“Mum, I want to learn to play the drums”. It’s strange how some sentences have the power to evoke fear in a parent when spoken by their child. My son Jamie (JJ) is eight years old. I have to admit, he does enjoy hitting things with sticks so maybe I should have seen this coming. I took a breath and said, “Wow, drums! Really? Why the drums?” Apparently, in
Learning to produce your own music can be one of the most fulfilling things you can do as an artist. There’s no better way to
Australia’s leading musical export, The Wiggles, found that a TD-9 made child’s play of touring. Allan Leibowitz caught up with the man who chose the kit. Contributed by
Contributed by Roland US Team Download a PDF version of the Roland Synthesizer Chronicle, 1973 through 2010. 2014: SYSTEM-1 In the spirit of its predecessors (SYSTEM-100,
Pete Thorn’s Demo of the OD-1X OverDrive & DS-1X Distortion Effects Pedals BOSS OD-1X OverDrive and DS-1X Distortion Guitar nerd Pete Thorn, delivers a detailed demo of
Omar Hakim’s incredible groove and highly musical approach to drumming make him one of the most sought-after and talked about musicians the world over. In particular, his
Contributed by Josh Munday – Tone Designer Back in 2012, BOSS launched their flagship multi-effects unit, the GT-100. At NAMM 2014 BOSS released a powerful
Some of the most inspiring stories of the music industry come not from the bright-shining stars but from the slow-burning musicians and artists, whose songwriting
Ok then…. I will! When I was a young fella, the song everyone was singing was “It’s a small world after all…” But that was
Here’s something you may not realise about great digital pianos… Digital pianos are great, but truly great digital pianos are rare. This is because getting
Hit the Ground Running with the FA-06/FA-08 Contributed by Ed Diaz (Roland US Team) If you’ve used some of Roland’s earlier workstations, you’re probably familiar
To many people, the Roland SPD-SX has nothing in common with the Roland TM-2. It’s almost like they are rivals. Chalk and cheese. But it
In 1982 George Thorogood and The Destroyers released a song that went on to contain one of the most recognizable guitar riffs of all time…Bad
By Corey Fournier and Jim Bybee (Roland US Team) Photo: Liz Linder Darcel Wilson is assistant professor of eartraining and voice at the esteemed Berklee
Contributed by Josh Munday – Tone Designer The Eagles ‘Hotel California’ has one of the most recognisable guitar solos of all time and it featured
In our earlier Roland TM-2 article we covered the basics of the TM-2 and triggering an acoustic kit. Let’s continue to get the kit triggered
Have you ever wondered how your favourite guitar tone was created? Most of us have. It’s not uncommon to hear a great guitar riff and
Josh discovers the secret to that classic ‘Smoke on the Water’ tone. If you’re going to ask someone to provide some educational and insightful articles
Contributed by David Jiang for the Roland Australia Blog Have you ever found your perfect tone, then plugged your instrument into a PA or recording desk
It’s hard to believe that this classic rock song is now 40 years old! Often cited as the turning point Brian May has gone on