Spalding, I really don't personally, know any singer/song writers, other than the few here on this forum, and some other forums. So I cannot address their income levels. However, 90 percent of the arranger keyboard players I know personally probably have sufficient discretionary income in their checking account to just write a check for the Genos and never look back. This is because the majority have other forms of income and only a tiny fraction of them rely on music for their sole source of income. I suspect, though, that by and large, singer/song writers are a very, very small group of impoverished, very talented individuals worldwide. I could be wrong, though.

If I were to consider a Genos, it would be purely as a business decision, though I am very excited about the new and improved voices/sounds I've heard and how the styles are treated in interfacing these new instruments. If I were 20 years younger, and still out there performing 7 days a week, plus some nighttime jobs, the Genos would be a top contender when my PSR-S950 wears out. This, of course, would be a capital expenditure for the business, therefore, allowing me to deduct the expense on my business, income tax return. Believe me, the Genos would readily earn it's keep for any gigging musician, and I think it would for a music producer as well.

Dave, Jim Beam Honey Bourbon is only 70-proof, not very strong when it comes to whiskeys. I have not been plastered since I was a very young man, and don't intend to ever be that way again. Sometimes, though, the combination of pain killer drugs and booze helps take the edge off the back pain, but never really takes it away. The bourbon acts as a muscle relaxer, which is what is needed with back pain resulting from nerve root compression due to adhesion. The pain is sometimes so excruciating that it results in partial paralysis of my right leg. Besides, the bourbon tastes good, too!

All the best,

Gary