Don Airey

Donald Airey has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas ...

Born: June 21, 1948 (age 64), Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Albums: A Light in the Sky, K2 (Tales Of Triumph & Tragedy)

Music groups: Deep Purple (Since 2002), Rainbow (1979 - 1981), Black Sabbath, Colosseum II (1975 - 1977), Jethro Tull (1987 - 1988), Michael Schenker Group (1980), Living Loud, Phenomena, Anthem, Divlje jagode, Strawbs (1993), Earthshaker, Ten, M3

Movies: Alaska: Alive, Blizzard of Ozz: Diary of a Madman Tour 1982, Legends of Rock: Uli Jon Roth, Jack Bruce, UFO: Live at Castle Donington, Ian Gillan-Highway Star: Journey in Rock, Living Loud: Debut Live Concert

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Don Airey Gear List

Rack Unit

The rack unit consists of a Korg TR Unit, a Roland Fantom XR, and a E-mu Systems ESI 4000. This rack is used to create and enhance the keyboard sounds and add certain effects.

Mixer

The mixer is a Yamaha O1V. This is used to control the keyboard levels and balance between them.

Hammond Organ/Moog Little Phatty/Nord G2

Hammond C3 from the mid-late 1960’s. This is the original keyboard used by Jon Lord. The Moog Little Phatty and the Nord G2 are 2 different keyboards used to create different sounds for particular songs.

Kurzweil PC2X/Moog Voyager/Moogerfooger analogue delay

The Kurzwell PC2X is the main midi controler. This is the master keyboard. The Moog Voyager is at the beginning of Rapture of the Deep, and also is featured in the keyboard solo. The Moogerfooger analogue delay is used as a delay effect on the Moog Voyager.

Leslie Speaker

The Leslie Speaker Type 147 is a rotary speaker for the Hammond Organ. The speed at which it spins is controlled by foot switch.

Hughes & Kettner

The Hughes & Kettner 100 Watt pure tone amplifier is used to enhance the sound of the organ, providing overdrive, especially during solos.

Pedal Board

The pedal board consists of a Moogerfooger ring modulator, a volume pedal and a Boss RV5 Digital reverb. This is used with the Hammond Organ.