See, I think this brings to light a very good point. It's not about male vs. female (music is universal), and it's not (solely) about technicalities or gear fetish. When musicians perform to a live audience, watching is just as important as listening. It doesn't matter what retarded facial expression you have when you sing a note, strike a chord on a harp, or play keys on your keyboard, the fact is, that it is entertaining and fascinating to see the animated movements of a musician manipulating their instruments to produce (hopefully) pleasing noises. It's hard for a "laptop musician" to be able to emulate this.
That's not to say that some musicians don't just stand there like a stick in mud the whole time, which tells me they are either over-concentrating or just boring.
