Articles from Roland Corporation

Roland Corporation, a global leader in electronic musical instruments and professional audio gear, has unveiled its latest store, Roland Store Melbourne inside Mannys Music, located in Windsor, a vibrant suburb of Melbourne, Australia. This latest addition will follow the in-store experience, offering an immersive and interactive environment where musicians can explore Roland and BOSS products firsthand. The new store will also feature exclusive high-end pianos, including models not available at other Mannys locations, providing musicians with unparalleled access to Roland’s premium instruments

Roland Corporation and Bandcamp are excited to announce the Bandcamp Sessions Artist Showcase as part of its “NAMM All Access from the Roland Studio” experience at The NAMM Show 2025. This special three-day event, taking place in Anaheim from Thursday, January 23, to Saturday, January 25, 2025, will highlight a curated lineup of talented Los Angeles-based artists brought to you in collaboration with Bandcamp, Hopeless Records, and Snack Shack Tracks.

Roland Corporation, a trailblazer in electronic musical instruments and applications for creators, today announced its support for the upcoming Bandcamp Friday, set to take place on October 4. This initiative, spearheaded by Bandcamp— the online record store and music community where passionate fans discover, connect with and directly support the artists they love—aims to empower artists by eliminating revenue shares, ensuring that all proceeds go directly to them on every Bandcamp Friday.

More than fifty prominent music companies, associations, and institutions globally have added their support to the "Principles for Music Creation with AI." Introduced by Roland Corporation and Universal Music Group (UMG) in March, these Principles are a series of clarifying statements relating to the responsible use of AI in music creation, aiming to protect the essence of music—its human spirit.

Roland Corporation today announced that Representative Director and COO, CIO, Masahiro Minowa, has been appointed Representative Director, CEO, and CIO, effective July 1, 2024. Representative Director and CEO Gordon Raison has stepped down, effective June 30, 2024, for personal reasons.

Today, Roland Corporation announces the Roland Store Tokyo, an immersive retail space offering consumers an in-person music experience showcasing the brand’s latest electronic musical instruments and innovations, including synthesizers, digital pianos, and guitar-related products. Continuing its global mission to deliver exceptional creative experiences for musicians in dedicated, full-scale retail environments, the Tokyo store follows the success of Roland’s first retail store unveiled in London in honor of the brand’s 50th anniversary last year. Now, Roland is bringing this special retail experience to more music lovers around the world with the Roland Store Tokyo opening October 1, 2023.

Roland, a leading manufacturer of electronic musical instruments and professional video products, announced today that the Roland F107 Digital Piano with Roland Piano App, the AIRA Compact Series (T-8, J-6, E-4), and the BRIDGE CAST Dual Bus Gaming Mixer have each won two of the world’s most recognized seals of quality for product design, the 2023 iF Design Award and the 2023 Red Dot Design Award.

Roland announces that on November 21, 2022, judgment was rendered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in the lawsuit which Roland filed against inMusic Brands, Inc. (Headquarter: Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S. "inMusic").

Roland Corporation has officially opened the brand-new Roland Store in the heart of London’s iconic Denmark Street, as part of the continued effort to provide unique in-store experiences globally. Roland, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, is a world-leading electronic musical instrument brand operating through a network of music dealers and store-in-store locations around the globe. The latest Roland Store in London is part of an ongoing global mission to support musicians via creative, engaging, and personalized retail experiences.