>I am a South African born singer and >multi instrumentalist. I have 35 years >experience as a working musician, >mainly in hotels in South Africa, >Swaziland, U.K., Lanzarote (Canary >Islands) Spain and presently in >Austria. >I play guitars, soprano, alto >and tenor saxes, and electronic bagpipes. >I sing in English, German and Spanish. >Live streaming is a completely new >experience for me, and quite a >challenge for this old school muso. >I´m loving the experience as it allows >me to continue my passion as a >working musician.

>By clicking on my "Requests" heading >(above) you can check out my large >and varied song list, and make >requests. >When making a requests there is no >obligation to make a donation, >however your >priority in the que automatically >improves with a donation.

>By clicking on my "Donations" heading >(above) it will take you to my tipping >page. Your donations allow me to >continue my passion as a working >musician, but most importantly allows >me to provide for my family.

>I live in Austria, so my time zone is >Central European Time ( CET ) >My streaming times are: >Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00 >a.m. to 12 p.m. >And then Saturday and Sunday early >mornings 5.00 a.m. till 8.00 a.m. >Do check out the schedule to see >times in your time zone

>Camera - Logitech C920 pro >Lighting - Elgato ring light. >Interface - Seinberg CI 1 >Streaming software - OBS studio >Electric guitar - Squire Stratocaster >classic vibe with custom EMG David >Gilmore active pick ups. >Acoustic guitar - Yamaha FG 340 >(1979 vintage) with L.R. Baggs Lyric >guitar microphone. >Soprano sax - Yamaha YSS475 >Alto sax - Selmer super action ( early >80´s vintage ) >Tenor - New King ( my sax tech >estimates this instrument to be >around 90 years old ) >Blair Digital Chanter (electronic >bagpipes) >Electric guitar pedals - DSM Humbolt >Simplifier amp simulator, Nobles ODR >1 overdrive, Boss CE2 chorus pedal >Acoustic guitar processing - Voicelive >play GTX, L.R. Baggs Venue D.I. >Vocal processing - Voicelive play GTX >Mixer - Bose Tonematch T1 >P.A. - Bose L1 model 2. >Vocal mike - Shure SM 58 >Instrument mike - Shure SM 57 >I love it that Twitch is such a home for >guitar and gear nerds.

>Luna the Labrador often makes an >appearance in my studio during a live >stream, so I thought she has to have >her own panel. >A few years back I had some real >serious health issues, and thought if I >had a dog it would force me to have a >walk each day. In other words a type >of "therapy dog" I was really fortunate >to find Luna at the rescue centre. >Many days I would be so bad, all I >could do was sit. Luna would sit next >to me with her head on my knee. >I managed to claw my health back >with walking Luna each day, and >nutrition. >Now the highlight of my day is my >walk with Luna.

>This is my MUSIC channel, so lets >avoid subjects that are going to >offend and divide. There are other >platforms to debate and get excited >with each other. >Music unites, so lets get excited >about MUSIC. >- I'm not a fan of bad language. >- I'm not a fan of blasphemy.