Ikutaro Kakehashi
Ikutaro Kakehashi | |
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梯郁太郎 | |
Born | effects units | 7 February 1930
Ikutaro Kakehashi (梯 郁太郎, Kakehashi Ikutarō, 7 February 1930 – 1 April 2017), also known by the nickname Taro,[1] was a Japanese engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He founded the musical instrument manufacturers Ace Tone, Roland Corporation, and Boss Corporation, and the audiovisual electronics company ATV Corporation.
Kakehashi founded Ace Tone in 1960 to produce
Early life
Kakehashi was born on 7 February 1930 in Osaka, Japan.[2] His parents died of tuberculosis during his early childhood,[11] and he was raised by his grandparents.[2] Much of his childhood was spent studying electrical engineering and working in the Hitachi shipyards of Osaka.[11] During World War II, with no music lessons, Kakehashi became interested in radio as a way of listening to music,[2] and his home was destroyed by American bombing.[2] Following the war, in 1946, he failed to get into a university on health grounds, and moved to the southern island of Kyushu.[11]
Career
In 1947, aged 16, Kakehashi founded the Kakehashi Clock Store, a watch-repair shop. He soon began repairing radios.
At 28, he decided to devote himself to music and pursuit of the ideal
Ace Tone
In 1960, Kakehashi founded
Roland
In 1972, Kakehashi founded the Roland Corporation, and led it for four decades.[1] While rival companies Moog and ARP targeted professional musicians and academics, Kakehashi, who had no musical training, wanted to appeal to amateurs and hobbyists, and focused on miniaturization, affordability, and simplicity.[2] The company went on to have a big impact on popular music, and did more to shape electronic music than any other company.[11]
At Roland, he continued his work on the development of drum machines. Roland's first drum machine was the
During the 1980s and 1990s, Roland released several instruments that have had a lasting influence on popular music.
In 1994, Kakehashi founded the Roland Foundation and became chairman. In 1995, he was appointed chairman of Roland Corporation. In 2001, he resigned from the position and was appointed as special executive adviser of Roland Corporation. In 2002, Kakehashi published an autobiography, I Believe in Music. His second book, An Age Without Samples: Originality and Creativity in the Digital World, was published in 2017.[22]
Boss
In 1973, Kakehashi founded Boss Corporation, a subsidiary of Roland that produces amplifiers and effects units for electric guitar and bass guitar players. Boss effects units became the de facto standard of guitar effects for decades, with many guitarists relying on them for sonic experimentation.[10] Boss amplifiers and effects units have had a significant impact on the development of rock music since the 1970s.[10][23]
MIDI
In the early 1980s, no
ATV
In 2013, after a clash with management,[34] Kakehashi left Roland and founded ATV Corporation, an audiovisual electronics company.[22] His final project at ATV was the aFrame, an "electro-organic" percussion instrument played like a hand drum.[22]
Death
Kakehashi died in April 2017, aged 87.
Legacy
In 1991, Kakehashi was awarded an
In 2000, Kekahashi left his handprints at Hollywood's RockWalk in Hollywood. In 2002, Kakehashi published an autobiography, I Believe In Music,[37] and was featured as a biography in the book The Art of Digital Music. As of 2002, Kakehashi was awarded about 50 patents, since the 1960s.[38] In 2005, he was awarded the title of professor emeritus of the Central Music College of China and the University of Glamorgan.
In 2013, Kakehashi received a
Bibliography
- I Believe in Music (2002)
- An Age Without Samples (2017)
References
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- ^ Creative Media (2 April 2017). "BBC World Service tribute to the founder of Roland Corporation". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 29 May 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ikutaro Kakehashi, Founder of Roland and Developer of the TR-808, Has Died at Age 87, Vice
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- ^ Anderson, Jason (27 November 2008). "Slaves to the rhythm". CBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "The 14 drum machines that shaped modern music". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ US patent 3651241, Ikutaro Kakehashi (Ace Electronics Industries, Inc.), "Automatic Rhythm Performance Device", issued 1972-03-21
- ^ Russell Hartenberger (2016), The Cambridge Companion to Percussion, page 84, Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b Mike Collins (2014), In the Box Music Production: Advanced Tools and Techniques for Pro Tools, page 320, CRC Press
- ISBN 978-1-61713-446-3.
- ^ Gordon Reid (Nov 2004). "The History Of Roland Part 1: 1930-1978". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Contemporary Keyboard, Volume 7, Issues 1-6, 1981: "The Roland TR-808 will undoubtedly become the standard for rhythm machines of the future because it does what no rhythm machine of the past has ever done. Not only does the TR-808 allow programming of individual rhythm patterns, it can also program the entire percussion track of a song from beginning to end, complete with breaks, rolls, literally anything you can think of."
- ^ "Everything you ever wanted to know about the Roland TR-808 but were afraid to ask". Fact. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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- ^ "Boss HM-2 : more than a Myth, the story of the Swedish Sound - Guitariste-Metal" (in French). 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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- ^ a b Prève, Francis (2017-04-03). "The 30 Top Instruments and Innovations of Roland's Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930-2017)". Electronic Musician. Penton Media. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04.
- ISBN 978-1136122149. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Technical GRAMMY Award: Ikutaro Kakehashi And Dave Smith". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Ikutaro Kakehashi, Dave Smith: Technical GRAMMY Award Acceptance". 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-19-539481-8.
- ^ Yamada, Yūichiro (2014-07-04). "ローランド総会、創業者と社長が激しい応酬 「これは乗っ取り」「いや、構造改革のためだ」" [Roland's founder and president fiercely exchanged at the general meeting "This is a takeover" "No, it's for structural reform"]. Toyo Keizai.
- ^ "Ikutaro Kakehashi: Roland founder and music pioneer dies aged 87". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Synthesizer pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland, dies at 87 | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ISBN 0634037838.
- ^ Ikutaro Kakehashi (2002), I Believe in Music: Life Experiences and Thoughts on the Future of Electronic Music by the Founder of the Roland Corporation, page 283
- ^ Watch a Trailer for a New Documentary About the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine, Spin
- ^ "SXSW Preview: New Film Looks at the 808 Drum Machine – 'The Rock Guitar of Hip-Hop'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
External links
- "Berklee College of Music, Honorary Degree Recipients" http://www.berklee.edu/about/honorary.html
- "Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk"
- Ikutaro and the Rise of the Rhythm Composer
- ATV Corporation
- Ikutaro Kakehashi Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2001)