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Roland TR-808
Original title: ローランド・TR-808
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The TR-808 is a drum machine released by Roland in 1980, highly regarded as a classic. From its name “808,” it is colloquially called “yaoya” in Japan. Manufactured from 1980 to 1983, with 12,000 units produced. Its price at the time was 150,000 yen.
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Ikutaro Kakehashi
Born in Osaka in 1930. Opened Kakehashi Musen (an electrical appliance store) in 1954. Founded the electronic musical instrument manufacturer Ace Electronic Industries, Inc. in 1960 and a joint venture with the American Hammond company in 1968. Left both companies in 1972 and founded Roland. Released a succession of innovative electronic musical instruments, including world firsts. Received an honorary doctorate in music from Berklee College of Music in the United States in 1991. Established the Roland Foundation for Art and Culture in 1994 and became its chairman. In 2000, left his handprints and signature at Hollywood’s RockWalk in the United States in recognition of his enormous contribution to the music world through technological innovations in electronic musical instruments. Received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from m.i.p.a, an organization of music/instrument magazines from countries around the world, in 2002. In 2005, received the title of honorary professor from China’s Central Conservatory of Music for his global contributions through the development of electronic musical instruments and his major influence on their spread within China. This was the first time the school had awarded an honorary professorship to someone other than a musician, and he was the second Japanese recipient after conductor Seiji Ozawa. In 2008, received an honorary professorship from the University of Glamorgan in Britain in recognition of his contributions to the music industry and music education. In 2013/2, jointly received the “Technical GRAMMY Award” from The Recording Academy with Mr. Dave Smith (former president of Sequential Circuits). This recognized his efforts to establish “MIDI” as a universal worldwide standard for electronic musical instruments regardless of manufacturer, and the MIDI standard’s subsequent contributions to the music industry. His book “Music Is My Life’s Work: Dreams Devoted to Developing Electronic Musical Instruments” (Ongaku no Tomo Sha) has also been published in the United States, Germany, Taiwan, and China. His motto is “Simple & Straight.”
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TR-808はローランドが1980年に発売したリズムマシン。名機として高く評価されている。「808」という名から日本では俗に「やおや」とも呼ばれる。1980年から1983年にかけて製造され、製造台数は1万2千台。当時の価格は15万円だった。
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梯 郁太郎
1930年大阪生まれ。1954年カケハシ無線(電器店)を開業。1960年に電子楽器製造会社のエース電子工業(株)を、1968年に米国ハモンド社との合弁会社を設立。1972年両社を退社し、ローランドを設立。世界初を含む革新的な電子楽器を次々と発表。1991年には米国バークリー音楽大学から名誉音楽博士号を授与される。1994年に、ローランド芸術文化振興財団を設立して、理事長に就任。2000年電子楽器の技術革新による音楽界への多大な貢献により、アメリカHollywood’s RockWalkに手形と署名を残す。2002年世界各国の音楽/楽器専門誌で構成されるm.i.p.aの「Lifetime Achievement Award」を受賞。2005年には、電子楽器の開発で世界に貢献し、また中国国内の電子楽器の普及にも大きな影響を与えたその功績に対し、中国の中央音楽学院より名誉教授称号を授与される。音楽家以外の人物に同校の名誉教授号が授与されるのは初めてであり、日本人としては指揮者の小澤征爾氏に次いで二人目の授与となった。2008年には、音楽業界と音楽教育への貢献が称えられ、英国グラモーガン大学より名誉教授の称号を授与される。2013年2月にはThe Recording Academyから「Technical GRAMMY Award(テクニカル・グラミー・アワード)」を、Mr. Dave Smith(元シーケンシャル・サーキット社 社長)と連名で受賞。メーカーを問わない電子楽器の世界共通規格として「MIDI(ミディ)」の制定に尽力し、MIDI規格が、その後の音楽産業に貢献したことが評価された。著書「ライフワークは音楽~電子楽器の開発にかけた夢~」(音楽之友社)は、アメリカ、ドイツ、台湾、中国でも出版されている。モットーは「シンプル&ストレート」。
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