I had my first paid gigs around 1956. Gone are the days when you showed up with your instrument in hand and just played acoustically. We thought we were hot stuff when we added a (one shared) amp and a (one shared) mic - lead singer in the middle/front and the OOH AHHH singers on the side. Then I went solo when I was introduced to my first little Casio and making backing tracks on cassette. From there, midi; Korg’s i5m, i5s and floppy discs and on and on to Gem, Roland, Ketron et al. Now, I don’t think I could, or would want to, do gigs without an arranger board or module. Well, maybe only strolling accordion when called for … but now I have the ability to transmit midi wirelessly …
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