Matt Johnson on YAMAHA Montage M8x - Gesprächskonzert at SUPERBOOTH24

Montage M8x Live methods in practice + new functions of the OS 2.0 with Matt Johnson
For the last 22 years Matt has been an integral part of UK funk phenomenon Jamiroquai, co-writing most of the bands output during that time. Matt has also recorded/written with other artists including Dizzee Rascal, Lizzo, Purple Disco Machine, Ashanti, SG Lewis, Will Young, Newton Faulkner, Jay Jones and many more.
Now he is taking his own show on the road following the release of his record ‘With the Music’, which continues the theme of high energy uplifting funk that Jamiroquai is known for but with Matt’s personal spin on the music. If you love jazz funk and rare groove you will love this!
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[@pauly2929]

Matt lives in the same town as me and I once bumped into him in a local supermarket… he was such a cool dude taking time out to stand and geek out with me about all things synths… such a down to earth genuine chap and a proper player … top man

[@geevee7823]

Shameful that we're living in a time where a really skilled player is literally not applauded.

[@SoundmanCH]

Hearing/seeing Matt play brings me joy and makes me happy

[@jumpstar9000]

Matt Johnson is amazing. Beautiful Workstation as well. Such a great combo. Thanks for sharing!

[@thedoc1210]

perfect gentleman to demonstrate this.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

The sounds and the depth of those sounds show me what a dedicated instrument maker the Yamaha company is. Thank you for the dedication.

[@RaquelFoster]

Whoa this is the first Superbooth video I've seen from someone I actually already watch on YT. I don't think I appreciated the sheer size of the Montage until I saw this.

[@arthurcrime]

Yes as much as I like this, it would be a real bugger to cart around to gigs, I will pray that they bring out the 61-Key version with the poly aftertouch.

[@oleandersrberg8061]

Whoooa...a little Lyle Mays Street Dreams after 10.00. Beautiful!

[@mark.sismore]

Fantastic demo Matt, I’ve just chopped my Wave 2 in for an M6 and I am absolutely smitten with it. If I’d been in the audience I would have been whooping & hollering 😂

[@AudioAtmos]

Great demo, Matt! I’m already blown away by my M8x, the new upcoming OS 2.0 is going to be insane. The AN-X patch near the beginning right before the Felt Piano was next level out there.

[@ProfessorSynth]

Fantastic as ever Matt👍

[@vanessajazp6341]

Love love love my Montage M!! As usual, Matt does a magnificent job of demonstrating the keyboard.

[@synthiefire3940]

Awesome Performer with Great Sounds 😊

[@kimhebert9905]

Sounds Great🎶🎶

[@RemixSample]

Brilliant! Great demo!

[@Songwirer]

What a machine and what a player honestly

[@bronxcartel6193]

Love ya Matt! ❤️

[@Dolores5000]

Total badass

[@runestone1337]

Great job Matt! I wish I was in the audience!

[@Sharon-music]

How did i miss this!!!!! God damn it I was there. Next year.

[@etpslick100]

All I can say I “WOW!”😳🤔🎶❤️👍🏾

[@UFO-Ark]

Any news on the upcoming MODX+ replacement ?

[@trstack]

Tough to get german synth geeks to engage… Having owned a bunch of incredible hardware and software synths over 45 years, I love my Montage M8x

[@davidrahnis7341]

Sounds great. What an amazing tool for the live performer. Seems like you could replace a couple earlier gen keyboards with just one of these.

[@synthverkstad2093]

All good with demos of the amazing Montage but when will it be widely available to buy in Europe? Out of stock! And never really been in stock.

[@antonioperillo1182]

Hallo Matt, you're a great demo player, really!! What's your opinion about Fantom X?

[@user-xj8yl2dh4p]

Expressiveness. Try expression 😄. Great playing lad . A really nice demo

[@Bonamici]

💙💛

[@supercompooper]

Ooooh the Shade he threw!!!! Anyone picked up on it? 😅

[@nik_elektrik]

Making players want to program and making programmers want to play.

[@OneTrueSonOfGod]

Due to some negative feedback of this keyboard I am altering the comment I made to. Matt Johnson played this keyboard, and everyone is different there is no such thing as better or good, in either keyboards or life forms. Original: "Matt Johnson is better than this keyboard."

[@davgal93]

Et quel clavier est meilleur que Matt?

[@OneTrueSonOfGod]

​@@davgal93💬🤔Maybe that keyboard from the movie big.. more likely none though, at best an equality could be achieved through working to produce a keyboard in collaboration with the makers.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Matt mentions the DX7 electric piano sound and how it was overheard. The historic pitfall of the DX7 is how patching on it was discouraged (save one product made in Germany called the DX Programmer that never made it out). Wouldn’t it be great to know for sure that Yamaha fully nipped that setback in the bud with Montage.

[@tommy2nes]

Why is it sooooooo big!?

[@jfn467]

Size matters!🤣

[@xfloodcasual8124]

Tone on the Montage is just not great anymore. Their stage pianos have analog output boards for a much more natural tone.

[@TeddyLeppard]

Bummer that the audience is so reserved, but I suppose a convention such as this is almost like a bunch of magicians trying to outdo each other.

[@PawelSzuszkiewiczMODX8]

Sorry to say but what is shown here does not show real potential of this instrument. Yamaha should re-think how they promote their synths that are quite expensive.

[@RayyMusik]

Matt was doing an excellent job like always. You don‘t expect anyone to demo *all* features of this monster keyboard in just 20 minutes, do you?

[@PawelSzuszkiewiczMODX8]

@@RayyMusik Matt's performance was impressive as always since he's a great keyboardist. However, my point was that there are many similar videos showing the Montage being played like a stage piano. I was hoping to see more full arrangement performances that showcase the full potential of this synth. This video, while great, felt like another missed opportunity to highlight how this synth sounds in more complex performance scenarios. That's just my humble opinion; I respect that you may disagree.

[@scarsstitches636]

The M8X is $8000 where i live. No thanks. Bye.

[@OneTrueSonOfGod]

Matt Johnson is better than this keyboard.

[@trstack]

Matt can make anything sound great…it’s the player not the gear.

[@OneTrueSonOfGod]

What I should have said was. This keyboard has a neat key pressure effect. It would be nice to see a more vintage presentation of the machine casing, in my opinion. Matt plays the piano well, and is nice.

[@trstack]

@@OneTrueSonOfGod Do you mean the patches he played or the physical design of the M8x? I own an M8x and can spend hours using the PolyAftertouch to play CS80 like patches.

[@OneTrueSonOfGod]

@@trstack I have an affinity towards the style of the 60s in the design look. I think the sound is good yet I will always prefer acoustic sounds to synthetics.

[@AudioAtmos]

⁠​⁠@@OneTrueSonOfGod Sort of an odd comment considering this is a synthesizer. I also love great acoustic sounds which this has incredible ability to produce. However, the one complaint I had with the demos from Yamaha when it first came out was that most were showing off the playing talent of the person doing the demo using just generic piano and electric piano sounds. I bought my M8x on the first day it was introduced and was always wanting the demos to show the real power of this beast. Since then there have been better demos like this one where the talent of the musician is great, but the power of the synth takes precedence.

[@lenochod7950]

This workstation sounds like a typical modern plasticky digital trash. My collection of expensive vintage synths will eat this crap for breakfast anytime🍰☕