News & Events

The 37th Annual Yamaha Young Performing Artists have been Announced

Winners honored for exceptional talent and artistry

Yamaha Music Innovations to Unveil “Yamaha Creator Pass” at SXSW, a New Platform Uniting Industry-Leading MUSIC and Podcast Tools Under One Service

Bringing together 21 top platforms including Output, LANDR, Riverside and Groover to offer a streamlined suite of premier resources for audio creators at any level

Seiichi Yamaguchi Named President of Yamaha Corporation of America

Mixing Glam with Grit: Inside the Sonic World of The Struts

FOH engineer John “J3” Allen and monitor engineer Zach “Bear” Bair are the sonic architects behind The Struts’ electrifying live shows. Mixing with precision, creativity, and Yamaha RIVAGE PM5 consoles, they adapt to every venue with finesse. From mic choices to plugin mastery, their teamwork and emotional mixing style elevate the band’s glam-rock spectacle into an immersive experience—proving that great sound is as much about feel as it is about tech.

Yamaha Launches Pocket Society Program to Celebrate and Support Working Drummers

Yamaha Corporation of America ("Yamaha") is proud to announce the official launch of the Yamaha Pocket Society ("Pocket Society"), an initiative designed to recognize and support passionate, working drummers who embody core Yamaha values through performance, education, and online engagement.

New DME5 / DME3 Signal Processors, MCP2 Wall-Mount Controller, and ProVisionaire V3.0 Software Resources Now Available

DM7 Firmware V1.74 and Related Editor Released: An update to support the Focus Library, and for bug fixes.

Yamaha Announces Xeno Artist Model 20th Anniversary Sweepstakes

Yamaha Celebrates Two Decades of its Iconic Trumpet with a Limited‑Time Sweepstakes

CL/QL Firmware V5.91 Released: An update for bug fixes, including a problem that allowed two or more Rio-D2 series or Rio-D3 series with common Unit ID’s to be mounted without displaying a duplicate ID indication and some updates to it.

Yamaha Proudly Announces its Sixth Annual 40 Under 40 Music Educators List