Yamaha Genos Digital Workstation

Ashley Gorley on songwriting and the Yamaha Genos Digital Workstation

Genos, the latest flagship Digital Workstation from Yamaha, is an incredibly inspiring songwriting tool as well as a powerful performance and studio instrument. Prolific Nashville songwriter, Ashley Gorley, was asked by Yamaha to spend some time working with the Genos and then to give us his thoughts. Ashley has written dozens of number one singles and has over three hundred songs recorded by several prominent artists. Here, we get a glimpse into Ashley’s process and we learn why he thinks the Genos is a terrific songwriting companion.

Beth Nielsen Chapman on songwriting and the Yamaha Genos Digital Workstation

Genos, the latest flagship Digital Workstation from Yamaha, is an incredibly inspiring songwriting tool as well as a powerful performance and studio instrument. Yamaha reached out to Nashville hit songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman and asked her to work with Genos for a while and let us know what she thought about the instrument. Beth has written for dozens of pop and country stars including Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings, and was recently inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame. Here, Beth describes her passion for writing and talks to us about how the Genos inspires her and makes her process both easier and quicker.