JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS ARE "IN THE MIX" WITH YAMAHA

—Writer/Producer Icons Switch to DM2000—

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 5, 2002)—Since their collaboration on The Time's self-titled debut album in 1981, Grammy® Award-winning duo of James "Jimmy Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis have emerged as one of the most successful writer/producer teams in the music industry. A seasoned history of R&B, club, dance and pop hits, their careers rose to dizzying heights with a series of smash albums for superstar Janet Jackson. Recently, Jam and Lewis, who have also collaborated with Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, Prince, Boyz II Men, Herb Alpert and Mariah Carey, have switched over to the Yamaha DM2000 digital production console to mix their latest projects.

The writer/producer team of James "Jimmy Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis have upgraded to the Yamaha DM2000 digital production console.

"I've used the same board for over 15 years, and I've never considered changing it until now," notes Jimmy Jam. "The DM2000 has replaced that board."

Developed for the commercial production market, the Yamaha DM2000 is a complete, multi-platform mixing system, providing 96 channels of crystal clear, unparalleled dynamic control, noise-free 24-bit/96kHz audio, and a battalion of effects and processing.

The high performance digital console offers 96 input channels, extensive surround production features, integrated digital audio workstation and ProTools® control, providing more than nine times the processing power of the Yamaha 02R. While in 96k mode, there is no loss of any inputs or outputs, due to newly developed DSP7 LSIs with 32-bit (accumulative 58-bit) internal processing. A downmix matrix enables L-C-R-S and stereo mix monitoring—ideal for 5.1 surround mixing to DVD. Multiple 5.1 stem mixes can easily be handled.

"We couldn't be more pleased that Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, two legendary producers known for cutting-edge projects have chosen to use the DM2000," says Larry Italia, general manager, Commercial Audio Systems Division.

The duo owns and operates Flyte Tyme Productions, a five-studio production facility in suburban Minneapolis. Their most recent projects have included Sean "Puffy" Combs' P Diddy & Bad Boy Presents We Invented the Remix, Mary J. Blige's No More Drama and Steve Harvey's Sign Of Things To Come.

For more information on the DM2000, visit Yamaha at the 113th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, Los Angeles Convention Center, Booth 1401; write Yamaha Corporation of America, Commercial Audio Systems Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/proaudio.