I agree, too much gear. That must be an important gig! I prefer to use an X stand and headless gear - so it is wide open. I memorize everything. Starting out again, I just use an iPad that hooks up to my x stand and totally out of site....
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Yamaha 920 / Yamaha DGX-670 / Maui 5 Go (2) / Senn e935 / Sony C80 / Tascam DP24sd / ATEM Mini Pro switcher (studio)