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New Live Performance Topic
Resources for Working Musicians.
Playing music live is a remarkable experience. It happens in the moment and when everything comes together it can be transcendent. With that in mind we’re happy to introduce a new Live Performance Topic. There you’ll find curated content specific to the gigging synthesist, keyboardist and pianist. And stay tuned: There are more articles, podcasts and videos coming focused on live performance. Check out the new topic
here, and check back for new content coming soon!
About the author
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.
