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• Industry Comes Together at 2009 NAMM Show

  - 2009-01-20

  NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2009 NAMM Show. At show close, NAMM reported 85,799 registrants, a three percent decrease from last year. Even in economically challenging times, the association reported 1,505 exhibitors at this year's...

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• Executive leadership changes announced: Rodgers.(PEOPLE: MOVERS AND SHAKERS)

  - 2009-01-01

  RODGERS INSTRUMENTS PRESIDENT Lloyd Robbins will retire at the end of 2008, and Rodgers Chairman Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder and special consultant of the Roland Corporation, will assume the role of president at that time. Additionally, Vice President for Sales and Marketing Duane Kuhn has accepted an...

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• Roland leads dealers on the "Road To Value": U.S. dealers tour Roland facilities in Japan and participate in rigorous give-and-take to help create new products and programs for a challenging market.(ROLAND PUSHES THE ENVELOPE)

  - 2008-11-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROLAND CORPORATION recently hosted a small contingent of leading U.S. keyboard retailers at the company's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan. During the weeklong stay, retailers toured Roland's extensive manufacturing and R&D facilities, visited with the company's top management, and engaged in...

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• Roland adds keyboards for home & stage.(PRODUCTS)

  - 2008-08-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROLAND CORPORATION has introduced the RG-1 Digital Mini-Grand Piano and Juno-Stage Performance Synthesizer. This latest addition to Roland's exceptional line of digital pianos, the RG-1, offers high-end piano sound, playability, and performance with the look and feel...

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• Education award for support of music: Roland.(FOREFRONT: NEWS * ANALYSIS * INFORMED OPINION)

  - 2008-02-01

  ROLAND CORPORATION U.S. was recently awarded the The Leonard MacKain Friend of Education Award by Southern California's Brea Olinda Unified School District. This award is presented annually to those who make continuing and outstanding contributions to public education. Roland product manager Chris...

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• Guitar Showcase opens Roland "store within a store": San Jose retailer draws on Silicon Valley technology to create cutting-edge display.(RETAILER UPDATE: NEWS FROM THE RETAIL FRONT LINES)

  - 2008-02-01

  GUITAR SHOWCASE, in conjunction with Roland Corporation U.S., has announced the opening of Roland Showcase, a "store-within-a-store" concept that is a first for the music products industry in the U.S. Drawing on the technology of Silicon Valley giants Apple and Intel to create music while providing...

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• Roland names marketing and communications director

  - 2007-04-01

  Roland has appointed Bernadette U. Mindiola as director of marketing communications for Roland Corp. U.S. In her new role, Mindiola will oversee and direct the company's marketing research, communications, advertising and public relations, customer-focused marketing, and competitive intelligence and market positioning. Since 1994, Mindiola has held positions in...

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• Organ power "In The Spotlight".(NAMM 2007)

  - 2007-03-01

  ROLAND AND RODGERS wowed organ enthusiasts with their ninth annual Organ Power concert. Held at the beautiful Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California, the event provided an exciting showcase for Rodgers' Trillium Masterpiece organ, the latest Atelier American Classic Edition home organs, and a...

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• Paul Youngblood new boss at Boss.(PEOPLE: MOVERS AND SHAKERS)

  - 2007-03-01

  VETERAN ROLAND EXECUTIVE Paul Youngblood has been promoted to the newly created post of president of BOSS U.S. He will be responsible for developing competitive business strategies that will enhance BOSS sales opportunities and foster strategic partnerships within the industry and beyond. Youngblood...

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• 30 years 10 million pedals! From a humble garage in Osaka, Boss has emerged as a global leader in electronics for the guitar. How the division of Roland effectively blends the soul of rock 'n' roll with precision engineering to deliver a steady stream of

  - 2007-02-01

  Mention the word "classic" in the context of electric guitars, and Stratocaster and Les Paul are what first come to mind. Slightly less visible on stage, but no less deserving "classic" status is the ever-popular Boss line of effects. Like revered guitar designs, Boss pedals have...

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