Artists

Yamaha artist and World renowned marimba player and composer, Keiko Abe, is to visit Europe in September and October where she will be performing and judging at the 6th World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany before heading to the UK and France.

The German Phono Academy and the Cultural Institute of the Association of Music Industry Associations, has announced the winners of the ECHO Klassik 2012 awards.

Matt Johnson has been playing the keyboards for superstar Jamiroquai for almost 10 years. Along his career the Yamaha Motif has been his main keyboard. Find out why in the following video...

From the 26th July 2012 to 28th August 2012, the European Youth Orchestra will be touring Europe visiting Berlin, Edinburgh and Amsterdam as well as taking up a residency in Bolzano, Italy. Performing a variety of music, the European Union Youth Orchestra will be supported by Yamaha with percussion, wind and stringed instruments as part of an on-going partnership which began in 2010.

Yamaha is delighted to announce that a former Yamaha Piano Scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, 23 year old Ashley Fripp, is the winner of this year’s Gold Medal, the School’s most prestigious prize for outstanding soloists.

It was in 2011 when Jeff Beck discovered Veronica in the internet and instantly got in contact asking Veronica to join his band. Veronica´s inimitable drumming style balances progressively nuanced concepts with blistering chops and relentless groove. Her sound is a percussive force that’s always in demand.

Yamaha Artist Mike Mainieri will be visiting the UK, Spain, Portugal and Italy

With his band the “Tower of Power” David Garibaldi is among the most influential Funk & Soul musicians worldwide. We talk to the master of funk drumming and receive valuable tips on Dave´s tuning technique, his career as a musician and check out his current Yamaha kit.

We proudly introduce Adam Duce of Thrash Metal legends "Machine Head" to the Yamaha Bass Artist roster. Adam tells us about his long history with Yamaha before becoming an official artist during prior to the recording of their current album Unto the Locust...

Nathan East looks back on his one-of-a-kind musical career, starting as a young bassist in his church to becoming one of the most demanded bass players worldwide Yamaha basses have accompanied Nathan along his successful journey that is now lasting for over 30 years.