songs for specific guitarists, such as Holdsworth and Wylde for "Day of the Dead" (off Mythology); in this respect, he seeks to take certain aspects of genres and make them "collide in an eloquent way". Equipment Sherinian uses vintage instruments, primarily the Hammond organ, Moog, Rhodes, and Nord Lead 3 mixed in with some modern sounds. He endorses Korg, Clavia, and Dexibell keyboards. Sherinian was presented the G2 Modular synth serial number 001 by Clavia representative Bengt Lilja in January 2004. As a Korg endorsee, Sherinian was one of the first artists to adopt the Korg Trinity keyboard series in 1996. In collaboration with KORG sound designer Jack Hotop, they created Sherinian's signature "guitaristic" lead sound (the "Monster Lead", made famous on the Dream Theater album "Falling into Infinity") on the Trinity, as well as other, more "modern" and "aggressive" keyboard patches, owing to his fondness of guitar tones and technique. He also uses the Hammond B3 organ; he thinks that "every rock keyboardist should have a B3 and overdriven Leslie as part of their sound." Sherinian is also known for being one of the first keyboardists to use vertical keyboard stands, influencing a new generation of keyboardists. Selected discography Movie appearances 1992: Wayne's World – as himself, as part of Alice Cooper References External links Official website Derek Sherinian interview on Rockpages.gr A more detailed list of equipment can be found at Sherinian's website) A complete list of projects is at Sherinian's website and the AllMusic credits page. Live version of "Atlantis: Apocalypse 1470 BC" 1966 births 21st-century American keyboardists Living people Alice Cooper (band) members American heavy metal keyboardists American people of Armenian descent American people of Greek descent Berklee College of Music alumni Dream Theater members Black Country Communion members Musicians from Santa Cruz, California Explorers Club (band) members Planet X (band) members Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force members 20th-century American keyboardists Inside Out Music artists Magna Carta Records artists