Roland has introduced its latest performance-oriented keyboard, the V-Combo VR-09. Touted as an ideal all-in-one solution for performing keyboard players, it offers fast access to the sounds most frequently used by musicians. This means dedicated piano, organ and synth sound engines, quickly selectable and editable from the large LCD screen. […]
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Piano piano tells the story of a reunion, or rather, an encounter. Twenty years ago, David Babin and Adrien Mondot met at the Délirium, an avant-garde venue in Avignon and its festival. David was having fun trying out new songs on the piano, while Adrien juggled to forget his routine […]
Roland has announced its latest line of performance keyboard instruments with the introduction of the V-STAGE in 88 and 76 key models, designed for live performance and connectivity, with plenty of extraordinary sounds, effects and features on board. Claiming it as the “ultimate player’s instrument”, it elevates the all-in-one gigging […]
Fans of both surreal-yet-intelligent comedy and music would do well to pay attention to Bill Bailey, if they aren’t already. The nearly-60-year-old Brit is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. He is a classically trained musician and can play a plethora of keyboard, string, wind and other instruments, including some […]
JoeCo has announced the launch of its Band-Mate 24-channel backing track player for performing musicians who don’t want to be tethered to a laptop, with potential crashes and slowdowns right when you don’t need it. Touting it as “the most reliable member of your band” it is said to make […]
Initially surprising news based on testing suggests that Apple’s original Silicon M1 Pro chip may actually outperform the latest M3 Pro when running popular DAWs including Ableton, Pro Tools, and even Apple’s own Logic. The issue seems to be that the latest chipset is not being fully utilised by these […]
A collection of music performances discovered in May 2023. Christos Kalkanis — White Song A haunting yet relaxing piece of synthesised music featuring human-generated percussive effects, piano, textured synths and more. I will definitely be checking out more of Christos’s work, and if it’s as good as this, it’s a […]
The council in the Japanese city of Kakogawa has removed a street piano located in a busy railway station after just six months due to ‘rule breaking’ by members of the public. There has been a global rise in the number of locations accommodating publicly playable pianos, and with it […]
We’ve just heard that Rick Wakeman is a headline act at next year’s Stone Free Festival (18/19 June 2016, O2 Arena, London). As part of the 12-hour-per-day multi-stage festival, Rick will be performing the album “The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table” in […]
Have you ever sat at a highly polished grand piano and looked at your hands reflected in the lacquered board in front of you? Or seen yourself reflected as you play? MirrorFugue is a collaborative project between Chinese pianist Xiao Xiao and the MIT Media Lab which offers pianists an […]
At first glance it may seem like an unlikely pairing – a virtuoso Chinese pianist and an iconic metal band teaming up to perform together. Yet that’s exactly what Metallica and Lang Lang are going to do at this year’s Grammy awards, being held on 26th January. “This performance will […]
A couple of days ago Xyster.net released Tripper for the iPhone. Tripper is a fairly simple 16-step looping sequencer spanning ten distinct notes. All highlighted notes are played, together with colourful animation. At present there’s just one sound, which could be likened to some kind of toy/electric piano. There’s not […]
Talented Yamaha Music Students Gather to Showcase Performance and Composition Skills The Yamaha Music Education System will host its popular Junior Original Concert (JOC) Series on Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Winter NAMM 2009. Held at 11am each day in the Yamaha Keyboard Division exhibit area […]