My main personal interests are in music. I come from a musical family. I studied trumpet seriously from the time I was 7 years old through to University. I taught myself to play keyboards. My first synthesizer was a Roland SH-1000 in 1977; I've been hooked on synthesizers ever since.
I usually have a recent model Roland synth, currently a Fantom-Xa. My main instruments are the XP-50 and EVI. I perform live regularly, play regularly at my church, and do a little recording at home. I like all types of synthesizers, from the most modern and capable instruments to the older, analog synthesizers. I wouldn't want to be without a great digital synth like the XP-50. My VK-8 is a fantastic organ that gets a lot of use. I appreciate many of the older instruments for their unique musical characteristics. The Jupiter-8 in particular was almost perfectly designed for me. I have a number of older analog synthesizers. My background in synthesizer and trumpet come together in a wind controller. My EVI Electronic Valve Instrument is a central instrument for me. The EVI is so expressive and natural to play.
Main Live Instruments:
Roland XP-50 Synthesizer Worksation
Roland VK-8 Drawbar Organ
Novation K-Station Virtual Analog
Akai EVI-1000 & EWV-2000 Electronic Valve Instrument
Main Studio Instruments:
Roland XP-50 Synthesizer Worksation
Roland VK-8 Drawbar Organ
Roland Jupiter-8 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
Sequential Pro-One Monophonic Analog Synthesizer
Akai EVI-1000 & EWV-2000 Electronic Valve Instrument
Modular:
Roland System-100 Analog Patchable System
Roland System-100m Analog Modular
Steiner Parker Analog Modular
Other:
Roland SoundCanvas Synthesizer Module
Oberheim SEM Analog Synthesizer Module (x2) (thanks Mike O)
Octave Cat Duophonic Analog Synthesizer
Moog Prodigy Monophonic Analog Synthesizer
Sequential Prophet-600 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
Roland FP-8 Digital Piano
Rhodes Mark I Stage electric piano
Yamaha YC-45D Combo Organ
Roland MPU-101 MIDI-CV/Gate Convertor
Roland CSQ-600 CV/Gate Sequencer
Korg Bass Pedals (to control VK-8)
Benge Trumpet, Claude Gordon model (Anaheim)
Hohner Student VM Accordion, 48 Bass, 1955 Germany Bellini Accordion, 120 Bass, Italy
Suzuki M-37C Melodion
Assorted Percussion Instruments
Assorted other toys, mixers, interfaces, Boss pedals, etc.
Recording:
Mac with Logic Pro
Edirol FA-101 Firewire Audio Interface
Edirol UM-880 USB Multiport MIDI Interface
PC with Sonar XL
Edirol UA-1000 USB Audio Interface
Lots more music/audio software.
I am fortunate to work for Roland. I have been a fan of Roland products since my first synthesizer, the Roland SH-1000. This was also Roland's first synthesizer, introduced in 1973. I am privileged to work for a great company that is a leader in areas so close to my own interests. I have worked for Roland in several positions since 1984. Currently I am Manager of Technical Relations.
