Broken Keys
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ABOUT

Accomplished keyboard player with extensive performance and recording experience. I play keyboards for Nashville recording artist Lexi James & Wildheart. At home on piano, organ and synthesizer. I do my own sound design/synthesis. I also play acoustic guitar, bass, and sing background vocals. Experience writing original music, arranging, and extensive cover repertoire with multiple genres.

Screen name:
Broken Keys
Member since:
Sep 11 2009
Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:
Touring
Years playing music:
55
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

I grew up listening to and playing music by iconic bands with amazing piano/keyboard players. Some influences include Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Keith Emerson (ELP), Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Danny Federici (Bruce Springsteen), Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones/Allman Brothers), Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). And of course, Billy Joel, Elton John, and Bruce Hornsby.

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:
Expert
Piano:
Expert
Acoustic Guitar:
Moderate
Bass Guitar:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Yamaha CP88 stage piano, Yamaha Montage 6 Synth, Yamaha CP300 stage piano, Nord Electro 4D, King Korg analog modeling synthesizer. Professional sound system featuring EV and Yamaha loudspeakers, and both analog and digital mixing consoles. Westone in ear monitors along with Blue, Shure, sE, and Sennheiser microphones. Takamine EG-334SBC electric / acoustic guitar.

MUSIC

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