Jordan Rudess Home "Studio A" Tour - A Closer Look at his Keyboards and Synthesizers 

Disclaimer: 'Buying all those instruments and equipments does not make you as good as Jordan Rudess.'

It's 3am and I'm a drummer. Wtf am I doing here?

Interviewer: what synthesizers do you have? JR: *Yes*

The question is 'once you enter that studio, would you ever leave? or would you just be stuck there for eternity in keyboard heaven?' Amazing place.

Years ago, when I worked at Kurzweil Music Systems in Lakewood,WA, I repaired Mr. Rudess's K2600. The power supply fried in it. I'll admit, I got a bit nosy and checked out his samples and patches. Gotta test it thoroughly, right? Very cool stuff and Mr. Rudess seemed like good people.

"I come from a knob and slider kind of background" I think i have found my new favourite quote.

So much talent. Still, keyboards are underappreciated just like bass guitars.

Basically, he owns every significant keyboard that exist.

My dad played the keys. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't start sooner, otherwise he could have taught me. He is on his way out right now. I'm pretty sure he was a fan of Dream Theater. He played in Aurora (cover band), Mr. Clean & the Clean Machines and a couple others in Seattle. I'm feeling pretty sentimental rn, clearly. He apparently owned a DX7 so I guess that means I will be doing some hardcore FM. I gotta do it like he did and play jazz like my grandparents. The music will not die with him.

85 dislikes ?? WTF is there to dislike ?? The paint on the walls maybe ?? Nice to see a great musician working in a shed like the rest of us :)

Rudess is such a badass. One of the few huge musicians I wouldn't mind grabbing a beer and talking shop with.

Thank for the tour of your studio, and yes my Kronos is the heart of my studio as well.

I love this band so much. Every member is such a nice and knowledgable guy.

Jordan is truly amazing and deserves being voted top global keyboardist on numerous lists, his technique and composition skills are stellar and he believes in giving back to other keyboardists, we should all aspire to be as proficient as he is

I love how Jordan loves his music and showing his machines that he plays on. He is one of the few guys that makes this really exciting and fun everytime.

Thank you, for the tour!

Imagine having the luxury of that audio engineer in the background to be able to say "oh that's Jordan, there he goes again with his keyboards".

At 3:50 did anyone else think of On the Run by Pink Floyd?

Thanks so much for sharing your passion for synths !

I have watched this video 3 years back, and I didn't knew much about synthesizers and stuff. now watching this again after getting a fair share of knowledge on the instruments, its history, and even owning an analog synth, its really enjoyable watching it again.

I'm not even a keyboardist,I'm a drummer.But for some reason unknown,I enjoy watching keyboard vids.Not as much as drum vids but I still enjoy them.And JR is a legend. One thing I know,if there were no drums in this world,I'd be a keyboardist.

this guys so cool and organized

I just love hearing this guy play. I dig all the sounds these fantastic keyboards make. It's an even bigger pleasure listening to someone who can play them.

Very interesting tour - thank you !

I dont need car, I need Korg Kronos.

Hahahaha!!! I like how he literally touches the mini moog and it sounds exactly like "On the Run"

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing this!

I could listen to this Sir the whole day!

All those keyboards probably cost more than the house itself.......

Met Jordan about 7 years ago. He is so un rock starish but a very creative mind.

That looks like so much fun

Outstanding video, thank you, much appreciated : )

His lame ass patches sound so amazing when he plays them.

i'm more of an analog guy but Jordan really has a nice collection of analog and digital synths for a very wide spectrum of various sounds, great studio and choice of gear.

crasy stuff!! really special keyboards!!

YOU ARE A MONSTER!!!!!! Nice one man! Keep up the phenomenal work Jordan!

Glad you're a fan of the Radias - very under-rated.

I know it's stupid, but I cracked up at 3:23! "The Melotron had great sounds..." "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Great video! Merci Jordan and Musician's Friend!

Simply amazing🥰🙌🏻

got some great skills

Could this be the most capable musician of our era? Amazing.

