After mentioning to Glyn Madden, Editor of the Yamaha Club Magazine that it might be a good idea to refresh the Yamaha Club website to take advantage of new features and screen sizes, he was certainly enthusiastic in making sure I was the one to tackle this project.

In the February – March 2013 edition of the Yamaha Club Magazine, my article ‘A Touching New World’ appears. Covering the new touchscreen optimised operating system on the latest Yamaha Clavinova CVP-605 and CVP-609 digital piano models.

The article begins with an introduction by Glyn Madden, Editor of the Yamaha Club Magazine:

James Woodcock is our very own ‘gadget man’. He spends his day-to-day life surrounded by the latest gizmos and electronic wizardry and, as he is also a knowledgeable and experienced keyboard user, we thought he’d be just the man to report on the CVP600 series Clavinova’s new technology…
Glyn Madden – Yamaha Club Magazine

In the June / July 2012 edition of the Yamaha Club Magazine, my article ‘ON TOUR with Richard Bower and Ian House’ is featured on pages 6 & 7.

Throughout April and May keyboard enthusiasts (and prospective buyers) have been able to see, and hear, the instrument in a series of concerts and daytime events geared to showcasing the new Special Edition keyboard, I was fortunate to be able to attend one of the first shows in my home town when Roger’s Music hosted an evening at the Richard Herrod Leisure Centre, Nottingham,

In July 2011, Glyn Madden (Editor of the Yamaha Club Magazine) welcomed a contingent of designers from Yamaha’s Japanese team to their home, which included Mr. Eiji Murata (Assistant Manager of EKB Product Development Department) and Ms. Kyoko Ohno. I was also invited to this fact finding meeting due to my years of involvement with Yamaha products including owning an independent enthusiast website and producing related tutorial and promotional DVDs. Discussions took place to share ideas and thoughts regarding Yamaha keyboards and digital pianos.

…James and I (Glyn Madden) are always happy to be invited to take part in these discussions because it gives us an opportunity to pass back to Yamaha feedback about its instruments that we’ve gathered from members – both of Yamaha Club and, until very recently, the YPKO forum.
Glyn Madden – Yamaha Club Magazine August/September 2011 Edition

To view the featured page in the magazine, click the link below to view the PDF:
> Meeting with Yamaha Corporation of Japan – Future Development of Keyboards

Glyn Madden, Editor of the Yamaha Club Magazine has announced that we are both working on a new series of tutorial DVDs for owners of Yamaha keyboards and CVP Clavinova digital pianos. Titled ‘Tips from the Top’, the new DVDs will be released this year hosted by Glyn Madden and produced by myself.

In “Tips from the top”, the latest tutorial DVD from Yamaha Club, Glyn Madden presents a selection of ‘mini-workshops’ based on the wealth of material contributed to Yamaha Club Magazine by top players and teachers over the years. Essentially, this collection of hints and tips provides the answers to several frequently asked questions – with a few extra ‘good ideas’ thrown in for good measure. Our hope is that you’ll find them useful when planning new performances for your Yamaha keyboard or Clavinova.

We have created a little promotional video to introduce the series, which includes a performance by Glyn on the current flagship keyboard by Yamaha – the Tyros4.