Started playing my gran's piano in 1968 - she stuck little stickers with the names of the notes on the keys and, suddenly, all of the notes in my head had a name!
Worked my way up to Grade 8 - hated the practising but loved the music - and then started playing in bands.
Favourite artists: Van der Graaf Generator, Sparks, Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Fairport Convention, Hawkwind.
Idols: Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Rick Wright, Tony Banks, Ron Mael, Jimmy Smith, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher.
Bands before Sanctuary Rig: Raphid, Rick et Moi, The Andalusian Hemipodes, Bacchus & Co, The Hobbits of Olaf, Magic Circle, In The Cage, The Occupiers.
Hammond XK-2 drawbar organ
+ Speakeasy vintage tube preamp
+ MXR Phase 100 phaser
Yamaha CLP-411 clavinova
Yamaha P80 stage piano
Roland XP-80 workstation
+ Vintage Synth expansion board
+ Keyboards of the 60s & 70s expansion board
+ Vocal Collection expansion board
+ World Collection Asia expansion board
Korg N264 workstation
Korg MS2000r rackmount analog modeling synthesiser
ARP ProSoloist analog synthesiser
Yamaha DX-27 synthesiser
Ibanez 59er Deluxe Professional Les Paul copy electric guitar
Fender DG-14S 12-string acoustic guitar
Washburn 6-string acoustic guitar
Behringer MX1604a EuroRack mixer
Roland KC-300 amp
Proel in-line volume pedals & NT-13 foot switches
Neutrik cables