Music Technology Tools

I love music technology, and sometimes music technology loves me. I do a lot of research on each tool I use to produce my recordings and performances. Here’s a list of my current main production and performance toys. This list may be different from the tools used in previous shows and recordings.

For Live Performance and Studio Production…

  • Apple 17” Macbook Pro laptop computer
  • Glyph GT050 external hard drive
  • Apogee Ensemble audio interface
  • Emagic amt8 MIDI interface
  • Apple iLife software suite
  • Apple 80GB black iPod
  • Yamaha Motif ES6 synthesizer & hardshell case
  • Roland Handsonic percussion synthesizer
  • Line 6 Variax guitar & softshell case
  • Line 6 PODxt Live guitar amp & cabinet modeler with effects
  • Seagull S6 Acoustic/Electric Guitar & hardshell case
  • A $1.99 Kazoo
  • Monster and Mogami cables
  • Monster Pro 2500 power center
  • Gator GRR-8L Rolling Rack

For Live Performance…

  • On-Stage Stands Mix-400 laptop stand with custom-cut side holes for cables
  • Ableton Live software
  • Sennheiser EW 152 G2 wireless headset mic system
  • Sennheiser EW 135 G2 wireless handheld mic system
  • Samson Airline wireless guitar system
  • Roland AX-1 synthesizer controller & 61-key synth softshell case
  • Kenton MIDIStream wireless MIDI controller
  • Yamaha Eb Alto Saxophone & case I’ve had since elementary school
  • Rockstand multiple guitar stand case (used for Variax, AX & sax)
  • BOSE Personalized Amplification System & B1 Bass Module
  • JBL Eon Powered Speakers & stands

For Studio Production…

  • Apple Logic Pro software
  • EZQuest external hard drive
  • Mackie Universal Control mixing board
  • Neumann TLM 103 microphone
  • Oktava MC012 matched microphone pair
  • Grace 201 mic preamp
  • Korg KAOSS Pad dynamic effects controller
  • Genelec 8040 monitors
  • BOSE TR-1 TriPort headphones
  • Sony MDR-7506 headphones
  • Omnirax custom studio workstation