Xantoné Blacq performs on the CK88. Xantoné Blacq is a UK based keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He’s worked with a number of well-known artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, and Seal. Xan has released several solo albums and singles over the years, showcasing his talents as a songwriter and performer. His music is an eclectic blend of soul, funk, jazz, and electronic elements, creating a unique sound that has won him fans around the world. You might remember his Synth History video exploration of the CP70M and his reface performance from Superbooth17.
Check out the videos below featuring the incomparable Xantoné Blacq on the CK88 Stage Keyboard.
Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.
Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.
