Very talented Richard Bower and Ian Griffin - completely unrehearsed and live

Ians Rig:
Upper: Ketron Audya
Lower: Ketron SD5
Pedals: Roland PK7

Richards Rig:
Upper: Yamaha Tyros 4
Lower Yamaha NP31 Piano (I think)
Pedals: Hammond XPK200

PA: Solton Aart Sat

funny not a vocal MIC in sight

they both used hand held microphones

is that a HK Audio PA system behind them?

You mean in the photos? No its a Solton Aart Sat.

Thanx havnt seen them before....popular in Europe?

Maybe because this is an ARRANGER forum?

Do you spend much time going to singers' forums, and griping that no-one is playing an arranger?

Yes - but not so much in the UK yet. The system is German built and based around custom Bang and Olufsen Ice Power amplifiers. Its is the best I have heard below $2000. Its actually taken me over two years to find the right pa for Audya (other than Ketrons own) and this is it. Is nicely balanced across the whole range, has a realy nice warm round bass and mid range which makes Stings, Piano and Brass sound amazing. has just the right top end for audio cymbals without being shrill.

Not sure if they are available in the USA but I definately recommend checking them out if you get the chance. The only drawback is the Sub is quite sizeable, although it is on wheels.

Ketron and Solton are not associated any more, but its quite nice to see the names together and we had alot of comments about the system after the concert.

http://www.solton-acoustic.de/index.php?id=101

I was a little disappointed ... I thought TWD had posted videos ...

Sorry - didn't have time this morning..just sorting a couple now. I only had a handheld Nikon with me, but the sound is not too bad. Will upload them in a bit.

I got the name wrong...its KeyKlix

This was during the second half of the concert. During the interval they ask for requests - and have no idea what they are going to play. Ian made a playlist of around 30 songs from bits of paper the audience had scribbled on and made a note of what key to play thme in..the rest just comes naturally. They have been playing together since they were 18 - but this was the first time for a year....no rehersal. I don't know many people who could do what they do without rehersing!

Dnj

i bet the audience was REALLY digging Richard Bower's song @ 5:42-6:15
i saw a head bopping for sure

I'll reserve opinion here not to offend anyone.
It's just not my cup of tea....that's all I'll say.

TWD

i appreciate the video

not to take anything away from these 2, BUT
Robert Mess. is still MY all-time favorite when demoing anything...

and i really wish people would take some time to get some good audio.
is it too hard to record good audio these days?
i think not

am i picky?
i think so...

They played Amarillo earlier and got everyone joining in


Not completely mine either..but I appreciate good music and tallent whatever the music style. The thing is it was 100% requests...so there was a bit of everything in there, even some Theatre Organ and George Formby! It kept the audience very happy though.

TWD ...Believe me, I am not taking anything away from these guys as they are obviously very talented ... but when two -or more - musicians play together for a length of time, you get to know what the other person is thinking ... even being apart for a while does not destroy that - it is one of the great benefits of playing with other LIVE musicians for a long time ... and no doubt they have played these songs together countless times ... when you have a lot of talent and a lot of history together, it just flows ...

thank you for posting the vids ...

i agree totally - its unusual with this kind of musician though. Here in the UK we still have a reasonably strong arranger keyboard/organ entertainment sector with 'Organ Societies' (many ex Hammond Organ Societies) across the country. Various entertainers travel around to the societies, however not many would be able to perform without backing tracks..let alone play material they have not covered before with another artist.