Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the sound of 1980s pop, has died aged 87 Kakehashi founded Roland in 1972 after running an ...
The man behind the Roland drum machine and synthesiser range used across the spectrum of popular music since the mid-70s – from Prince to New Order, from Dr Dre to Kraftwerk – has died. Ikutaro ...
Ikutaro Kakehashi's keyboards were popular with electro pioneers such as Jean-Michel Jarre Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the ...
Tokyo, Apr 3 (AFP) Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the sound of 1980s pop, has died aged 87. Trending Now Kakehashi, who won a ...