Hi everyone
Whilst perusing the net today for some stuff, I found this rather excellent article from around 2004 by SOS's Gordon Reid.
It's about the history of Roland and their main man Ikutaro Kakehashi:
https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov04/ ... roland.htm
Not only is it a rather inspiring story about the determination of Ikutaro Kakehashi overcoming considerable odds (not least a 'terminal' illness as a young man) on quite a few occasions, but it is also a very interesting article about the creation of synthesizers, electronic drums and other wonderful beasts from the 1970s and beyond.
It fascinated me anyway!
Cheers.
Now back to that stuff again...
A rather brilliant old article by SOS about the history of Roland and overcoming hurdles
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- KVRian
- 658 posts since 24 Oct, 2005
Great read, thanks for sharing. I'm only at '75, but it doesn't get boring, gonna finish it. Great chronicles.
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- KVRAF
- 5223 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
*wonders why 'terminal' illness was in 'quotes'*
*notices he celebrated a 75th birthday*
Mystery solved
It's great when doctors tell someone they're going to die and they're like "nope".
Roland, on the other hand, seem to have died a death somewhat, though there's no denying they were once a giant.
*notices he celebrated a 75th birthday*
Mystery solved
It's great when doctors tell someone they're going to die and they're like "nope".
Roland, on the other hand, seem to have died a death somewhat, though there's no denying they were once a giant.
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- KVRian
- 659 posts since 25 Sep, 2010