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  • 3Insights
  • 4Instruments

Created by Kim Bjørn with Roland's full cooperation, Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC is a 400-page, beautifully illustrated hardcover book that tells the comprehensive story of Roland's 50 years of history, passion, people, creativity, and the machines that drive them.

Readers will enjoy more than 90+ colorful interviews with world-renowned artists and Roland designers, discussing their relationships with the instruments and making music. The book offers deep insights into the worldwide Roland culture, and a timeline traces Roland's history from its humble beginnings under founder Ikutaro Kakehashi to its current place as a worldwide leader in music technology.

In this celebration of innovation and creativity, readers are introduced to a world of artists, DJs and producers through insightful stories and interviews, including: Thomas Dolby, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Ali Stone, Omar Hakim, Sister Bliss, Howard Jones, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Peaches, Culture Club producer Steve Levine, Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits, Clive Deamer of Radiohead, Gingger Shankar, Swizz Beatz, Rachel Z, Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Nita Strauss, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Steve Stevens, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Buffy Sainte-Marie, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, Yana Reznik, Rance Dopson, Bonnie McIntosh, The Egyptian Lover, and many more.

INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
  • Author: Kim Bjørn
  • Foreword by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • 60+ feature articles covering 50 years of music tech history
  • 90+ interviews and stories with artists and engineers
  • 100+ instruments with detailed insights
  • 400 colorful pages printed on high-quality, certified-ecofriendly paper
  • Hardcover format: 9.8 x 9.8"
Insights
Few music companies have had Roland's sheer technological impact. INSPIRE THE MUSIC details the creation of new instruments doing undreamed-of things: rhythm boxes that played what you told them to, guitars that could make any sound imaginable, grand pianos that didn't need strings, drum kits you could carry in one hand; all seen from within the music world in which they were born, and within the musical universe they helped create.
Instruments
Roland's music machines have inspired stories, legends, and outright myths. Through research and interviews with Roland's designers, the book tells the amazing true stories behind gear like the JUPITER-8 and other iconic synthesizers, the Space Echo and its role in the roots of Jamaican dub culture, the Octapad's conquest of Indian music, the Loop Stations' reinvention of composition and performance, the inspiration and promise of MIDI, how sampling married synthesis, beatboxes and stompboxes and grooveboxes, including the genre-defining TR-808, TR-909, TB-303, and much more.

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  • Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC: 50 Years of Roland History
    Table of Contents
    • Description
    • INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
    • Insights
    • Instruments

    Bjooks 012 Specs

    Author
    Kim Bjørn
    Publisher
    Bjooks
    Publication Date
    September 1, 2022
    Edition
    1st
    ISBN Number
    9.7888E+12
    Number of Pages
    400
    Cover Type
    Hard
    Illustrations
    Yes
    Dimensions
    9.8 x 9.8 x 1.0" / 24.9 x 24.9 x 2.5 cm
    Packaging Info
    Package Weight
    3.955 lb
    Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
    10.3 x 10.2 x 1"

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    Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC: 50 Years of Roland History

    Bjooks 012 Overview

    • 1Description
    • 2INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
    • 3Insights
    • 4Instruments

    Created by Kim Bjørn with Roland's full cooperation, Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC is a 400-page, beautifully illustrated hardcover book that tells the comprehensive story of Roland's 50 years of history, passion, people, creativity, and the machines that drive them.

    Readers will enjoy more than 90+ colorful interviews with world-renowned artists and Roland designers, discussing their relationships with the instruments and making music. The book offers deep insights into the worldwide Roland culture, and a timeline traces Roland's history from its humble beginnings under founder Ikutaro Kakehashi to its current place as a worldwide leader in music technology.

    In this celebration of innovation and creativity, readers are introduced to a world of artists, DJs and producers through insightful stories and interviews, including: Thomas Dolby, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Ali Stone, Omar Hakim, Sister Bliss, Howard Jones, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Peaches, Culture Club producer Steve Levine, Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits, Clive Deamer of Radiohead, Gingger Shankar, Swizz Beatz, Rachel Z, Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Nita Strauss, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Steve Stevens, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Buffy Sainte-Marie, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, Yana Reznik, Rance Dopson, Bonnie McIntosh, The Egyptian Lover, and many more.

    INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
    • Author: Kim Bjørn
    • Foreword by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
    • 60+ feature articles covering 50 years of music tech history
    • 90+ interviews and stories with artists and engineers
    • 100+ instruments with detailed insights
    • 400 colorful pages printed on high-quality, certified-ecofriendly paper
    • Hardcover format: 9.8 x 9.8"
    Insights
    Few music companies have had Roland's sheer technological impact. INSPIRE THE MUSIC details the creation of new instruments doing undreamed-of things: rhythm boxes that played what you told them to, guitars that could make any sound imaginable, grand pianos that didn't need strings, drum kits you could carry in one hand; all seen from within the music world in which they were born, and within the musical universe they helped create.
    Instruments
    Roland's music machines have inspired stories, legends, and outright myths. Through research and interviews with Roland's designers, the book tells the amazing true stories behind gear like the JUPITER-8 and other iconic synthesizers, the Space Echo and its role in the roots of Jamaican dub culture, the Octapad's conquest of Indian music, the Loop Stations' reinvention of composition and performance, the inspiration and promise of MIDI, how sampling married synthesis, beatboxes and stompboxes and grooveboxes, including the genre-defining TR-808, TR-909, TB-303, and much more.

    In the Box

    • Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC: 50 Years of Roland History
      Table of Contents
      • Description
      • INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
      • Insights
      • Instruments

      Bjooks 012 Specs

      Author
      Kim Bjørn
      Publisher
      Bjooks
      Publication Date
      September 1, 2022
      Edition
      1st
      ISBN Number
      9.7888E+12
      Number of Pages
      400
      Cover Type
      Hard
      Illustrations
      Yes
      Dimensions
      9.8 x 9.8 x 1.0" / 24.9 x 24.9 x 2.5 cm
      Packaging Info
      Package Weight
      3.955 lb
      Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
      10.3 x 10.2 x 1"

      All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

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      Bjooks 012 Overview

      • 1Description
      • 2INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
      • 3Insights
      • 4Instruments

      Created by Kim Bjørn with Roland's full cooperation, Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC is a 400-page, beautifully illustrated hardcover book that tells the comprehensive story of Roland's 50 years of history, passion, people, creativity, and the machines that drive them.

      Readers will enjoy more than 90+ colorful interviews with world-renowned artists and Roland designers, discussing their relationships with the instruments and making music. The book offers deep insights into the worldwide Roland culture, and a timeline traces Roland's history from its humble beginnings under founder Ikutaro Kakehashi to its current place as a worldwide leader in music technology.

      In this celebration of innovation and creativity, readers are introduced to a world of artists, DJs and producers through insightful stories and interviews, including: Thomas Dolby, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Ali Stone, Omar Hakim, Sister Bliss, Howard Jones, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Peaches, Culture Club producer Steve Levine, Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits, Clive Deamer of Radiohead, Gingger Shankar, Swizz Beatz, Rachel Z, Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Nita Strauss, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Steve Stevens, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Buffy Sainte-Marie, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, Yana Reznik, Rance Dopson, Bonnie McIntosh, The Egyptian Lover, and many more.

      INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
      • Author: Kim Bjørn
      • Foreword by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
      • 60+ feature articles covering 50 years of music tech history
      • 90+ interviews and stories with artists and engineers
      • 100+ instruments with detailed insights
      • 400 colorful pages printed on high-quality, certified-ecofriendly paper
      • Hardcover format: 9.8 x 9.8"
      Insights
      Few music companies have had Roland's sheer technological impact. INSPIRE THE MUSIC details the creation of new instruments doing undreamed-of things: rhythm boxes that played what you told them to, guitars that could make any sound imaginable, grand pianos that didn't need strings, drum kits you could carry in one hand; all seen from within the music world in which they were born, and within the musical universe they helped create.
      Instruments
      Roland's music machines have inspired stories, legends, and outright myths. Through research and interviews with Roland's designers, the book tells the amazing true stories behind gear like the JUPITER-8 and other iconic synthesizers, the Space Echo and its role in the roots of Jamaican dub culture, the Octapad's conquest of Indian music, the Loop Stations' reinvention of composition and performance, the inspiration and promise of MIDI, how sampling married synthesis, beatboxes and stompboxes and grooveboxes, including the genre-defining TR-808, TR-909, TB-303, and much more.

      In the Box

      • Bjooks INSPIRE THE MUSIC: 50 Years of Roland History
        Table of Contents
        • Description
        • INSPIRE THE MUSIC at a Glance
        • Insights
        • Instruments

        Bjooks 012 Specs

        Author
        Kim Bjørn
        Publisher
        Bjooks
        Publication Date
        September 1, 2022
        Edition
        1st
        ISBN Number
        9.7888E+12
        Number of Pages
        400
        Cover Type
        Hard
        Illustrations
        Yes
        Dimensions
        9.8 x 9.8 x 1.0" / 24.9 x 24.9 x 2.5 cm
        Packaging Info
        Package Weight
        3.955 lb
        Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
        10.3 x 10.2 x 1"

        All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
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