Yamaha EL70 Organ Quickstep

[blackjack6934]

I could listen to that all day... great job, whish I had your talent.

[hammondxt100]

prachtig  !!!! where are you sitting on??

[1952emirates]

Mark is more harder to learn if you are left handed like myself.

Still tops in my book.

[markdtp]

@chrisnab100 The music will usually dictate what kind of frills you need to add but also develop a style of your own - find something unique that you can incorporate into your playing so it almost becomes recognisable as you. No doubt there are better more qualified people to advise you than me. Good Luck. Perhaps you can upload your playing? Best Wishes, Mark

[markdtp]

@chrisnab100 Hi Chris. Thanks for watching. First off, practice as often as you can - practice makes perfect and also keeps you relatively fit all that bouncing around! Learn the melody in your right hand first and get a feel for the music - the emotion and rhythm - then start putting the chords together in the left while adding the bass with your feet - take it nice and easy. When you are comfortable playing it 'straight' then you can start adding the 'extras'.

[tpmm1]

Fantastic!!!

[agollaglee]

Hi there! Wonderful playing indeed, I was wondering what do you do to record your EL70? I am trying to find ways to directly link it up to the pc without using the MDR files, I currently use audacity and use the aux output but I was wondering if you have any other ideas? Thanks

[markdtp]

@agollaglee I use a similar method - I record using Audacity and then mix the audio and video using Adobe Premier Elements - have you made any recordings?

[agollaglee]

@markdtp I use the audacity and Adobe Premiere Pro, my big let down really is my quality of camcorder and my patience to sit down and record. Unfortunately there are too many things I find that stop me mastering one particular piece so any recordings are full of mistakes and sound a bit raggedy, I just uploaded my first recording. I have only just really got into using floppy disk data I have never really been big on changing registrations it always takes too long to set up I find.

[1952emirates]

THERES ONLY ONE WORD FOR MARK & THAT IS BRILLIANT.

THANKS MARK SEE YOU DOWN ON THE FARM LOL.

[dwhtrading]

Love It! wasn't in to organ music till now! but this is so chearful to listen too! its gotta put a smile on anybodys face!

[PORTAVIII8]

Hello markdtp, I like a lot the way you play the Electone, congratulations!!! Cool! Would you please try to play a Bossa Nova? Like The girl from Ipanema, Meditation, Wave, Summer Samba or one of these songs. I'd like listen them on your style!! Thank you!

[1952emirates]

To play an organ like that must have taken a long time its unbelievable how you do it

your hands move so fast.

I would love to play like that, so skillful.

You deserve all the praise you get.

[earnamint]

@1952emirates I'll have what he's having...Fun! Happy days and thank you markdtp for sharing your talent. 

[1952emirates]

Fantastic playing you are very talented. 10/10 Top Marks.

[markdtp]

@1952emirates Thank you for your kind comments

[josephtierney12]

This is absolutely brilliant. I have a huge traditional attitude.. Love it! I miss these organs! The eighties were amazing. Used to sidle myself under the stage on caravan holidays to get close to see what the Organist was up to! Nice and lively!!! :@)

[markdtp]

@josephtierney12 It certainly wakes me up!!!

[jackyvix]

Really Really amazing playing but..

on your videos how come all your lights on the buttons flicker?

[markdtp]

@jackyvix Its something to do with the frequency of the lights and the video camera - I promise you there is not a switch on the Yamaha to make this happen!!!!

[MrPaula862]

perfect..

i love you!!

music true love!

[lifeisonehugedream]

hey, that was AWESOME.... Wish i could play like that !



[csuk73]

Hi Mark, can't get enough of watching your playing and arrangements. I use to watch you in the Ballroom and admired your playing then. You've inspired me to get back out there and play again...next stop, ebay and Yamaha EL70 !! All the best, Craig

[markdtp]

@csuk73 Craig thanx for your kind comments... ahh so you remember me from the Tower Ballroom - did we meet and chat then? Add me on facebook - markdtp@yahoo.co.uk

[csuk73]

@markdtp We didn't meet but i use to sit on the first balcony watching your hands!

[csuk73]

Hi Mark, can't get enough of watching your playing and arrangements. I use to watch you in the Ballroom and admired your playing then. You've inspired me to get back out there and play again...next stop, ebay and Yamaha EL70 !! All the best, Craig

[MVanthoor]

Sounds great, in theatre organ style. I can only listen tough... I get hyper actually watching that video. Damn, I move less when sprinting at full speed.

[markdtp]

@MVanthoor Its my way of keeping slim :-)

[stevo11d]

Brilliant playing Mark, you've made me feel like giving up! :()

[markdtp]

@stevo11d Never give up - take it as inspiration and practice lots!!

