) Charlie Lytle, Tom Darling and me. We were just a few of the bad boys. By today's politically correct standards, we'd probably get in trouble. Keyboard innovation was in hyper-speed. Charlie and Tom's big smiles are likely attributable to robust Polysix and Poly-61 sales. I was probably at NAMM '83 as well. I worked for a music retailer at the time, and we went to NAMM a few years in a row around that time. At lot of fun. Huge keyboard innovations going on. In the early days of MIDI, I remember we carried Sonus software, which eventually morphed into Cakewalk. The sequencer ran on a Commodore 64. We just started carrying Ensoniq around the time the ESQ-1 came out. Our rep's name was Bob something, covering central NJ. Steve, maybe you remember his last name. I gather Ensoniq was not a big company. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 We just started carrying Ensoniq around the time the ESQ-1 came out. Our rep's name was Bob something, covering central NJ. Steve, maybe you remember his last name. I gather Ensoniq was not a big company. Bob Stillman. Bob started at Sam Ash in Hempstead, NY. He was notorious for NOT allowing us keyboardists to play the display synths. It was maddening. He had to play them for the customer. So I had to stand there and "only listen" while Bob did a demo. He is a terrific sales guy though. Did great with Ensoniq. Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I was at NAMM in '83 also. I almost didn't get in. A friend of mine worked at a little hole in the wall music store named "Jerico" music in Buena Park, Ca. He got me an employee pass, but when I went to sign in I entered "Jericho" and the gate nazi took exception. I had to make up some BS on the spot claiming that my beliefs didn't allow me to misspell a biblical reference. She gave me a disgusted look and waved me in. Yippie! 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...
PauloF Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 59 and rolling Make Music and be Happy! PauloF Roland Integra-7, Roland V-Synth XT, DR-3, A-800 PRO, PCR-500, io-Dock, Alchemy, Sunrizer, Garageband, AniMoog, Korg iMS-20, iMini, Additive Synth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvercaut Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wow, i'm in the winning group... (53) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm 27 years old would you believe 40 in 2 years? heh...I'm 41 but don't believe it http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 ...Luckily, a 6th sense prompted some questioning and I found out she's the daughter of a former high school classmate - wooooo, backed off like a scalded cat! ... I had a mutual friend set me up with one of her friends. We dated a few times. I knew she had gone to the same high school as me, but much much later. Put 2 and 2 together remembering that her last name was the same as a guy I went to high school with....I started thinking, oh Sh!t I hope it's not his daughter. Turned out to be his niece...not much better. Sort of just let that one fade away. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Mike Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 We just started carrying Ensoniq around the time the ESQ-1 came out. Our rep's name was Bob something, covering central NJ. Steve, maybe you remember his last name. I gather Ensoniq was not a big company. Bob Stillman. Bob started at Sam Ash in Hempstead, NY. He was notorious for NOT allowing us keyboardists to play the display synths. It was maddening. He had to play them for the customer. So I had to stand there and "only listen" while Bob did a demo. He is a terrific sales guy though. Did great with Ensoniq. Great, thanks. I remember he had a nice canned act that included the Mirage and the ESQ-1. I also recall a sequencer playing A Night In Tunisia. He did a clinic for us once - nice job. We sold a lot of keyboards then, as the Mirage was pretty hot at the time. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Mizzell Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 When I started gigging, there WERE NO SYNTHS. B3 and Rhodes 88. What else did you need? Get off my lawn you damn kids! Les Mizzell ---------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Legatoboy Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 60....and a child of the same number! I started reading the magazine when it came out in the 70's...1st year somewhere.. I took a few breaks here and there for a year or so but pretty much I never stopped getting the Mag. or purchasing without a subscr. since then...All the gear has only gotten better and better... in 1967-68 when I started actually gigging, Keyboard choices were a Rhodes, Wurly, Hammond/Leslie, Transistor Organ , Acoustic Piano and Accordion.... that's it. Unless you had the $ for an early synth! So I still consider the mag. a blessing to this day! Not to mention the music articles of which the high point for me being Dave Stewart's fine columns from the Dominic Milano years! I don't care the age of the artists, I can still learn from a 20 year old....music really knows no age in and of itself. CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 9 and 3/4 Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 First DAW for a lot of KC members... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I suspect I am old enough to know better.........but that never stops me..... "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'll be 47 next November Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriabin Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm on the bad edge of the biggest group but I intend to do a Benjamin Button from now on.......won't my wife be surprized.... By the time Kurzweil brings out a metal-bodied, fully-weighted 88-key board that can be carried under the arm I'll probably be too small to lift it. Damn! 2 Very Sick Korg M1s, 1 Geriatric Roland D20 Kurzweil PC3LE7, Roland RD-700GX, Yamaha Clavinova CLP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 When I started gigging, there WERE NO SYNTHS. B3 and Rhodes 88. What else did you need? Get off my lawn you damn kids! At 13 years old my first gig rig was a Farfisa Mini Compact. That should date me pretty accurately. http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/hammonddave/image.jpg1_zps1pluusmg.jpg '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Quinn Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 56 Started playing in '66 when I was 8. Still lugging around heavy gear: 75 lb. chopped Leslie 145 to last night and tonight's jazz organ trio gigs. My body is telling me it's time to start thinking about going lighter (although this still seems easier than moving my Rhodes when in my twenties). The 60's: playing tennis racket guitar in my first band: http://www.alquinn.com/uploaded/gallery/s2/media/Al2_Diran2_and_Joe_rsk64g_4x3_ratio.jpg The 80's: when my hair was still dark: http://www.alquinn.com/uploaded/gallery/s2/media/Big_Hair_235x176_2.jpg The 90's: last night of Japan tour at the Blue Note, Tokyo: http://www.alquinn.com/uploaded/gallery/s2/media/ScannedImage-5_rotated.jpg Last year: concert at the Bellport Bandshell on the Great South Bay of Long Island, NY: http://www.alquinn.com/uploaded/gallery/s2/media/10635698_10203798404094644_9006241824490674132_n.jpg https://alquinn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 43. Looks like we have a wide age pool here. Keyboard Mag and the Keyboard Corner are always going to attract new players because the topic is always the same and that never gets old. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Linguini Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 On paper, 57. In my mind, about 12. Both of which seem to put me squarely in the largest demographic of this site. Six years and about eight keyboards ago: http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n631/18to12fitty/Music%20n%20Keys/147.jpg And me and Peter Potamus about a year and one keyboard ago: http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n631/18to12fitty/Music%20n%20Keys/IMG_7831-res_zpshacvgf7b.jpg Curiously I can't fine the one from '67 with the accordion ... D-10; M50; SP4-7; SP6 I'm a fairly accomplished hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simajanpa Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm 29 with 35 years of experience! I started way before synths and quit playing out just when they arrived. The good news is I'm now old enough to afford a new Nord Stage3 if and when they finally produce one. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm 52 and still loving rockin' the stage! Outdoor festival http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/escaperocks1/10372348_681018471935575_3679949679382533703_n_zps7badf4d1.jpg Biker Rally gig http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/escaperocks1/hotchicks1_zps637a8229.jpg Out front http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/escaperocks1/vortcactus_zpsc654c343.jpg Boys in the Band. Ages: In back 45, front L-R: 45, 48, 52, 47 Not bad for a motley bunch of "old guy" rockers http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/escaperocks1/boyzinband_zpsb2gl815r.jpg David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm older than I was when this thread first started. 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...
Aidan Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 53 this time and not looking too badly on it Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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