Mike Overlin's greatest claim to fame is to be the father of two amazing kids, Brittney Michelle and Brandon James Overlin. In addition to that, Mike is the Director of Worship Resources for Yamaha Corporation of America, the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instruments and a leader in Pro Audio gear. His two major aptitudes are music and photography and these along with a spattering of other interests - sailing, motorcycles and off-road activities - occupy the majority of his time. (Outside of his family of course!) The main focus of his job is to be the liaison between Yamaha and the contemporary worship market providing a point of contact for all things Yamaha. With an emphasis on training, Mike has been able to build strong relationships with a number of influential organizations in the worship community. EMI/Worship Together, Integrity, Lifeway and Cokesbury to name a few. He has also had the opportunity to perform with some of his favorite artists including Paul Baloche, Tommy Walker, Lenny LeBlanc, Rick Cua, Tom Lane and Leane Albrecht.

Some of his most valuable partnerships are with a number of companies that have seen fit to dedicate like minded staff to interface with this market as well. Mike does much of his training for the worship community with Doug Gould from Shure, Dan Craik of Yamaha Commercial Audio, Daryl Sutton of Martin Lighting and Paul Jackson from Media Shout. In 2005, Mike and Doug began discussing a training model that would allow their companies to provide in-depth, comprehensive training to the worship musician and worship technician. These early talks led to the partnership of Yamaha, Shure, Yamaha Commercial Audio and Martin Lighting and the Worship Arts Technology Summit, or WATS.

With a strong background in recording and live audio, Mike brings a unique mixture of technologist and musician to what he does for Yamaha. He earned two gold records for engineering while owner and head engineer of Studio One Recording in Riverside California. The two groups he worked with that earned these awards were the 2 Live Crew and a producer named Arabian Prince who brought in a group of five female rappers called JJFAd. The 2 Live Crew song was called “Throw That D***K” and the JJFAD hit was a tune called “Supersonic” that quickly became one of the theme songs for the Seattle Supersonics.