“Sometimes people can’t understand what you’re doing, but they always understand vibes. It’s a thing they feel.” – Dan Rouse

Dan Rouse is a Philadelphia-based keyboardist, producer, and musical director who has worked with Patti Labelle, the Village People, and Lauryn Hill, to name a few. He’s also created preset sounds for MONTAGE, MODX, MONTAGE M, MODX M and CK Series. Dan has been a guest on a few Behind the Synth podcasts, sharing insights on what it takes to be a professional musician, discussing his MONTAGE M sound contributions with sound designer Dave Polich and talking about music and live performance with fellow Yamaha artist Nick Semrad.

Get to know more about Dan and what he loves about MODX M in the videos below.

Interview

Performance 1 – “Stick With Me”

Performance 2 – “Coiled”

Check out Dan’s past YamahaSynth contributions here.