Hey There:

Let me welcome you to my link. First off, a bit about me: I'm the keyboardist in this band (in case you hadn't guessed!) I began formal piano training at the ripe old age of 5,and then moved to clarinet, guitar, and a bit of violin. I became fascinated with the recording process early on, when I figured out that by using two portable cassette recorders, you could actually overdub from one to the next. Cool! It ballooned from there. With the help of a high school band mate, we were able to run 2 Wollensak reel-to-reels together, thereby creating a tape delay. By experimenting with various tape speeds, recorder distances, beer and other implements, we came up with some very interesting results. To this day, I still have those old recordings. Maybe they'll find their way into a Livesay project! (maybe not)

I have since turned this passion into a full blown home recording studio minus the drumkit. (Sorry, Tim) I now use a combination of hard disk recording, (a Fostex VF-16) the incredible SONAR XL, with a million plug-ins, and the equally incredible Reason from Propellerhead. My live rig is very simple: I use a Korg 01/W, and Z1, plugged into a Roland KB 500. That's it! No muss, no fuss. My latest toy is the Korg Triton Pro. I have yet to take it out live, only because it means so much to me. You see, it's a wedding gift from my lovely wife, Elyse. My overall sound is influenced by many groups, most notably the Beatles, Dream Theater, Rush, Symphony X, Kansas and Marillion.

Okay, I think I've said enough. I am an Aquarian at heart, and really don't say much about myself. I am more interested in what YOU have to say! As for the future, we will continue to compose Livesay tunes, and keep our fingers crossed about recording deals. I am also considering a CD of my own compositions, with a little help from my friends………

Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss Livesay, home studios, gear, or any other thoughts you have!

Studio equipment list:

Fostex VM-200 digital mixer SONAR XL ver. 1.31
Fostex VF16 WaveLab 3.0 audio editor
Fostex D5 DAT recorder Sound Forge 5.0 audio editor
Alesis ADAT recorder Waves Gold bundle plug-ins
Lexicon LXP5 FX module Propellerhead's Reason
Joe Meek Studio Channel VC1 Native Instrument's Battery
Blue Tube Preamp and compressor Roland JV 1010 synth module
Rode NT1 condensor mic Alesis S4 synth module
Audio Technica AT 4033 mic EMU ESI 4000 sampler
Peavey StudioMix Rickenbacker 4001 bass
Line 6 POD Jackson Soloist USA
Tascam CD-RW 5000 Ovation acoustic
Tascam 112 cassette recorder Angelica 12-string
Korg Triton Pro