Find out how the Los Angeles nonprofit organization has played a key role in helping participants secure both housing and employment.
Drummer, DJ, and electronic visionary Rusty Egan helped shape Britain's New Romantic pulse—from Visage's "Fade to Grey" to the Blitz Club.
From droning electronic pieces to spiritual soundscapes, these records offer a beautiful entry point into this immersive genre.
The Grammy Award-winning producer behind scores of massive hits traces his signature sound to his Roland beginnings.
The outfit's latest rekindles its bond with the Metropole Orkest, as Bill Laurance’s harmonic style enters new orchestral and jazz frontiers.
An intimate quest for connection, the latest release from TEED is a shimmering, memory-soaked blend of tender synths and emotional clarity.
For these Edmonton synth provocateurs, punk is more than a genre. Find out how the term grounds them in decades of DIY efforts.
Jazz, hip-hop, classical, and experimental sounds coalesce in the bassist's music. Find out how he's created a space for his unique style.
The Roland and BOSS Lifetime Achievement Awards honor artists while providing a timeline of how these musicians and instruments shaped music.
METZ discusses the band’s history, helping small venues survive, and playing their new album live at the Toronto Opera House.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the TR-808 and 808 Day, Tadao Kikumoto graciously offered his time for this exclusive conversation.
Roland was a key part of the sampling movement—redefining what music could be. Take a guided tour of Roland samplers from past to present
It’s been a long journey for the tech house genre. We trace its history and development from the earliest days to the present.
At the heart of Tangerine Dream’s hypnotic “White Eagle” lies a secret—one kept between the band and a pair of JUPITER-8s.
Leftfield came from the same primordial soup as the greatest British dance acts. Explore this iconic track and the TB-303's role in it.
Detroit’s enigmatic duo Drexciya submerged themselves in Afrofuturist myth. "Rublicks Cube" is a transcendent TR-606 classic.
Here's how the artist's omnipresent '90s hit "Praise You" harnessed the Roland TB-303 to become a radio and dancefloor sensation.
Here's how the 1984 Queen single flipped the script on their musical direction, ushering in a new wave of success for the group.
Heywood is a lifelong Californian who now splits time between Los Angeles and the high desert. He is co-founder of the record label Chain Letter Collective and founded Chain Letter Press as a publishing home for both his creative output and copywriting. He lives with his spouse and their dog, Scully.
Jamie is Artist Relations Manager for Roland Europe Group. A walking musical encyclopedia, he's also an avid trivia fan with interests in numerous areas.
Kristin Michael Robinson is a freelance music journalist, musician, entrepreneur, publicist, and graduate of USC's Thornton School of Music. Her work appears in Variety, Ones to Watch, Lady Gunn, and The Noise.
Simon is a musician, drummer, software designer, sound engineer, and V-Drums Specialist for Roland Australia.
When I launched my first crowdfunding campaign, I had only seven Spotify followers. The project raised over $26,000 for my project.
We’re spending more time than ever in front of computers and need a screen break. It can feel like we’re bouncing between platforms all day.
From oil paintings to digital illustration, sculptures to industrial design, synthesizers as art are finally shining in the limelight.
2020 certainly hasn’t been a typical summer, but at least the world has had one reliable constant: good indie music. Here's a playlist to prove it.
Learn how the biggest musical acts are challenging audience attention spans by releasing lengthy albums in today's marketplace.