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It was way back in Spring when the phone started to ring. We wanted to get the shiny new V-Piano in front of Gary Barlow: singer, song writer, and architect of the biggest comeback since Halley’s Comet. Tough call though, what with Gary climbing mountains, hurting his back en-route then doing promo for the recently-released Take That album and rehearsals for the biggest UK tour in history, with a paltry 1.08 million people seeing the band.
The chance came when we were invited to Sunderland to show Gary the V-Piano before the first preview gig, scheduled for the night before the tour began. We dutifully set the V-Piano up in a small dressing room and Gary - along with band member Mark Owen and Gary’s protégé Gary Go - powered it up. Keys were played, bumps were goosed, glances exchanged and judgements made: Gary ordered the V-Piano to be hauled on stage, replacing his incumbent keyboard. Aiding the techs, we carried the V-Piano onto the huge stage and the sound checking began. Fast forward to the present and Gary has used the V-Piano every night on the tour and now wants one for his studio to record with – praise indeed from the songwriter’s songwriter.
06 01 2012 02:29
Travel Light, Play Heavy. This amazing keyboard from Roland does what it says on the tin.
15 11 2011 03:04
Purchase and register a Roland TD-9KX2 Drum Kit or BK-7M Backing Module and get some great freebies from Roland.
27 10 2011 03:54
Are you a guitarist who’s always on the move, or are you after a little more flexibility with your practice amp? Check out Dolphin’s top 5 bestselling micro amps, you might be surprised at what these little monsters can do.
14 10 2011 03:10
Johnny Rabb and Roland show us how to use the SPD-SX with acoustic drums by performing the “Here We Go” sample patch. There are loads of other SPD-SX demos by Rabb over at the Roland YouTube Channel, but here is our personal favourite.
04 08 2011 04:18
In April 2011 Roland introduced us to the return one of the most revered prefixes in the history of synthesizers. See why you should have one here...
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