I played for a Kroger grand opening once upon a time. This Saturday morning I have a gig at a local real estate auction, and I'll be playing before and during the auction itself. I've never done this before... I've been told that I am to be ready to play certain "sounds" or cues when winning bids happen, and what those sound/cues are supposed to be has yet to be defined. I'm supposed to rehearse with the auction people an hour before the affair begins. I figure it'll be some kind of "ta-da" or a drum roll & crash so I spent last night programming the MultiPads on my 9000 Pro with some accent/tidbits, which also retrained me on how to program the Multipads since I hadn't used them recently. So whatever they want for cues, I'll be able to program it into the MultiPads and have ready.

BTW: I have a keyboard-muso freind who performs for auctions full-time and travels throughout the US and as far as Hawaii. He says he hates it - he described it as like playing at a baseball game so the music and the "cues" are pretty corny, and apparently most of the auctions happen either at the airport or nearby so he never gets to really see the areas he plays at. He flies in, does the auction and flies out the same day. Well, it's different anyway.