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Gaeta: Ralston High's music man

Senior Scott Gaeta, Ralston High’s music people like different music. I think we’ll “I might go to school; I don’t know yet.
man, is quite the all-around guy. He plays an hear much more synth in the future, it is the I’d like to get into a just-mess-around-with-
assortment of musical instruments with the computer age. Old time rock ’n’ roll will stuff job to get first-hand experience. I might
skill of someone who’s studied for years. never die, though; there’s still too much stay in Omaha for a year and see if I can get
But Gaeta can’t read or write music. demand for it.” a job with Rainbow Studios. Further in the
“A lot of people say that God must have At the present time, Gaeta is keeping up future, I would like to compose for movies
blessed me with my musical ability . . . I with the times by playing mostly syn­ and TV, but I really want to be a producer,
don’t know, but I’m thankful.” thesized material. He classified his as a “toss recording engineer and working musician—
Gaeta began his musical interest with the up between top 40 and Fresh Aire.” at the same time.
drums. He then proceeded to learn guitar, Besides writing his own material, Gaeta Gaeta has had some previous studio work
which led him to his latest fetish, syn­ often helps with school productions, such as and recently wrote and recorded a commer­
thesizers. plays and choir concerts; even then Gaeta cial. “Niver Electronics wanted me to
“I started studying synths about five years plays with such intensity and vitality, people compose music for a commercial. I did it
ago. They are just incredible! You can sit up and take notice. and it was really bizarre sounding. I did ex­
produce a whole orchestration with just one “Music isn’t just a hobby; it’s a tool. I use actly what they told me, but they didn’t buy
machine.” it to convey messages. it.”
“Some complain about synths. Different I express the way I’m feeling through my “I write all of my own lyrics. I use my
music.“ past experience and how I’m feeling at the
172 Ben>orS Gaeta plans on using his musical ability in time—just life in general, to inspire my

future career(s). lyrics. I tend to write a lot of mushy type
songs . . . I write and play from the heart.”