Search results
Apr 2, 2017 · The BBC reports that Roland Corporation founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, a legendary engineer and musical innovator, has died at age 87. Kakehashi was behind the creation of the Roland TR-808 drum ...
May 19, 2018 · The paint mark was applied at the Roland factory in the late 1970’s to identify these transistors as having a unique characteristic to be used as the noise source for Roland’s new drum machine, the TR-808 Rhythm Composer. How exactly Mr Kakehashi found these specific parts is not known, he would have had a relationship with the ...
Apr 3, 2017 · Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of Roland and the man who helped to create a slew of iconic drum machines and synths, has died at the age of 87. Kakehashi founded Roland in the 1970s, having previously created drum machines with Ace Tone branding. At Roland, he presided over a golden age of product innovation, giving the world not only the TR ...
Apr 8, 2017 · Kakehashi lead Roland for four decades, and under his watch a plethora of iconic instruments were released, including the 808’s follow up the 909, the SH 101 analogue synthesizer, and the TB-303, an analogue synth that's almost as iconic as the 808. The 303 was the defining instrument of the acid house scene.
Roland Marvin Carter is an American composer and conductor, largely of choral music. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Carter studied music education at Hampton University, from which he received a BA, and New York University, from which he received his MA; he studied piano, choral music, and composition. From 1965 until 1989 he taught music at Hampton University, chairing the department of ...
The Roland Corporation and its founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi, have had a lasting impact on popular music and culture. This episode explores the circumstances that led Mr. Kakehashi to found one of the biggest musical instrument companies in the world. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Podcast Page.
Roland Corporation (ローランド株式会社, Rōrando Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment, and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on 18 April 1972. In 2005, its headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. [2]
