I’m still a little confused as to how a video clip of a power trio says ANYTHING about why kids today don’t play arrangers (or at least, don’t post here much if they do!)?! 😂

There are tons of clips out on YouTube of young keyboard players, I’m just perplexed as to why a clip without any keyboard player at all supports that supposition?

Yes, it’s true that today’s music (which is generally what kids want to play!) is pretty synth heavy, and loop and audio clips dominate the field of production, so naturally the kids are using computer rigs and Eurorack modular systems for recording work. But you still tend to see them play out on workstations live.

But that’s only if the band even uses a keyboard player. I think the bigger trend has been the ‘karaokeization’ of live bands on TV, and nine times out of ten, if there are keyboard parts short of an outright solo, the band is like here... bass drums and guitar (and a pretty singer if needed!) because they are pretty visual.

So, I guess the bigger question isn’t about that kids aren’t playing arrangers... it’s that, on stage, they aren’t playing anything at all!