Thank you Scott for your interest.
I am in the radiobroadcasting business. For over 24 years working for the NOS: Dutch national broadcasting corporation and since 1996 for the KRO, more than 8 years already.
When I started the job I wanted to be a recording engineer for music: pogroups, orchestra's etc., and in the first 4 years I was an assistent and had a wonderfull time and saw a lot of artists.
But after that I didn't really want to become an engineer myself: I listened too much to the music and didn't really care how it sounded, so I specialised in documentaries and radioplays instead. I really enjoyed that - but never listen(ed) myself to the radio.
In the meantime I played in several formations with my collegues, so music has always been there in the background. I did some writing and arranging then.
In 1982 the NOS started the SVEM studio, where I could play the CMI Fairlight and make music, jingles and such.If you have clicked my alias already you have seen what the SVEM was and what we did.
In the beginning we worked hard and 6 days 10 hours was normal, sometimes 13 days in a row, same hours. We had a great time, but from 1986 the work diminished. More people started their own home MIDI-studio and were cheaper. So the studio closed in 1989/1990 and I went back to documentaries, but there are few made nowadays and radioplays are even history. Having more spare time on my hands I started a personal project where I had to programm a database (Foxprow) and made a website on TV-series.
The knowledge of computers, databases and radio gave me the opportunity to go work for the KRO in 1996, where I still work. I am now responsible for radiobroadcasting with the Dalet computersystem. I call myself a consultant in that area, because there is not really a name for what I do. I also teach newcomers to work with the system and advice on equipment for the radiomakers, mostly journalists.
5 years to go (if politics don't decide I have to remain working after 60) and then I can enjoy my pension. I am slowly picking up my music and as you know totally enjoy the Yamaha PSR3000. And when I am 60? Who knows, I might become a Pro too


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drdalet

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