Just to make a little personal example of how things go here in Italy, Friday evening I have been invited to a party by a group of friends and colleagues; there will be a couple of other guys who play the guitar, but the host insisted that I bring my "organ" (sic!) because I am the only one who can take all the requests (from Tango to Hully Gully) and make people sing along (more or less out of tune) and be happy. So, even if there was a live band they would still prefer my arranger, because with a live band you can only listen, while with an arranger you become part of the show.

[This message has been edited by Dreamer (edited 01-23-2002).]