Brazilian pianist, keyboardist, organist, composer, producer, also a record collector in the spare time.
Piano, keyboards, synthesizers, organ, melodica, well, everything keys-related, also a little bit of 4-string bass.
For recording, producing, mixing and mastering:
- Audacity
For MIDI sequencing:
- QTractor
- Rosegarden
Instrument plug-ins:
- amSynth
- QSynth + Fluid Synth (GM2 SoundFont)
Woosh... Many, many, many...
Digital synthesizers:
- Casio XW-P1 Chrome Orange
- E-MU Orbit 9090 V2
- Korg KingKORG
- Yamaha MX61
Analog synthesizers:
- IK Multimedia UNO Synth
- Korg Monologue
MIDI controller:
- Samson Graphite 49
Arrangers (and arranger workstation):
- Casio CTK-401*
- Casio MZ-X500
- Technics sx-KN930
- Yamaha PSR-175* (used as a controller for UNO Synth)
Workstation:
- Roland XP-50
Digital piano:
- Kurzweil KA-120
* those are not mine, I borrowed them from one of my nephews for a while - they should be returned ASAP, as I'm going to find a proper controller for the UNO Synth and some other instrument, either arranger or synthesizer, for the place of CTK-401.
I listen to a lot of way different music, from all genres. I recommend anyone to try that - it opened my mind.
"Albedo 0.39" (Vangelis)
"Moog Indigo" (Jean-Jacques Perry)
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (Rick Wakeman)
There are many, many, many others as well.
Not very specific, but I have listened to a lot of things by Vangelis, Yanni, Jean-Michel Jarr, Rick Wakeman and other multi-instrumentalists in my youth.
Hard to tell, because I use to make music in a huge array of genres and styles, without thinking too much about it. I try to be free from any kind of label - so, this way, my work is very miscellaneous.
... also make music. I'm a full-time musician, 24 houras a day, 7 days a week, 365/366 days a year.