Board of Advisors
This group of leaders hail from diverse backgrounds including education, music, and music technology. They serve the Foundation with their varied and exceptional expertise and experience, helping to advance the educational, historical preservation, and museum projects of our organization.
[Note: The Board of Advisors is a more informal group than our Board of Directors, who govern the work of the Foundation. You can find out more about that board here]
Rick Allen
Sound Designer/Audio Educator
Craig Anderton
President, MIDI Manufacturers Association
Amin Bhatia
Composer/Synthesist
Athan Billias
Treasurer/Board of Directors The MIDI Manufacturers Association Marketing Technology Strategy Manager Yamaha Corporation of America
Michael Lehmann Boddicker
Musician, Composer, Founder, Synthplex
Tommy Coster, Jr.
Michele Darling
Assistant Chair Electronic Production and Design Berklee College of Music
Stephen Fortner
Senior Editor and Associate Publisher MUSIC PLAYER NETWORK Proprietor, Fortner Media Former Editor-in-Chief KEYBOARD Magazine
Peter Gorges
Co-Founder, UJAM Instruments
Steve Greenberg
Founder, Thin Client Computing
Dave Gross
Helldog Music
Bonnie Hayes
Chair of Songwriting Berklee College of Music
Morris Hayes
Keyboardist, New Power Generation, Former Keyboardist, Prince
Greg Hockman
COO GLS CREATIVE GROUP
Hiro Iida
Head Electronic Music Designer / Strange Cranium Productions
Tawnia Knox
8Dio Productions, Co-Creator, MUSE
Gerhard Lengeling
Senior Director: Apple, engineering leading Music Creation Applications
Robert Linke
Chief Product Officer, Image-Line Software
Mike Martin
Casio America, Inc
Dominic Milano
Principal at DM&C
Erik Norlander
Artist
Eric Persing
Founder/President of Spectrasonics
Steve Porcaro
Musician
Francis Preve
Company: Symplesound / SXSW Title: Principal / Special Advisor: Music Technology
Heather Rafter
Attorney
Jeff Rona
Composer
David Rosenthal
Musical Director and Keyboardist for Billy Joel
Jordan Rudess
GRAMMY-nominated Keyboardist, Composer, App Developer, Educator
Mary Simoni
Dean School of the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
CJ Vanston
GRAMMY-nominated producer, film composer, keyboardist & songwriter
Geary Yelton
Editor Synth & Software