Anessence
I am 46-year-old musician who keeps his music to himself for the most part. I was slated to be a concert pianist until a farm accident in 1991. After that I no longer performed. It wasn't until 10-12 years later that I regained sensation in my left hand, and I began to write music. I will never have the skill I did pre-accident so I write in tracks and then mix them. As such, I cannot perform anymore. Initially, I thought this was a downer thing, but I now love writing music like this as it leads me to New Age music. If you knew me, you would never guess I write New Age. I find music to be necessary to life - even critical.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Defining me as the band, I started classical piano lessons when I was five and followed through all the way through high school. During that time I also learned pretty much all the other common instruments with the exception of stringed instrtuments. I started performing at evening services of my church and was soon playing evey weekend at a different church. I performed for several events at my school and also for a couple of weddings. It wasn't until after high school when I started giving the formal concerts/recitals and even then it was still mostly in churches. I was taking organ lessons so I would put on organ recitals at any church that would let me. After that, I played a few timed in Hudson's (now known as Marshall Fields), Amway Grand Plaza, and two summer time festivals. I gave my biggest concert at a very well known local church. Less than 24 hours after my last concert I had a farm accident with extensive injuries to my left hand requiring multiple surgeries. I now have the use of my hand back, but it is only about 85% of what it once was. After giving up on music for about 7 years, I purchased a cheap Yamaha PSR 195, and it has all started again. Now music is a huge part of my life as it once was.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
No more live concerts. I play for my family and those close to me. The last performance I did was at my wedding in 2011 when I played Lisa's song for my wife on our wedding day.
Your musical influences
This will make no sense to you...Type O Negative, Cradle of filth, Evanescence, Moonspell, Nightwish, Enya, Enigma, Dulce Puntes, Andrea Bocelli
What equipment do you use?
Casio CDP 120, Ableton Live, Kontakt, Acid Pro 7, Bulldozer CPU, rental instruments.
Anything else?
Feel free to drop any suggestions or criticisms in my mail box especially if you have ideas.
