Gear

Like the carpenter needs tools to build a house, the musician needs tools to create music. Over the past several years, my tools have included many different pianos, organs, synthesizers, saxophones, guitars and percussion instruments. Many were used and passed on but some remain with me today. Here is a list of the tools I use in my home composing studio or in the recording studios at Middle Tennessee State University.

Acoustic Piano
I prefer Yamaha pianos. I used a nine-foot CFIII concert grand for the recording of Masterpeace. (photo at top of page)

Keyboard Instruments
Kurzweil K2500
Moog Voyager
Moog Liberation
Oberheim OB-Xa
Roland SH-201
Yamaha Motif ES
Yamaha digital pianos
Yamaha WX5 wind controller & VL70-m tone module

Software
I prefer the Apple Macintosh.
Digidesign Pro Tools with Waves Gold
MOTU Digital Performer
Propellerheads Reason
Garritan Personal Orchestra
fxpansion BFD
MOTU MX4
Spectasonics Stylus
Spectasonics Trilogy