Tusker Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Are you called anything other than a keyboardist, when you perform? I've always been a keyboardist, pianist or organist. Never been called a synthesist, although that's a label I'd be proud to wear. Musician would be fine too, though when you play like I do .... Recently, I was introduced as a keyboarder and I wondered if in some musical culture that is a real thing and I just don't know about it? Run into any unusual or funny titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I've been introduced as a keyboarder in Europe. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Are you called anything other than a keyboardist, when you perform? I've been called LOTS of things. Out of respect for the forum rules, I'll just let you use your imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Im pretty sure its derogatory. Id be offended. Almost worse than being called a musicer. Or... guitarist. A stringster! Twanger! Strummer! Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Recently, I was introduced as a keyboarder and I wondered if in some musical culture that is a real thing and I just don't know about it? it's just like a surfboarder without the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I always thought that "synthesist" was a contrived, phony sounding name. I prefer synthesizer player or synth player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 A drummer used to refer to me as the keyboards player, since I played more than one. Sounded dumb then, sounds dumb now. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 A drummer used to refer to me as the keyboards player, since I played more than one. Did he call himself a drumser? -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 The only thing I hate is when some one tries introduce me as "our pianist" ... ... and it comes out sounding like the word for male genitalia. Big laughs all around 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...
Dockeys Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Audience members used to be called the boy on the organ...even though I was playing a piano. Actually am still occasionally referred to as the boy even at 47?? Yamaha MODX8, Legend Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckW Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I fancy myself a rocker. Tap> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I've been called a piano player, organ player, and keyboard player, but never a keyboarder. Although... sometimes I get keybored. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGman Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Honestly, there is no easy way to describe a keys player. I am introduced as "Paul, on keys". To most people, a keyboard is something attached to a computer. We need a more macho title. For now, I like "keys player, on keys" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Trekkie, Trekker... Which one is wearing the keytar? Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keysguy Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Working solo almost every time I show up to play a party it's "here's the DJ" I do mix in some DJ stuff at parties but still bill myself as a musician who can also throw in some DJ tunes. As long as I get paid it's all good. Never heard the term Keyboarder, sounds like something to do with Surfing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Trekkie, Trekker... Which one is wearing the keytar? Ask Bridgit: When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I absolutely HATE the term Keyboarder... Some of my friends will call me that in jest just to get a rise out of me. I don't know why, but it conjures up an image of an awkward guy with a Casio Portatone. I prefer "keyboard player", "synth player", etc. Synthesist would be alright, but it sounds a bit dated. Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I started on piano, then switched to organ. Now Im the pianist organist ever........... Jake 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenner13 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 In a promo-pack a few bands ago, my bio described me as "A man passionately and somewhat disturbingly obsessed with his organ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'm always introduced as "on keys, dan" I have a friend who in his band bio says his instrument is "synthesizer". He uses an old XK1 organ, a P120 piano, and a random synth, usually a Yamaha MX type board. When someone says to me they play synthesizer, I picture something with lots of knobs, a big modular system, a stack of va's or analogs. Not a P120! Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I love the old days of liner notes when the keyboard player was listed with specific instruments: Rick Wakeman: Hammond organ, Mellotron, Piano, Moog Synthesizer Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 You can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner. Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Keys player or keys guy! Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I admit I like synthesist, but "keyboardist" feels more accurate for me. -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Alchemist. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsetto Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 The only thing I hate is when some one tries introduce me as "our pianist" ... ... and it comes out sounding like the word for male genitalia. ... I never understood this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Call me whatever you want, just make sure you spell my name right on the check..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Are you called anything other than a keyboardist... Run into any unusual or funny titles? From the early 1980s - "board man", though the rural southern pronunciation ended up being "boad mayne" "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Im pretty sure its derogatory. Id be offended. Almost worse than being called a musicer. Or... guitarist. A stringster! Twanger! Strummer! You know, you could turn everything around to introduce the band... Keyboarder, drummist, singist, guitarer, basser... "Ladies and gentlemen I'd like to introduce our basser ____________ who has discovered that grooving in low frequencies appeals to his basser instincts." "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I always thought that "synthesist" was a contrived, phony sounding name. I disagree. There are synth players that may be great players, but do little more than tweak a synthesizer's presets. I would say being labeled as a synthesist would be a compliment that (hopefully) reflects skill and originality in sonic sculpting. "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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