Mr Gadget ... Live!

Not much here now but hope to collect together some pictures and some nice momentos from the past few years of being a gigging amateur musician.

Been playing with Strange Formation under that name since 2013 playing keyboards and sometimes bass currently alongside singer Frankie, guitarist Steve and Drummer Duncan.

Late 2020 (in a brief window of opportunity) started playing keyboards with Something Like That (SLT) currently alongside singer and guitarist Nigel, bassist Nick, drummer Dave and the singer Jenny, with variations on some gigs due to availability.

In 2023 started duo Mojo Walrus with Nigel from SLT, and in September joined a band Cosmic Hippo alongside singer Rebecca, guitarist Tom, bassist Mark and drummer Andy.

For now, just a little list of planned upcoming appearances (and most past gigs for reference), and partial "rig" listings.

Alternatively there's a live calendar which shows if I am involved in any sort of musical activity any given day, when I remember to update it.

Brian / Mr Gadget

Acousticatz rig (briefly in 2024)

• Apple MacBook Air M3 running MainStage
  • Arturia V Collection X
  • Native Instruments Komplete 15
  • Spectrasonics Keyscape
• M-Audio AIR|Hub (audio interface)
• Roland JUNO-DS61 (controller and backup keyboard)
• Alto ZMX 52 (mini mixer)
• Elgato Stream Deck Mini (MainStage control)

Cosmic Hippo rig (briefly in 2023)

• Nord Electro 6
• Audix HT2 headset microphone
• Xvive wireless system(s)

Typical Mojo Walrus rig (new for 2023!)

• Yamaha MOX6
• Korg microKorg (red/black limited edition)
• Soundcraft Notepad 102 (sub mixer and in-ear)
• Audix HT2 headset microphone
• Xvive wireless system(s)

Typical Something Like That rig (updated for 2024!)

• Yamaha MOX6
• Roland JUNO-Gi
• Audix HT2 headset microphone
• Xvive wireless system(s)
• Alesis Vortex "keytar" Controller (on certain gigs)
• CME WIDI Master wireless MIDI (on certain gigs)

Typical Strange Formation rig (updated for 2023!)

• Yamaha MODX7 (master keyboard)
• Behringer VC340 Vocoder (mostly used as controller)
• Shure SM35 headset microphone
• Radial Hotshot DM1
• TC-Helicon Duplicator
• TC-Helicon Critical Mass
• Rolls MS111 Mic Switch
• Steinberger Spirit XT-2 bass guiter (LaBella flat wound strings)
• Zoom B3n bass multi-effects
• RCF M18 (sub mixer and in-ear)
• Xvive wireless system(s)
• Shure SE425 in-ear

Selected other gear I've used live

• Roland FP-4F digital piano
• Nord Electro 3
• Dexibell Vivo SX7 sound module
• Dave Smith Instruments Mopho sound module
• Yamaha Reface CP (electro piano mini keyboard)
• Roland PK-5A MIDI pedal keyboard
• Panda Audio midiBeam wireless MIDI
• Lab4music Sipario MIDI router
• MFBerlin MFB-522 drum machine
• Roland TR-8 drum machine
• Arturia BeatStep Pro sequencer
• Hofner Shorty Bass (Rotosound 77 flat wound strings)
• Samson MDR 1248 mixer
• Behringer X-Air XR18 mixer (with or without X-Touch controller)
• Zoom R16 (used as mixer)
• Shure SM58 microphones
• Various guitar/bass effects pedals, e.g. BOSS, Electro-Harmonix, Mooer
• Various voical effects units, e.g. TC-Helicon, Roland