Tommy Walker – The Worship Musician
Tommy Walker stops by Roland studios to shoot an RC-300 Loop Station artist impressions video. We caught Tommy on break to discuss his history with BOSS and Roland products and also to catch up. More
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Synth Legends – Howard Jones | JUPITER-80
Published by Arturiaweb on Mar 21, 2007
Now available for your JUPITER-50 and JUPITER-80 is the legendary JUPITER-8. Get your free JUPITER Synth Legends Volume 1 sound collection download here. In the meantime, here are some JUPITER-8 facts.
Unlike anything else, the JUPITER-8 had a split keyboard, oscillator sync, cross modulation and polyphonic portamento. Its broad sonic range meant the electro pop community quickly adopted it as their synth of choice, and it appeared on the roster of stadium-filling artists such Duran Duran, Heaven 17, Howard Jones, and Erasure. Its big, room-filling sound defined the pop-music of a generation. More
Synth Legends
Published by endlessdrifter on Feb 14, 2006
In honor of the JUPITER Synth Legends, Volume 1, this post is dedicated to the real life legends who pioneered the movement during the golden era of synthesizers. The above video, “Synthesizer Medley” features Howard Jones, Herbie Hancock, Thomas Dolby, and Stevie Wonder during the 1985 Grammy® Award Ceremony in Los Angeles, California. We chose this video as it symbolizes the time in history that made many of these sounds legendary. More
Steve Stevens V-Guitar Experience Interview
On Thursday, November 8th, Steve Stevens demonstrated his playing style and his use of guitar synths at the V-Guitar Experience event at Guitar Center in Hollywood, California. On stage with Steve were the GR-55 guitar synth and the G-5 Stratocaster®. The V-guitar experience tour consisted of 20 dates that started on September 22 through November 25th in various locations around the world. More
Guitar Amp Rountable Discussion Part 1
On Friday, November 2, 2012 Roland invited three of the top guitarists and industry veterans to Burbank California for a round table discussion on guitar amps. They discussed the past, present, and future of various amps and their use in popular music. For this first installment, legendary guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter shares his thoughts about the shoot and his time with Roland’s newest guitar amps, the GA-112 and GA-212.
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Steve Stevens Demos The G-5 Strat
In this video Steve Stevens demonstrates the Roland G-5 V-Guitar and the plethora of sounds it covers. We could continue to write about the demo but it wouldn’t give justice to Steve’s talent or the product so just check out the video. More
Netsky Live On Tour – Autumn/Winter 2012
We just received a really cool update from Michael Schack who’s currently on tour with Netsky (Boris Daenen). Micheal is responsible for keeping pace with the frantic drum and bass BPM that Netsky is known for. In our iPad user’s group magazine we asked Michael how fast he has to drum to which he answered, “The average tempo is like 175 beats per minute, but after an hour it feels more like 198!” More
Artist Relations Update – Michael “Nomad” Ripoll
Meet Michael “Nomad” Ripoll, our newest addition to the family. Michael is a music veteran with credits and experience that spans decades. As a professional guitarist, he has worked and played with many of the most respected artists in the music world. He remains committed to pushing the envelope and has broadened his career by seeking and securing opportunities in other facets of the industry such as operating as Musical Director for world renowned artists such as Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, composing for film & television, and teaching guitar. More
Behind the Scenes at Rock Camp
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach jams with campers at Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp‘s in-ear equipped recording studio on the casino floor of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and then gives his advice to campers.
Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis on RD-700NX
You may know him from Guns N’ Roses, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Alice Cooper, Bruce Willis and the Boxing Ganhis but most recently Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis has been counseling the campers of Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp. We caught up with Teddy in Las Vegas last week for his take on Roland’s RD-700NX stage piano, check out what he had to say. More