Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Tetsuo Nishimoto (西元 哲夫) – Rivals & Friends, Connected By MIDI

Tadao Kikumoto (菊本忠男) and Happy Accidents

Chris Meyer-New Vectors In Sound

MIDI From The Inside

John Bowen-The father of factory presets

Seven Years After The Passing of Ikutaro Kakehashi

MIDI Association Lifetime Achievement Awards at April NAMM 2023

Tsutomu Katoh and Korg

Dave Smith and Sequential Circuits

Roger Linn and Roger Linn Design

Tom Oberheim and Oberheim Electronics

Dave Rossum, The Visionary Behind EMU and Rossum Electro

Alan R Pearlman and ARP Synthesizers

Don Buchla-a different approach to sound and life

Bob Moog- The Father of Modern Synthesis

Sequential Circuits Founder Dave Smith has passed away

Ikutaro Kakehashi: The Driving Force Behind MIDI