Dave Weiser, Sound Designer and Kurzweil expert

Dave Weiser is one of those players who makes the difference between a show going ahead or otherwise. Dave’s main gig is ensuring a smooth keyboard sound experience for some of the world’s biggest stage musical productions. On top of that, Dave is a Kurzweil subject matter expert and children’s book author. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): The Boy Who Wanted To Rock (and The Girl Who Wanted To Rock) books Partnering with Stuart Andrews to work in musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hands-on approach to sounds Stage musicals and evolving entities in relation to sounds Worldwide transition from Kurzweil PC3K to K2700 How the Kurzweil PC3K was essentially created for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals Rod Argent’s role in Phantom of the Opera and Cats The end-to-end process from planning to opening night, including the Sitzprobe Dave’s favourite musical Experiences of first job in stage musicals and programming circa 2100 patches for 3 players. Working with David Bowie Working with Jon Carin (Roger Waters / Pink Floyd) Heart – Misty Mountain Hop Working at Kurzweil Is Kurzweil’s VAST architecture actually that hard to use? Dave’s start in music Dave’s train wreck story, and it’s the most unique one yet.  Tips for those wanting to get into the industry Working with Darian Sahanaja on Brian Wilson’s Smile album NBC 2018 Production of Jesus Christ Superstar Rig tour  Desert Island Discs: Stage – David Bowie, Man-Child – Herbie Hancock, Never For Ever – Kate Bush, Stop Making Sense – Talking Heads, Drama – Yes. Thanks to our supporters for this episode: Brother Paul Brown , Musicplayer.com forums, Tammy Katchur’s Musical Stew and Radio Grande Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram,