Hi Peter: I usually prefer to (directly) face the audience straight on (with the back of the kb facing them). As both a singer & keyboardist, connecting to the audience thru your eyes (and not just the music), is a key ingredient to insure a highly successful show.

My kb playing position is sort of a cross between standing and sitting/leaning againest a high stool. I raise the keyboard on the KB stand (Quiklok Monolith M91) to almost standing height. This offers better stage presence (maximum visiablity), while the stool provides the support to lean against when activating the foot controler pedals, sometimes requiring to use BOTH left & right feet concurrently.

Here's a link to pics of me performing: http://www.pbase.com/scottyee/gigshots

Scott

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