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Mr. Fenby attributes the in-
terest in electronically-produced
music to two trends — the de-
velopment of technology that
can be readily operated while
giving listeners the sound of a
large group and less apprecia-
tion for live music due to a de-
crease in instrumental music
instruction in public schools.
Besides looking for talent
when he is thinking of increas-
ing the number of musicians he
represents, Mr. Fenby wants
instrumentalists who can com-
municate as entertainers.
"In our market, we need peo-
ple who can be flexible and play
different types of music with an
authentic feeling whether it be
rock 'n' roll, or jazz or swing out
of the '40s," he said. "We're here
to help people have a good time,
and we have to have a good at-
titude about catering to any
crowd that happens to be out
front."
Mr. Fenby, who contracts
with musicians after they sub-
mit videotapes or after he sees
them perform, advises young
persons interested in becoming
musicians to take private
lessons and listen to other play-
ers critically to compare and
evaluate their own talent.
"Everybody knows of the
risks an athlete takes to try to
be in a professional sport," he
said. "Those looking to music to
be like an NBA star, need an-
other plan because there are
not too many people like that
out there. Still, those who don't
try never know."
Martin Liebman built his ca-
reer around creating original
music using the latest technol-
ogy. Working in his Farming-
ton Hills studio, he composes,
conducts and performs back-
ground music for commercials,
industrial films and locally-pro-
duced feature movies.
Trained in classical piano, he
studied formal music at Oak-
land University and the East-
man School of Music. Mr.
Liebman earned a master's de-
gree in computers at Rensse-
laer Polytechnic Institute,
thinking he would have a ca-
reer to fall back on should his
music not turn out the way he
wanted.
Today he combines all these
skills. The 1983 development of
MIDI (Musical Instrument Dig-
ital. Interface), which allows for
data to be exchanged among
many systems to produce in-
strumental sounds, brought
him into his current line of
work, very different from the
live bands with which he has
played.
"In one sense, opportunities
have improved because there
are more areas to get into than
there used to be. But, on the
other hand, there always are
more and more people who
want to get into it," said Mr.
Liebman, who also performs a
variety of music, from klezmer
to rock.
"So much of the music can be
done electronically that there is
less work for live players. When
I hire players to work in my stu-
dio, I know who are great play-
ers and great readers, but there
are a lot of people out there who
want to do that and only so
many jobs available "
Often his decision to use live
players or electronic devices de-
pends on budget and time con-
straints.
Herbert Couf, an artistic and
technical consultant for the in-
strument manufacturer Boosey
and Hawkes, has gotten to
know professional musicianship
from many angles.
He played the clarinet with
the Detroit and Pittsburgh
Symphony orchestras, as well
as TV and stage orchestras. He
appeared with the late conduc-
tor Paul Whiteman, the Ice Ca-
pades and Broadway shows.
He started and later sold the
Royal Music Center in Royal
Oak, where instruments, sheet
music and related products are
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