Roland has unveiled a new headquarters in Japan that unites R&D and administration staff under one roof in an inspiring workspace.
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Members of the Glastonbury Class of 2025—Colm Conlan, Dani Bernard, and Will White—give us the inside scoop from the festival this year.
Musical mad scientist Dolly Spectra discusses using her body as a MIDI controller in performance, community, and the future of electronic pop.
Stunning and adventurous, Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano combines sound, design, and connectivity into an instrument of the future.
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Roland’s New Global Headquarters: Inside the Inspiration Hub
Adam Douglas
Roland has unveiled a new headquarters in Japan that unites R&D and administration staff under one roof in an inspiring workspace.
Scene Report: Glastonbury 2025
Ari Rosenschein
Members of the Glastonbury Class of 2025—Colm Conlan, Dani Bernard, and Will White—give us the inside scoop from the festival this year.
On the Move: Dolly Spectra and Gestural Performance Technology
Carolyn Shlensky
Musical mad scientist Dolly Spectra discusses using her body as a MIDI controller in performance, community, and the future of electronic pop.
Soaring Sound: Meet the Piano of the Future, the Roland 50th Anniversary Concept Piano
Adam Douglas
Stunning and adventurous, Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano combines sound, design, and connectivity into an instrument of the future.
How Roland Cloud Gives Music Students an Edge
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Find out how Point Blank and educator Angela Piva use Roland Cloud to help students master music production, beatmaking, synthesis, and more.
Yuri Suzuki and the Making of 808303.studio
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Artist/designer/musician Yuri Suzuki talks about his love of Roland gear, creating 808303.studio, and musical life during quarantine.
What’s Collab and How Can Musicians Use it?
Ari Rosenschein
Collab is a new iOS app from New Product Experimentation (NPE) at Facebook that helps people make music together. Learn how to utilize it.
Matt Workman: Behind Drummer XR and Cine Tracer
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Drummer XR blends drumming, green screen, and mixed-reality professional Matt Workman’s immersive 3D world-building chops.
ECHO: Christopher Kah’s 3D Audio Experience
SIRMA
Electronic music producer Christopher Kah highlights Roland instruments in ECHO, his new immersive 3D audio performances.
Let the Algorithm Take Control?
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Take a deep dive into the way streaming recommendations work—and how online algorithms shape our musical listening habits.
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