When you walk into Kurt’s studio, first, you’ll feel at home.  Warm colors, comfy furniture, subdued lighting.  You may even want to take a nap!  But then you’ll want to grab an instrument and try playing it- maybe something you’ve never seen before- theremin, waterphone, anyone?...OK, so it looks like a musical-instrument museum.  But that’s what makes his music-making original.  Not just the sounds that come out of a computer, but those generated by his own breath and hands.

Equipment

Kurt's home studio allows him to record his extensive instrumental collection, program electronic and sampled parts, and track additional musicians as needed.  Ample room and a comfortable space allow clients to feel at home.

Electronics:

Macintosh/Logic System, M-Audio Pro88 Controller, Various outboard Yamaha and Roland synths and Lexicon effects, Neumann, AKG, and Shure microphones, Summit Audio mic-pre's, Event monitors, Sample Libraries: Vienna Instruments, Peter Seidlaczek, Blair Masters Signature Piano, Virtual Guitarist 2, and other Akai, Emu, Roland, and Ensoniq Collections.

Brass:

Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Pocket Trumpet, Trombone, Valve Trombone, Euphoneum, French Horn, Eb Horn, Eb Baritone

Woodwinds:

Hi and Low Irish Whistles, Recorders-Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Ethnic Flutes, Wooden Flutes, Glass Flute, Various Ocarinas, Pan Pipes

Strings:

Ukeleles- Soprano, Concert, Baritone, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Lap Harp

Percussion:

Bongos, Congas, Djembe, African Drums, Frame Drums, Native American Drums, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Various Shakers, Toy Drums, Toy Piano,  Assorted Doo-dads, Small Percussion, Noisemakers, and Toys.

Others Instruments:

Akai Windcontroller, Yamaha G1 Baby Grand Piano,  Etherwave Theremin (hand-built and signed by Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer), Hi and Low Native American Flutes (handcrafted by Grammy-award winning builder Brent Haines), MegaBass Waterphone (hand-built by its inventor, Richard Waters), Accordion, Melodicas, Australian didgeridoo.