Interview with ALAN HEWITT of the MOODY BLUES

April 14, 2016

When ALAN HEWITT isn’t manning the Mellotron in the Moodies, he’s hard at work on his own projects. See what he has to say, and how his HAMMOND Sk-1 figures prominently in it all! Shot in the Hammond Booth earlier this year at the 2016 Winter NAMM.

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http://www.keyboardmag.com/video/gear/4752790949001

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