When people hear & see an Arranger KB artist playing there is a hugh amount of Music &/or Singing to Absorb to the senses...with the influx of so many other hightech ways to make music that people are now exposed to its sometimes a bit hard to "believe" so to speak that only ONE PERSON can be doing all this music vs the thought of a DJ/karaoke/ Backing trax etc etc which they see all the time in bars, weddings etc...lets face it gigging Arranger artists are a minority & this compared to years ago when the hightech competition wasnt an issue & more people played more less computer driven music....
Are we accepted? Yes......Are we believed? most times? Are we dwindling out? very slowly.....can we extend our exsistence? if you find your niche` in the music world.....
There are two battlefronts within this topic......being accepted/respected by other Musicians........& being accepted/respected by by the audience.......time will tell