This state-of-the-art grand piano was made by the Yamaha Corporation in Tokyo, Japan in 2000. The company had planned to make just three of the pianos to mark its 100th year of manufacturing. This Pro 2000 model features computer-based control of keys, DVD player, voice control, and the ability to play music from a CD or an external video. The piano is serial number 5872002 and has a compass of AAA-c5, Yamaha repetition action, felt hammers, wound and plain steel string, single-, double-, and triple-strung, 3 pedals: una corda, sostenuto, and dampers, a one-piece cast-iron aluminized frame, cross-strung, and a cheery and brushed aluminum case with a two-section Plexiglas lid.
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Currently not on view (control box; monitor; pedal box; pedal rods)
Steve Aoki’s dj equipment, consisting of Pioneer CDJ-2000 multiplayer decks, a Pioneer DJM – 8000 mixer, and a RANE SL3 computer interface, creates a world of sound that melds many musical genres and styles together. Designed to recreate an analog dj set from the 1970’s and 80’s, these components use computers to manipulate and make digital music. In the case of Steve Aoki, the master of EDM or electric dance music, he uses his mixers, faders, and speed dials to produce electronic dance music to create rising beats, synthetic sounds, and hypnotic rhythms that spark conversations as much as spark dancing.
Steve Aoki grew up in California in the 1970’s and 80’s to parents that migrated from Japan in the 1960’s. His father started the chain of Benihana Japanese restaurants where Steve learned a little about hard work, showmanship, and business. Steve Aoki went to college in California and majored in gender studies and sociology, played in punk band, and to make some extra money, started a music label, Dim Mak, and started to dj’s. The 1990’s Aoki’s high school and college days were set in an America that was in the midst of change. Asian American and Latino/a voices and performers were getting more and more exposure in the entertainment world. This diversity influenced Aoki’s music and came to believe in the potential music has to connect with people. He works with a varied set of collaborators who create a wild diverse set of music styles.
Steve Aoki’s dj equipment, consisting of Pioneer CDJ-2000 multiplayer decks, a Pioneer DJM – 8000 mixer, and a RANE SL3 computer interface, creates a world of sound that melds many musical genres and styles together. Designed to recreate an analog dj set from the 1970’s and 80’s, these components use computers to manipulate and make digital music. In the case of Steve Aoki, the master of EDM or electric dance music, he uses his mixers, faders, and speed dials to produce electronic dance music to create rising beats, synthetic sounds, and hypnotic rhythms that spark conversations as much as spark dancing.
Steve Aoki grew up in California in the 1970’s and 80’s to parents that migrated from Japan in the 1960’s. His father started the chain of Benihana Japanese restaurants where Steve learned a little about hard work, showmanship, and business. Steve Aoki went to college in California and majored in gender studies and sociology, played in punk band, and to make some extra money, started a music label, Dim Mak, and started to dj’s. The 1990’s Aoki’s high school and college days were set in an America that was in the midst of change. Asian American and Latino/a voices and performers were getting more and more exposure in the entertainment world. This diversity influenced Aoki’s music and came to believe in the potential music has to connect with people. He works with a varied set of collaborators who create a wild diverse set of music styles.
This synthesizer was made by Yamaha in Hamamatsu, Japan in 1986. It is a Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer, Model DX-7 Serial #82395, with 61 keys. Tis synthesizer is fully programmable with 32 preset voice/paramater sounds. The keyboard has an LED and LCD display panel, mode select and editing control section , volume control, data entry section, pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, headphone and breath controller jacks, and a voice cartridge socket for RAM and ROM cartridges. Accessioned with user’s manual, ROM and RAM cartridges.
This electronic keyboard was made by Roland Corporation in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1999. It is an XP-80 Music Workstation, Serial #CM68253, 76 keys. The keyboard has a Super JV Synthesizer Module, Massive 64-voice polyphony, 16-part multitimbral capabilities and Roland's acclaimed 32-bit RISC chip processor providing integrated sequencing, arrangement and synth layering possibilities. Accessioned with owner’s and quick start manuals, 1 demo songs and sample diskette, one dance diskette, and one expansion Audio Demo CD.
This amplifier and speaker was made by Yamaha (Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) in Hamamatsu, Japan, in the late 1960s – early 1970s. It is a guitar amplifier/speaker model TA-60, serial #202290. This speaker has a unique wedge shape and features Yamaha's Flexion or “Natural Sound” speakers. There are 4 channel input jacks, reverb tremolo jack, and signal output jack. On the top there are 4 control knobs for each channel (volume, bass, middle , and treble). Channel 1 has also a reverb unit with tremolo depth and frequency of reverb controllers. There are 2 foot-operated buttons to control the reverb. Accessioned with a black vinyl cover.
Used by Herbie Hancock on all live and televised performances of Rockit during the 1980's. The design and style lent itself to more movement around the stage and more animated performances.
Steve Aoki’s dj equipment, consisting of Pioneer CDJ-2000 multiplayer decks, a Pioneer DJM – 8000 mixer, and a RANE SL3 computer interface, creates a world of sound that melds many musical genres and styles together. Designed to recreate an analog dj set from the 1970’s and 80’s, these components use computers to manipulate and make digital music. In the case of Steve Aoki, the master of EDM or electric dance music, he uses his mixers, faders, and speed dials to produce electronic dance music to create rising beats, synthetic sounds, and hypnotic rhythms that spark conversations as much as spark dancing.
Steve Aoki grew up in California in the 1970’s and 80’s to parents that migrated from Japan in the 1960’s. His father started the chain of Benihana Japanese restaurants where Steve learned a little about hard work, showmanship, and business. Steve Aoki went to college in California and majored in gender studies and sociology, played in punk band, and to make some extra money, started a music label, Dim Mak, and started to dj’s. The 1990’s Aoki’s high school and college days were set in an America that was in the midst of change. Asian American and Latino/a voices and performers were getting more and more exposure in the entertainment world. This diversity influenced Aoki’s music and came to believe in the potential music has to connect with people. He works with a varied set of collaborators who create a wild diverse set of music styles.