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Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table by Rick Wakeman — 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 […]

Rick Wakeman to perform entire “King Arthur” album live at ...

Friday 20th November, 2015 in Musicians / News tagged 1975 / concert / king arthur / live / o2 / performance / rick wakeman / stone free by Andy

MirrorFugue: Piano reflection system

Monday 13th January, 2014 in Piano tagged learning / mirrorfugue / MIT / performance / Piano / prototype / xiao xiao by Andy

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 […]

Metallica and Lang Lang to perform together at Grammys

Wednesday 8th January, 2014 in Musicians / News tagged grammys / lang lang / metallica / performance by Andy

Daniela Liebman will make her Carnegie Hall debut this coming October, aged just 11 years. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, she began to learn the piano at age 5, and by seven she was named a winner in the eight to ten year old category at the Parnassos National Piano Competition […]

Daniela Liebman, 11, to debut at Carnegie Hall this October

Friday 26th July, 2013 in Musicians / News tagged 11 / Carnegie Hall / child / Daniela Liebman / performance / pianist by Andy

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. […]

Roland V-Combo VR-09 Live Performance Keyboard [NAMM13]

Tuesday 22nd January, 2013 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged namm13 / Organ / performance / Piano / Roland / stage / synth / v-combo vr-09 by Andy

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 […]

Review: Tripper for iPhone

Monday 11th May, 2009 in Reviews / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged iPhone / performance / sequencer / synth / tripper by Andy

Roland unveiled a huge array of new musical instruments and accessories at this year’s Winter NAMM, including this: the AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer. Harking back to the glorious days of the 1980s when this kind of instrument was all the rage, it frees the keyboard player up to move about, while […]

Roland intros the AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer [NAMM09]

Tuesday 20th January, 2009 in Manufacturers / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged ax-synth / namm09 / performance / Roland / shoulder synthesizer / solo / stage / synth by Andy

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 […]

Yamaha Presents Junior Original Concert Series [NAMM09]

Tuesday 13th January, 2009 in News tagged namm09 / performance / Piano / Yamaha by Andy