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Synthbits - Soundmit 2017: Five Special Performances
Uber talented musicians with Yamaha synths - in Italy! Bellisimo! Join us for this full wrap up of our Synthbits from Soundmit 2017 . . .
Álvaro Gandul and Manuele Montesanti collaborate for a soulful, gospel infused performance:
We also had the opportunity to have a solo performance from Álvaro Gandul:
Programmer, keyboardist and all around Renaissance man, Manuele Montesanti, gave us a special segment:
The incredible Moira Muñoz provides her unique sounds using new and classic synths:
And Hans-Peter Henkel introduces us to his take on FM synthesis - and be sure to grab the great FM-X sound library "FM-Xperience" from Easy Sounds
here:
Share your thoughts on these tasty bits of Synth - join the conversation on the Forum
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And stay tuned for more Synthbits to come!
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.
