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YAMAHA SPONSORS FIRST INNOVATIVE, INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLINIC WITH VINNY VALENTINO —First in Series to Feature Musicians Vinny Valentino and Jeff Andrews—
The 90-minute clinic will feature Real Player live streaming
web audio and video from Valentino's home studio in Teaneck, NJ—complete
with a moderated chat room—Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at 7:30pm ET,
4:30pm PT. During the clinic, participants will be able to chat and
ask questions via ICQ (number 125074628) or AOL Instant Messager (at
MusicClinics). The public is invited to email Vinny at onlineclinics@vinny.com
prior to the event with questions or topics to be covered during the
clinic. Details on attending the event may be found at www.vinny.com.
View a video promo.
"This concept is a great way to educate people on music and instruments, and is really the first of its kind for Yamaha," notes Valentino. "We've structured it very much like a clinic that people would see in a music store, with a performance and Q&A session. With the Web, you can reach a ton of people and give them a real immediacy—instant examples." The webcast will include information on scales, chord changes, lines and performance issues, with Valentino and Andrews playing solo and as a duet. Future installments will feature trios and quartets. Valentino will play a vintage Yamaha Pacifica and APX10, plus CPX15W and AEX1500 guitars, with Andrews playing a Yamaha TRBII electric bass; both will be using the recently-introduced DG Stomp box for effects.
"This webcast adds a whole new dimension to music education and performance clinics," states David Bergstrom, director of marketing, Combo Group, Yamaha Pro Audio & Combo Division. "It's an interesting concept. With so many musicians using the Web today, we're confident that this will be a successful venture." Valentino has shared the stage and the recording studio with a variety of artists, including Tom Scott, George Benson, Patrice Rushen and Jimmy McGriff, and has appeared as a both guest and guest host on BET Network's "Bet on Jazz." He and his band have opened for Ramsey Lewis, Spyro Gyra, Steve Morse and David Crosby, and continue to play concerts and festivals around the world. Andrews has performed and toured extensively with Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Vital Information, Branford Marsalis and the Wayne Shorter Quintet. In addition, he has served on the faculties of the Bass Collective, Mannes College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music's jazz program. For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro Audio & Combo Division, Guitar Products, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com.
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