My very first Toastmasters icebreaker speech

Icebreaker Speech presented to Mosman Toastmasters 1987
Guests and fellow toastmasters … My name is Charles Cave and I would like to introduce myself by giving you a portrayal of my job, my interests in Japan and music, and my penchant for being a perpetual student.

My electronic music creations

My love of electronic music was born after hearing Walter Carlos “Switched on Bach” album and Isao Tomita’s arrangements of Debussy and Mussorgsky.  Keith Emerson’s rock keyboard virtuoso playing has always been a favourite and Rick Wakemen of Yes.
The personal computer, software synthesisers, MIDI files and and a Music typesetting program called MUP, allowed me [...]