Stephen Eichler

Hello from the Tron (Hamilton NZ)

From a fairly young age I had piano accordion lessons and played in some accordion orchestras. We performed in band stands on weekends sometimes, also for old folks and in local and national competitions.  I also had violin lessons at high school which gave me an understanding of this instrument, though I did not progress very far with it.

I taught myself to play the piano and used this instrument for musical experimentation quite a lot. Later I bought a synthesizer and this enabled me to make fairly good quality recordings, without much difficulty. In particular, this instrument allowed me to experiment with ensemble arrangements.