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Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi has died at age 87


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http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/01/roland-founder-ikutaro-kakehashi-died-age-87/

 

His contributions to the evolution of music were endless. Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland and mind behind the TR-808 and TB-303, has died at the age of 87. Roland has not yet issued a statement on his death, but Roland developer Tommy Snyder, among others, have confirmed, Synthtopia reports. Synder shared on Facebook: “Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland, father of the TR-909,TR-808, Godfather of MIDI, and someone who I have collaborated with for 38 years, and also considered him as my 2nd father, passed away at the age of 87. He was a super funny, wonderful and gifted human being, and his contributions to the musical instrument world , and music, touched millions of people worldwide. RIP dear Taro.” Kakehashi was awarded a Technical Grammy in 2013 for his contributions to the invention of the MIDI. An author of a handful of books, Kakehashi released his most recent, An Age Without Samples: Originality and Creativity in the Digital World this past January. Listen to FACT-curated playlists highlighting Roland’s TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909.

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his funeral was in the ancient japanese style but instead of the traditional sounds a shinto buddhist monk played a tape recording of a squidge and an 808 cowbell alternating back and forth in some kinda call and response

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Thread should have been in the main Music Discussion forum really + hardly any responses at all ?

So many records, scenes & careers launched off the back of those machines.

 

RIP Ikutaro san.

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