Roland 50th Anniversary celebration
Roland is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022 and is kicking off the milestone year with the 'Roland at 50' website.
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Roland is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022 and is kicking off the milestone year with the 'Roland at 50' website.
Reports confirm that Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland, Ace Tone and ATV has died, aged 87.
As Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi celebrates his 75th birthday, we conclude our history of this innovative company by coming right up to the end of 2004...
The recession of the early '90s was difficult for many companies — but not Roland. Diversifying still further from their roots as a maker of synthesizers and organs, they emerged stronger, encompassing almost every area of hi-tech musical instrument manufacture.
Roland made their name with analogue synths and effects, but by the mid-1980s, they needed to go digital to remain competitive. It was a leap into the unknown for the company, but it ushered in a golden era...
This month, we see how Roland survived some tricky times at the start of the 1980s, and how founder Ikutaro Kakehashi ensured that they were well-placed to take advantage of technological developments over the following few years.
The Roland name is almost synonymous with music technology — there can't be an SOS reader who has not made use of their instruments at some time. As founder Ikutaro Kakehashi approaches his 75th birthday, we begin a journey through the company's extraordinary history...