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10 Questions
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1. When did you fall in love with playing = music?=20
My love affair with music started at age six or = seven.=20 My mother was a piano player and singer and gave me a very = early=20 start on piano. I got my first guitar at nine and never = looked back.=20 I still think of those early days as a very magical time. = Even now,=20 when being a musician has its moments of frustration, I look = back=20 and try to re-create the magic.

2. Who are some of your musical or artistic = inspirations/influences?
My musical influences = include=20 Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Al Green, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos = Santana,=20 George Benson, Joan Armatrading, Earth Wind and Fire, the = Isley=20 Brothers, Robben Ford and Judie Tzuke. There were also many = great=20 jazz artists that had a profound effect on my development = but their=20 influence is less apparent.

3. What are some of the frustrations or = challenges=20 you=E2=80=99ve faced with amplifying your music for = performances in the=20 past?
A major = challenge is=20 delivering an accurate enough representation of a recorded = piece of=20 work in a live setting. Other frustrations have to do with = the=20 balance of instruments, which can determine the overall feel = or=20 groove of a song. The luxuries and liberties of the control = room=20 don=E2=80=99t translate to the live setting where so much = has been left to=20 the mercy of sound engineers.

4. Can you give a brief description of the = system you=20 were using before the Bose system?
Traditional = Tri-Amp=20 systems. Back line, monitors, house system.

5. What were your first impressions of the = new system=20 from Bose?
Quite simply stated: Good sound, = easy=20 operation and it=E2=80=99s very easy to transport and set = up.

6. How do audiences benefit from the Bose=20 system?
Fans who have seen my act on a regular = basis=20 tell me the band now sounds like a very good live recording, = wherever they sit in the club.

7. What kind of challenges do you think = musicians=20 will face in adopting this new approach?
I = think the=20 biggest challenge will be convincing electric guitarists to = just=20 leave their amps at home. There=E2=80=99s a happy compromise = for the=20 unyielding tube amp guitarist and that is to install a beam = blocker=20 in front of the amplifier speaker. This diminishes the harsh = directionality of the amp and disperses the sound. You can = then mic=20 the amplifier and then amplify through the system for a more = even=20 mix with the rest of the instrumentation. =

8. What=20 is the response you get to playing with this=20 system?
Audiences are much happier with the = overall=20 sound=E2=80=94wherever they are in the room. There are no = complaints of the=20 guitar being too loud from folks in the front row. All = around, the=20 comments are positive about the live sound. We also save = money by=20 not hiring a soundman since the system puts control back = into the=20 hands of the musician on stage.

9. What venues have you used the new Bose = system in?=20 (What size, setting, seating capacity)?
On = average we=20 have been using the system in clubs and recital rooms with=20 capacities between 150-300.

10. What do you think will be the common=20 misconceptions about this system?
Most folks = are=20 surprised that the system is being used independently and = that all=20 the sound they are hearing comes from the Personal = Amplification=20 System. A common misconception is that the Bose system is = being used=20 in addition to the house system instead of just on its=20 own.

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