Roland Gives “Mr. K” The Boot – Dennis Houlihan Takes The Reins

Roland has finally put “Mr. K” out to pasture with several executive moves in an effort to right the lilting ship that is now Roland. Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi is resigning from his current roles as Chairman and Director of Roland Corporation U.S. and will be succeeded by Dennis Houlihan, formally the President and CEO, who has been with the company since 1993. Chris Bristol, who is currently the Senior Vice President of Sales...

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Korg Announces MicroStation – Sanity Restored?

It appears that the Monotron and Electribe Part Deux initiatives are part of some rogue, drug-cartel-funded, black ops unit operating inside of Korg that has somehow put the whammy on the company’s upper management in order to push through these boneheaded products, since the Japanese concern has also debuted the MicroStation. While we are not applauding what appears to be a glorified mid-nineties workstation in a bite-size...

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