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bass player, with Dave on guitar and
me on drums.
We played our set during the
Monday evening cocktail reception,
with the NCAA March Madness college
basketball playoffs projected behind
us. After playing for about 30 minutes,
we were kicked off the stage by my
good friend and conference chair, Fred
Klein, because many wanted to hear the
basketball commentators. But the die
was cast, and the ISTAT Band was born.
The next year, we put the word out
asking for any ISTAT member who had
a musical talent and interest to join
the ISTAT Band. There was and is no
quality filter, and we welcome anyone
who feels they have the ability to
participate. That year, we played with a
The ISTAT Band has played a number of shows,
usually playing the Monday night of ISTAT Americas and
sometimes at ISTAT EMEA. The ISTAT Band has now
grown to over 20 members.
full band in Orlando in the conference
hotel bar.
Since then, the ISTAT Band has
played a number of shows, usually
playing the Monday night of ISTAT
Americas and sometimes at ISTAT
EMEA. To date, the band has performed
in Phoenix, Orlando, Chicago, Austin,
San Diego, Edinburgh, Prague
and Tokyo.
The ISTAT Band has now grown
to over 20 members, with several
players for each instrument, so we
are basically a number of bands that
switch out during the night.
Producing the show involves
significant advance work, with
Aaron Prothero of Aerolease and
me organizing, all of the musicians
agreeing on the setlist and then our
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