How many of us are Musicians? - Page 2

Defmusicman · 08-26-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

My nephew (professional musician) taught my son to play bass. He turned out to be a pretty funky little dude!

Cool!! The more the better! I would like to meet your son one day and talk shop. Does he play on a regular basis or just for fun?

Defmusicman · 08-26-2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

That would be awesome! Let me see what I can do. Where would we rehearse before the event, though, since we all live far away from each other?

That, my friend, is the biggest problem of all. Not to mention all the equipment we would have to lug with us. It would be great if someone could coordinate all that and set up a sound system with amps, speakers, lights, etc. That would be awesome but for now it will remain......a dream.

thesynthfreq · 10-03-2009, 04:40 AM

Hello! Awesome to find other musicians here. I have played the piano and synthesizer since I 6 and started writing music when I was 9 and produced 2 CDs with my twin sister (also deaf) by the time we were in middle school. I also play the Cello, flute, dulcimer, bass and program synthesizers to create new waveforms for new sounds and use them in my compositions. My Roland D-50 synthesizer requires 450 parameters to make a good useful sound, it takes me 2 hours of programming to get a good sound. I write mostly new age, 80's, and Jazz compositions. I have never had lessons for piano because my mother thought I would be bored with it. I dont know what would have happen if I had though. Anyway my sister plays the violin and dulcimer as well as piano. She is not a synthesis freak like I am though. We went to a professional recording studio at age 11, what an experience that was! In 4th grade we got to skip reading time everyday to go and work on the school's synthesizer out in the music room learning how to record original songs to disk into the synthesizer. My hearing loss 88db across most frequencies have made it difficult to hear my synthesizers and my piano even when the speaker is 2 feet away, its still not loud enough, with hearing aids on it is. I still can not hear high or low frquencies with H.A.s. I have hearing at 88db from 250-2000kHz, a very limited range of freq.
I will play music until I leave the world. I have played everyday for 20 years of my 26 years of life, I cant go a day without composing, or writing a new program of waveforms. I am obsessed with synthesis because the possibilities are endless, you can never create the same sound twice. Anyway great topic. If there are any deaf or deaf-blind musicians here in Austin TX, the live music capitol of the world, let me know!
Keep jamm'n out!Loud too!

View Poll Results: Are you a musician?
Yes - Before AND after hearing loss	11	33.33%
No - Never was	11	33.33%
Yes - Hearing loss made me quit though	3	9.09%
Yes - Learned AFTER hearing loss	8	24.24%
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10-03-2009, 04:40 AM	#33 (permalink)
thesynthfreq Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 32	Hello! Awesome to find other musicians here. I have played the piano and synthesizer since I 6 and started writing music when I was 9 and produced 2 CDs with my twin sister (also deaf) by the time we were in middle school. I also play the Cello, flute, dulcimer, bass and program synthesizers to create new waveforms for new sounds and use them in my compositions. My Roland D-50 synthesizer requires 450 parameters to make a good useful sound, it takes me 2 hours of programming to get a good sound. I write mostly new age, 80's, and Jazz compositions. I have never had lessons for piano because my mother thought I would be bored with it. I dont know what would have happen if I had though. Anyway my sister plays the violin and dulcimer as well as piano. She is not a synthesis freak like I am though. We went to a professional recording studio at age 11, what an experience that was! In 4th grade we got to skip reading time everyday to go and work on the school's synthesizer out in the music room learning how to record original songs to disk into the synthesizer. My hearing loss 88db across most frequencies have made it difficult to hear my synthesizers and my piano even when the speaker is 2 feet away, its still not loud enough, with hearing aids on it is. I still can not hear high or low frquencies with H.A.s. I have hearing at 88db from 250-2000kHz, a very limited range of freq. I will play music until I leave the world. I have played everyday for 20 years of my 26 years of life, I cant go a day without composing, or writing a new program of waveforms. I am obsessed with synthesis because the possibilities are endless, you can never create the same sound twice. Anyway great topic. If there are any deaf or deaf-blind musicians here in Austin TX, the live music capitol of the world, let me know! Keep jamm'n out!Loud too!