By Jamie Franklin Noel Gallagher said this man made the most unique music of perhaps any generation. NME said his band, The Smiths, were the most influential band of all time. Want to find out which Boss pedals were used on some of The Smiths’ greatest tracks? Want to know…

By Jamie Franklin Grammy and Brit award winner; bass and vocal legend; the world’s most respected pop producer. Which title you choose for this man is up to you. Trevor Horn talks to Roland about why he loves his new VP-770, what he thinks of Dizzee Rascal, and how he…

Craig Blundell is one of the foremost and busiest V-Drums Demonstrators in the world. He is just about to release his long awaited debut solo album. Like most Drummers solo work, we were expecting a heavily drum influenced album but heard quite the opposite. We took minutes  out with one…

Artist Interview By Jamie Franklin Australian four-piece, The Temper Trap, have finally set up camp in good ol’ Blighty. With single ‘Sweet Disposition’ all over the airwaves, the only way is up for our favourite band from down under. We talk to drummer Toby Dundas about stage fright, Nick Cave…

PowerOn, Roland UK’s magazine for end-users, has won a prestigious publishing accolade at the International Customer Publishing Awards, held in London on Wednesday 25th November. Hosted by the Association of Publishing Agencies, which is the representative body for the customer publishing industry, the APA Awards aims to celebrate outstanding editorialised…

Drivers are now available to download for the following synthesizer and groove products: V-Synth GT V-Synth XT SonicCell JUNO-STAGE JUNO-Di JUNO-G SH-201 SP-555 Fantom-G6/Fantom-G7/Fantom-G8 Fantom-X6/Fantom-X7/Fantom-X8/Fantom-XR

By Jamie Franklin Hey Hal. You played with Dizzee Rascal at the BBC Electric Proms a few days ago. How did this come about? I worked for Dizzee on his most recent album, Tongue N Cheek, recording and performing the live music elements that were integrated into the electronic production…

Dave Stewart on the Roland Fantom-G6 April 2009 By Jamie Franklin Photo(s) by Harumi Maezawa © 2009 1) Hi Dave, you recently reviewed the Roland Fantom-G for Sound on Sound magazine. How was it? The G-series came along at a good time for me because I was starting to look around…

By Jamie Franklin Hey Howard. You’re about to play a masterclass at the O2. Can you tell us about it? Well, I’m doing a gig there at the Indigo O2, so it made sense to do this before. What is your history with Roland products? It actually started before Roland…

Held on October 7th, at the Park Lane Sheraton, London, the annual Music Industries Association Awards was attended by over 300 guests. A broad selection of the UK music industry was represented, including instrument manufacturers and distributors, music retailers, music publishers and a wide range of business partners and associated…

With a career that spans more than 20 years, Underworld are bona-fida dance music icons. PowerOn speaks to musical mastermind Rock Smith about their sound, their equipment and why their live shows are designed to go a bit wrong. Roland are at the heart of the fall and rise of…

By Jamie Franklin SINCE EMBRACING THE MACABRE, WHITE LIES HAVEN’T LOOKED BACK. WITH A NUMBER ONE ALBUM UNDER THEIR BELTS, THE NEW KIDS OF NEW WAVE ARE OFF TO CONQUER AMERICA. WHITE LIES ARE THE embodiment of cool, brooding indie. Their dark lyrics, pounding bass and penchant for the gothic…