Hi Jordan! I LOVED the Tour. I'm an old school drummer from the late 60's out of the SF Bay Area. John Bowen was my bass player. He has his own Synth Design Line. I remember him bringing the MinMoog to rehearsal even BEFORE IT CAME OUT (in ancient times). I believe he worked with Dave Smith, and at Korg also. The Prophet 5, Sequential Circuits has Bowen's fingerprints all over it. John is a good Buddy of mine and we are still gigging, but in different states. Keep INSPIRING US!!

With Great works Always .. Salute U Sir

Really enjoyed this video and I'm not a keys player.

He literally has his own sound guy for when he's just messing around! 😂

this is awesome Jordan.......

Great video!!!!!!

Jordan gives some mad props to the “very striking” Studiologic Sledge 2.0 at 05:40 and really plays the hell out of it, but he never mentions what it actually IS!! It’s the only instrument he demos here where he fails to mention the brand or model of the instrument itself. It’s almost as if someone (MF?) slipped it in there just before the video shoot without him seeing and he just rolled with it playing it for the first time not even knowing what it was. “It’s got big knobs” and “fun wheels”. LOL

It seems his neck-muscles went Hulk because of the constant looking down on the keys.

I want to meet this man, and see all of these GLORIOUS synths.

Lovely!

awesome how Korg has told him to totally ignore the OASYS so the customers think KRONOS is totally a new product haha.

i miss that k2600. whenever i see one, i think of jordan :)

Very amazing set up that old shed you found a fun use out of it

Awesome and amazing

Jupiter 80's so powerful!

Space music? Is that like silence?

Jordan You are Awesome and an Awesome Keyboardist...You are so intellectual and Sane. Thanks for inspiring me....gonna look you up...

Crazy talented dude

ONLY 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS???? Grabbin my checkbook! lol

This guy never wastes time to advertise a new record he put out.

Woah what he played at the end was so EPIC :)

Sounds real good. . . . don't stop . .

Im here because i brought a piano for my daughter.

What is the guy in the background doing? Is he seriously mixing and eq'ing the few sounds he is playing? I feel so bad for Jordan, he can't even play at his HOME studio when the guy isn't there!!

Such nice keys. So many modern classics. VSynth, Radias, etc.

The incredible Studiologic sounds 🏆

Probably the Best keyboard player TODAY

He could just shred on a potato.

Love your collection. Being a musical instrument builder and collector I appreciate this stuff. I too have sold things I regret like my Melotron (1973) and mini Moog (1974) but still have my Phophet 10 (1984) which is still in mint condition which I will NEVER sell (unless the price is right!).

Wowsers! Musical possibilities are endness in your place

8:37 NEEDS to be in a song.

Lot of synth players seem annoyed or tired when showcasing their gear. Dude seems surprisingly friendly. lol.

thank you !

Wow Jordan is a beautiful keyboardist just Awesome and the sounds he gets is just Awesome incredible...Whew...I had the Novation mini it was an Awesome Synth..

Kratos has a studio

If I had to pick one; The Roland V Synth.

a lifetimes work of experience in a room 😃

amazing

"You have the Continuum Transfunctioner!?"

that is a musician.

Fascinating

I call this, ‘Guitar Center’. Holy God, is that a Mellotron the AC is dripping on?

1:28...just wow

awesome teachings

Coooool!!!! Very cool!

Go to 8:39 to have your mind blown.

3:51 seems to be like Welcome To The Machine - Pink Floyd.. lol

good job, on a amazing music

Wishing I was the kid that lived next to Jordan's house, Awesome tour!

Correct me if I am wrong, but the keyboard he has in front of his computer, is that the same keyboard he used on the Metropolis: Live Scenes from New York dvd?

who is that dude in the background

I like that studiologic orange!

I love that little tune he plays at 4:50. Very nice.

your's today for only 4 grand!!

I think his assistants main task is to shave him occasionally when he goes of on one for days...

For the same reason this Jazz Fusion drummer is listening and learning from this once in a lifetime genius on keyboards!!

jordan is the man, such a nice dude.

Geez I wonder if this guy uses any keyboards for making music.