Harmonize With Yamaha: New Facebook Application Connects Instrumentalists Worldwide
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, announces the launch of Harmonize (http://apps.facebook.com/harmonize), a new Facebook application providing instrumentalists with an array of connectivity options.
Developed in a collaborative effort with R2Integrated, a leading creative design, digital marketing and software engineering firm focused on providing new media communication and technology services and products, Harmonize will give subscribers the ability to connect with other instrumentalists worldwide in addition to presenting interactive advice from Yamaha artists, technique tips and performance opportunities, among many other options.
"Harmonize has the potential to revolutionize the way musicians engage and interact through their social network," said Roger Eaton, Director of Marketing, Yamaha Band & Orchestral Division. "Harmonize will be able to unite musicians all over the world and give them the opportunity to effectively communicate using the world's top social media network. This is a new exciting direction for Yamaha. Understanding how musicians consume online information and leverage it for social and educational purposes will help us develop better instruments and attain new marketing goals."
Embracing new media has been an important goal for Yamaha. Its popular multimedia portal, The Hub (www.yamahahub.com), showcases free podcasts highlighting new products from departments within the company's Pro Audio & Combo Division, the Keyboard Division and the Band & Orchestral Division. Aggregating downloadable streaming video and audio, along with brochures and reference documents in PDF format, The Hub enables dealers and consumers to easily access product information in a variety of convenient formats and share content through social bookmarking sites, including Digg, Reddit, Furl and Technorati. The Hub also aggregates Yamaha's entire podcast-based Yamaha Certified Sales Professional (YCSP) dealer training program.
"Yamaha is known around the world for its vibrant community of music lovers and musicians. Social media tools like Facebook provide unique opportunities to engage and share knowledge with people who are passionate about music," said Matt Goddard, CEO, R2integrated. "Putting them together is a natural and we are excited to help Yamaha foster those relationships online."
Subscribing to Harmonize is simple: visit http://apps.facebook.com/harmonize, choose your instrument and add the application to your profile. Discovering other instrumentalists has never been simpler. The application currently is limited to saxophone players; instruments including trumpets, trombones, violins, flutes and many others will be added in the succeeding weeks and months.
For more information on R2Integrated, visit www.r2integrated.com.
For more information on Yamaha, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, Wind Instruments, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.
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"Harmonize has the potential to revolutionize the way musicians engage and interact through their social network," said Roger Eaton, Director of Marketing, Yamaha Band & Orchestral Division. "Harmonize will be able to unite musicians all over the world and give them the opportunity to effectively communicate using the world's top social media network. This is a new exciting direction for Yamaha. Understanding how musicians consume online information and leverage it for social and educational purposes will help us develop better instruments and attain new marketing goals."
Embracing new media has been an important goal for Yamaha. Its popular multimedia portal, The Hub (www.yamahahub.com), showcases free podcasts highlighting new products from departments within the company's Pro Audio & Combo Division, the Keyboard Division and the Band & Orchestral Division. Aggregating downloadable streaming video and audio, along with brochures and reference documents in PDF format, The Hub enables dealers and consumers to easily access product information in a variety of convenient formats and share content through social bookmarking sites, including Digg, Reddit, Furl and Technorati. The Hub also aggregates Yamaha's entire podcast-based Yamaha Certified Sales Professional (YCSP) dealer training program.
"Yamaha is known around the world for its vibrant community of music lovers and musicians. Social media tools like Facebook provide unique opportunities to engage and share knowledge with people who are passionate about music," said Matt Goddard, CEO, R2integrated. "Putting them together is a natural and we are excited to help Yamaha foster those relationships online."
Subscribing to Harmonize is simple: visit http://apps.facebook.com/harmonize, choose your instrument and add the application to your profile. Discovering other instrumentalists has never been simpler. The application currently is limited to saxophone players; instruments including trumpets, trombones, violins, flutes and many others will be added in the succeeding weeks and months.
For more information on R2Integrated, visit www.r2integrated.com.
For more information on Yamaha, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, Wind Instruments, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.