I Believe in Music: Hardcover

by Ikutaro Kakehashi and Robert Olsen

Book Overview

(Book). Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Roland Corporation, this is the inspiring and heartfelt memoir of Ikutaro Kakehashi, a pioneering figure in electronic music instruments and the company's visionary founder. From war-torn Japan to his first watch repair business to the dawn of and subsequent enormous leaps of electronic musical instruments, Kakehashi's story is sometimes wry, sometimes touching, always wise. Through it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634037838
• ISBN13: 9780634037832
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Music History and Business School

This is a well written history of the Roland company that gives you a unique viewpoint into the commercial development of electronic musical instruments in the late 20th century. I was surprised to find that a large portion of the book is devoted to offering guidance for those in the music business. It looks like great advice, and it comes from an extremely succesful man, but I skipped a good 100 pages devoted to business structure, management, marketing, etc. that isn't really my focus.

Ive Got The Music In Me

I am a musician and an entrepreneur and loved this book, a fast-paced and fascinating tale from the entrepreneur that founded Roland. I always assumed they were well funded from the beginning but in fact weren't. They ran the co. on a shoe-string budget and developed some of the music industry's most exciting products. Roland was founded by an industrious young guy that emerged from post war Hiroshima as a watch repairman. After running ACE Music, Its clear the author is an entrepreneur and the story zips along. Read it and then go record on your VS-880, V Drums, D110, yada yada yada