My wife and I had a really great weekend celebrating our 23 year wedding anniversary which happened to coincide with our gig at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. They treat us pretty well for the two night engagement with a nice room and other amenities. We both feel very fortunate to be able to do what we love together and look forward to spending the rest of our lives together!

Here's a video of us performing at the casino recorded on a cell.... Enjoy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rm4G26gPXE

A great act and tribute to your marriage together, very refreshing.
Bernie

If I married every female singer I worked with, I'd have about the same amount of exes that I do now! LOL
(didn't do the girl up front thing too often, back in the day)

Paul, Sounds great, man!

Paul first off Congratulations on your Anniversary and the chance to play the Casinos gig together is a blessing for sure sounds really great! That said this performance really opened my eyes in real time listening to the sounds of the Ketron vs the Yamaha .....
Wow what a big difference!!!!. The Audya sounds so LIVE and Powerful vs the Yamaha you can really can tell the difference when you switch to play the solo on the Yamaha @1:53 in the video which sounds pale & weak in comparison, that's the power of Ketron for sure especially in Latin music..this is why I am seriously considering going back again to KETRON. Honestly no other arranger KB on the market sounds as live as that for sure.
You & your lovely wife look spectacular on stage her singing and command of the stage is simply amazing!!...
I wish you both many many more years of joy and musical happiness together ....
Thank you for sharing.

First of all, congratulatins with the wedding anniversary!

Honest.
When the video started, my legs began to follow the beat like it use to do when I hear happy and good music.
But, when my eyes catched the video, I notice that it looks like the band may be a kind of bored.
Hardly a smile to see, lots of buttonpressing, and I miss something that indicates that you have good contact with the guests and those on the dance floor.
Sorry if I seem a little twisted and too critical. My point of view is that the performers behavior is also a big part of the performance as well as the music itself.
Just my 0,0002$, and please, this is only meant as constructive criticism.

Congrats, Paul. Annie and I had our 53red recently. Saturday was my 74th birthday, and I played 3 jobs and a session.

You're one of my favorite folks aroun here.

Russ

Congrats Paul, and thanks for sharing!!

Thank you Donny, Bernie, Dave, Jonny, Russ, and Ted.

Donny, yes Yamaha and Ketron do sound very different but I do enjoy both. Maybe it seems like overkill bringing out both boards but it works well for me. Also so keep in mind your comparing an mid level keyboard with a top of the line....

No offense taken Jonny, I actually thought the same thing and was thinking someone would call me out on that. But yeah all the button pushing is the way I pull up sounds, adjust levels, bring up the next registration for the next song. I'm a pretty serious guy, and I'm actually very happy and engaged with the music but it doesn't always show.... But I'll work on it!

Since watching the videos we made this weekend we are making a few changes especially how we set up and position ourselves on stage. I got rid of the silly music rest on the Yamaha and will set my ipad on a mic stand. The music rest rest/ipad was blocking my face, so now maybe I'll have to smile more

Congrats montunoman! I'm thinking maybe a foot pedal such as the FCB1010 would free up your hands a bit, though it would be one more gear to carry.

Sometime ago, you posted a playlist of songs. I've been messing around with Latin influenced styles a bit, so your list was very useful. Thanks!

Thanks Sam. You’re right about the pedal. I played on Don Masons set up onece and his pedal can control fill, variation, VH, and sorts of other stuff too. I’m just used to using my hands and actually some people say they enjoy watching how I control the keyboard. But maybe eye contact and a smiling face trumps controlling the keyboard .

Glad you liked the list. Ours is always growing. So many tunes so little time

Paul ... CONGRATULATIONS on your anniversary ... but you are still 'rookies' ... my wife and I will be celebrating our 55th on Nov. 23 ... (We were married the day after Pres. Kennedy's assassination ) ...
I really enjoyed your performance, but have to agree with the comments regarding interaction with the audience ... I would also suggest more interaction between you and your wife ... Even just looking at each other and smiling relates well with the audience ... and if you are making changes, might I suggest moving your mic to the side closer to your wife so that you will naturally be facing in her direction when you are singing ... JMHO

Thanks Tony and I appreciate the suggestions. Points well taken!

We never know what we look like when entertaining until we see ourselves in a video ...
BTW ... you are a great looking couple ...

Thanks! You're right, and we're discovering how important it is to video our performances, even if it makes me cringe a bit!

Happy anniversary, Paul. My wife and I also celebrated our wedding anniversary on Saturday. We were married September 29, 1962, 56 years ago.

Sounds like you had a great time at the Casino, and I thoroughly enjoyed your you tube vids.

Gary

Paul, forget all that other stuff, I just want the location of that Fountain of Youth you guys are drinking from .

Good stuff.

chas

Paul

I see that you have a PSR S series, I could not see the model number, but, if it is a PSR S970,S770-S975,S775 you could install the Cumbia Expansion and even some more packs, let me know....send me an email....
I know Juana La Cubana.....and your version is very nice, but, I think there are other possibilities if use other styles for the same song.......or just to simply have couple different versions.

Manuel

Thanks Gary, happy anniversary to you and yours too.

LOL Chas! We’re not that old nor are we that young either. Heck, in the not so distant future we’ll be just as old and cranky as everyone else on this forum. Just kidding. Kind of.

I absolutely love the Mexican styles that youve put outt for Yamaha. I use the mariachi, norteña pack and Mexican Banda pack. As much as I love my Ketron, i can’t really do Mexican music well on it. The Audya does sound amazing for salsa, merengue and modern bachata though. Since we do both Mexican styles and “ tropical Latin” I use both keyboards for a lot of our jobs.

I do have the psr 950. I’ve concindering upgrading so I can install all the great new expansions packets.

And you’re right, Juana La Cubana is a classic Cumbia, but sometimes we like to play it salsa style. That’s one of benefits of playing arranger keyboards is you can change things up!

chas

+1

Without changing a thing, you sound great. Latin music in my opinion is the best – and you have captured the feel. Enjoy what you and your wife have, it’s priceless.
John C.

Hey thanks John C. We love and play all sorts of music but Latin music holds a special place in our hearts. As you know the roots of Latin music are deep, and the merging of African, Spanish/European and indigenous traditions of the Americas has produced styles of music that resonate with people from over the world. I feel very fortunate to have a very talented wife and musical extended family and I strive to represent our musical traditions as best as I can.

I love it. What a great approach to music, family, tradition, and just life in general. I really like when people make MAKING music the prioity rather than what you make it WITH. John C. is right, PRICELESS.

chas