Hi,

I always introduce Monica as our vocalist & myself as our "button pusher". But that's how we like it. Even this weekend we played right next to someone using backtracks, promoting their CDs for most of the time.

I again will NEVER go that route - the backtrack route that is. To me that's as fake & as "plastic" as it gets even though it sounds for real. No skill required in operating like that, yet those are booked fully all the time.

I love the arrangers. We sound like a band & yet there are only two of us. No problems with anyone coming late, not in the mood or worse, not pitching at all. And we most certainly do not use ours for home entertainment only.

I cannot think how we'll operate without arrangers. It fits our requirements like a glove. And the usage is limited only to ones imagination.

Long live the arranger!!!

Henni