[FlametopFred]

From the suit I would say that is Borat playing ? All that dancing appears to be wrecking havoc with all the lights. Very nice touch though, and excellent, dramatic playing. Bravo!

[koopmans55]

xxxxx Hier mijn orgel: fantasie: in the mood

Koopmans55

[w4pgb]

thanks for playing "mama, he's making eyes at me", it reminds me of Lena, that was her theme song

[mjdonnelly1]

nothing surpasses a medley! a bit  frenetic, but I love the arranging on the old el70

[Casablanca20545]

Perfekt und wunderschön. Warum hat mir der Herrgott nicht diese Gabe gegeben? Gerne würde ich einmal das Ave Maria von Schubert hören.

[246810arthur]

very good what is your name?arthur newman

[MrNeelix690]

Never heard a Yamaha organ sound as good as this before, amazing!!

Very much in the style of John Bowdler.

Great work - hope you post more.

[stan5557]

i enjoy your music!!!

[longcorker]

Makes me tied watching him jiggling around, quite entertaining, he must sleep well after all that jiggling.

[KeybOrgel]

Great sound and fantastic playing!

[andrewmn136]

Fantastic !

[glenny56]

This is absolutely superb, so rythmic, I have listened to this over and over. It would be nice to hear it on a Wurlitzer or Allen Digital Theatre organ.

Brilliant playing Mark, keep up the good work.

[markdtp]

Thanks for the comments glenny56 - more than happy for you to buy me an Allen Digital Theatre Organ - I would play for you every day then :-)

[PaulMcCann92]

U should be at Blackpool tower with that type of talent lol brilliant :-) xx

[markdtp]

Hey Paul - thanks for your comments - I was on the team of organists at Balckpool Tower in the 80's - wouldn't mind another stint one day!!

[Organsk8er]

QUITE a sound out of the Yamaha there!...the EL series organs had a lot of cool things! Very well-played!

[blackpool35]

I recognise this medley......!

[markdtp]

DAMN - you found me!!

[Spectraman3849]

Yep.... Me to..

[Jajabing08]

You are the best, as good as Klaus Wonderlick

[dynamic881964]

What can be said but WOW !!!! You're amazing !!!!

I do have a request also... how about "Somebody Stole my Gal " Please ???

Thanks a million and keep playing !!!!!!!!!!!!! We need good music like this today !!!!

[zzzxtreme]

awesome. was it difficult to program the registrations? this song reminds me of a nintendo game

[markdtp]

Oh dear - I am not sure how to take that... a nintendo game!!! Which song in particular?

[w4pgb]

my last comment, don't want to hog it. i'm a USA person, i will stick my neck out and say, i think the UK has the best i've ever heard in-home organ players, not discounting the UK pros making a living playing

[w4pgb]

It wouldn't break my heart if you posted in your style "your nobody's sweetheart now and i'll see you in my dreams"

[w4pgb]

very excellent, very good sounding yamaha. the bass gave a nice little workout for my carver tru-sub, my friends down the street could hear it. i love to hear you on blackpool tower ballroom wurlitzer playing the same melidys

[markdtp]

I am glad you like the bass - I always notich the bass up to 11 - thanks for your kind comments

[calypsoblackpool]

quite right,when i saw this vid and its amazing awesome organist i bought the yamaha el 40 next model down i think,this guys playing is so inspriational,what percussion you using when your doubleing

[Spectraman3849]

very good. I love the way you have used flute's combind with outher sounds. How long did you sit perfecting the sounds? My record is 2 hours.

[musiclovers1000]

fantastic playing really enjoyed your music

[megablocksmad]

does this organ have transpose

[markdtp]

Yes it does, somewhere - I never use it!!

[calypsoblackpool]

to the right of the lcd display

[cjp240573]

never seen an yamaha organ played like this before apart from Nicholas Martin :)

[markdtp]

Thanks Cliff - I will take that as a compliment :-)

[calypsoblackpool]

this is superb playing well done,you manipulate the registrations very well,a interesting 8 minutes of blackpool playing

[TibiaTheatre]

Hello Mark. I can't see how to contact you. (New to YouTube). I have just taken delivery of an EL70 and would love to know your registrations. How can I contact you - if it is convenient? Best wishes. Roger.

[urthstudio]

Loved it. very nice. I'd like to buy a drink for the drummer!

[davmall]

Great Performance, just close your eyes and you would think you were in the Tower Ballroom

[LoveHolland100]

Amazing performance!!

[syxvcb]

fantastic ,great virtual wurlitzer organ