Yamaha Announces Make Mo' Music Contest Winners

BUENA PARK, Calif. — Yamaha Corporation of America has announced the winners of a contest held during this summer's Make Mo' Music Tour. The national tour featured the Yamaha Motif ES synthesizer, the new MO Series synthesizers and advanced computer integration with Steinberg's Cubase Music Production Software and Arturia software products.

Daniel Blue (center), Cliff Barnes (left) and Blake Angelos (right)
Grand Prize Winner Daniel Blue of Renton, Wash., flanked (l) by Cliff Barnes, sales associate at the Guitar Center in Tukwila, Wash., and (r) Blake Angelos, Yamaha product specialist.
Daniel Blue of Renton, Wash., won the Grand Prize, which included a Yamaha MotifES6, a pair of HS50 Powered Monitors, a Cubase LE to SX upgrade (LE is free with the Motif), an Arturia ARP2600 V and an IK Multimedia Software bundle. Yamaha Product Specialist Blake Angelos and Cliff Barnes, a sales associate at the Guitar Center in Tukwila, Wash., presented Mr. Blue with his prize package.

The winner of the Second Prize, which consisted of a Yamaha MW12 USB Mixer, a Cubase LE to SX upgrade (LE is free with the MW12) and an IK Multimedia Software bundle, was Michelle Gooding of Marlboro, Md. Michelle attended the tour stop at the Guitar Center in Rockville, Md.

Third Prize winners included John Deadrick of Nashville, Tenn., Davyod Howard of Chandler, Ariz., Peter Jun of Seattle, Wash., and Roland Bland of Virginia Beach, Va. Each of the third prize winners received Steinberg Cubase SE3, a CME Matrix Y Headphone Amplifier, a Steinberg Virtual Instrument Collection, and a Frontier Tranzport.

For more information on the MO Series Synthesizers and other music production products, please write Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro Audio & Combo Division, Music Production Products, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; or email infostation@yamaha.com.

About Yamaha:
Yamaha Corporation of America manufactures a complete line of musical instruments, professional audio products, customer-driven support products and computer-based products targeted to both the amateur and professional markets.