Snippets and mini-facts about who is using Roland and Boss gear, what they're working on and where you can see them play. See you down the front row...
Luke Pritchard, the lead singer of The Kooks taken during their Roland Session
Ali using the V-Piano at a recent showcase
The Hold Steady are streaming a track from forthcoming album on Pitchforkmedia.com
MGMT have announced details of a new UK and Ireland tour for September
The current issue of NME is Mumford and Sons' first ever NME cover
MGMT have offered their new album 'Congratulations' as a free stream on their website after it leaked elsewhere online
Craig Blundell is one of the foremost and busiest V-Drums Demonstrators in the world. He is just about to release his long awaited debut solo album.
With lead singer Fyfe Dangerfield busy putting the finishing touches to album number three, all is looking healthy in camp Guillemots. Drummer Greig Stewart is still using his beloved SPD-S sampling pad to help them along. Recording the record in an old synagogue is one of the reasons we love the band, and make it all worth the wait.
Moby chooses Roland V-Piano. A whale of a time had by all...
We wanted to get the shiny new V-Piano in front of Gary Barlow: singer, song writer, and architect of the biggest comeback since Halley’s Comet.
Their most famous work is the 2000 international hit I See You Baby, remixed by Fatboy Slim in the big beat style - with the repeated chorus line "Shakin' that ass," as heard in Renault Mégane advertisements. They’re currently using the full range of Roland acoustic triggers, Boss pedals and the expressive RD-700SX stage piano. This year, these statesmen of dance are about to joint-headline the opening of ‘Wonderland’ club night at Ibiza’s Eden club with DJ Pete Tong and they are also doing loads of summer European festivals including their very own ‘Lovebox’ in London. The new Groove Armada EP, released in partnership with Bacardi B-Live, is now available to download from iTunes.
With their new Boss RE-20 Space Echo fully onboard, the dance legends continue to make innovative and classic dance music. Plus, with Blue Lines named as the number one in the top 50 dance albums of all time in Mix Mag, it’s just another day at the office for the Bristol act. Did we mention they just received an Ivor Novello award for outstanding contribution to British Music? Go and see why when they tour later in the year...
Having recently had their Roland SH-201 custom covered in white (see www.customsynth.co.uk for the pics), the band have all gone for the new TU-1000 tuners which will feature in the new Captain COSM comic strip (see them in Total Guitar mag). The boys from Leeds are about to embark on USA tour with Green Day in July. As for you gamers out there, they have a new song to be featured on Guitar Hero 5 due out in September this year.
22 years on, and 45 million album sales under their belts, you would think that Iron Maiden might want to take it easy. Think again. New DVD called ‘Flight 666’ follows the band on their recent world tour where singer Bruce Dickenson actually flies the band on his special ‘eddie’ Iron Maiden Jet. With their GR-20 guitar synthesizer always present in the hold of the plane, it was always going to be a smooth ride.... Up the Irons!
Singer Richard Archer recently had a demo of the new Roland V-Piano (not suprisingly they loved it)
Mumford & Sons and The Temper Trap confirmed for Bestival
Kele planning solo date and record