I've experienced many career highlights after completing seven seasons as the
keyboardist in the Mike Bullard show house band. We've written and played a
lot of music over the years, along with backing up many of the biggest stars
around. Throughout the seven seasons, my gear has had some transitions. I've
stayed current with the latest boards that would come out during that time,
along with playing some of my favourite vintage gear. Below are some pics
showing what I've used through the years. Six seasons of Canadian Idol has
also brought me similar experiences. Projects involved included recording
compilation CD of finalists, and recording all the weekly songs sung by the
competitors.
Here's a look back at some of the work on CTV's Open Mike, and as it was later
known, Global's Mike Bullard Show---some charts and some audio files.
| Yamaha EX5 with 16MB of flash ROM and 64MB of RAM |
| Yamaha Motif ES 8 and ES 6 |
| Yamaha CS6X |
| Yamaha CS2X |
| Fender Rhodes 73 Stage |
| Moog Source |
| Moog Prodigy |
| Quiklok 2-Tier keyboard stand |
| Yamaha MX12/6 sub mixer |
| In ear monitors |
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A lot of musicians have asked me about the various bumpers we play. Here are examples of bumpers I've written. The heads are charted out, and when played once or twice through, we'll jam or "blow" over the changes. I try to write different kinds and styles to switch it up a bit, so here they are.
On a technical note, clicking on the note on the left will play an MP3 of the Bumper. If you click on the 'view' link on the right, the sheet music will come up and you can play the bumper from there as well.
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