I believe in music : life experiences and thoughts on the future of electronic music by the founder of the Roland Corporation
Print Book, English, ©2002
Hal Leonard Corp., Milwaukee, WI, ©2002
Biography
xvi, 300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
9780634037832, 0634037838
48579695
Translator's foreword ; Prologue ; Acknowledgements
Beginnings
An unlikely education
Music is a venture
Choosing my path
Entering the world of music
The small universe of trade shows
Commencement
Japan, an importer of software
Reaching out
A longer view
Founding a family
Moving to Hamamatsu
Crisis
Out of the ashes
Viva Italia
The birth of electronic musical instruments
The development of MIDI
The future of electronic musical instruments
Keyboard instruments, the monarchs of music
Shortcut to a music paradise
Grace notes
Appendix A: Organ journeys
Appendix B: Interview with Remo Belli
Appendix C: Interview with Don Leslie
Appendix D: Interview with Isao Tomita