ROLI funded by Sony, Onkyo; is it time for the Walkman of music making?

ROLI, makers of the Seaboard and Blocks, keep adding to their funding. But new investments by Sony and Onkyo say a lot about betting on a future of music that’s centered on creation, not just consumption.

Interview: A coworking space for musicians, and artists as startups

Music making requires a workspace – but what if a workspace were built for music makers? And what if artists and tech startups could be symbiotic?

Ashley Elsdon - October 4, 2017

Modular wireless music BLOCKS for iOS are ROLI’s next big idea

UK music startup ROLI are on one heck of a roll. And they’re slowly becoming a laboratory for trying out genuinely new ideas for music making – finally breaking the mold of an industry that often relishes nostalgia. Now, ROLI’s got the engineering, acquiring plug-in maker FXpansion and cross-platform development architecture JUCE. They’ve got the […]

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2016

Inside the making of a wearable metronome

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2016

Mikme, GoPro of microphones, is also serious about sound

Peter Kirn - July 24, 2015

As Startups Lure Music Makers to the Cloud, A New Incentive: Money

- December 15, 2014

ROLI, Makers of Seaboard Instrument, Just Bought The Leading C++ Audio Framework

- November 21, 2014

These Apps Use Quicker Interfaces To Encourage More People to Use Sound

- August 25, 2014

Wu Tang Debuts Song in Hackable Form: New Track on Blend First

- July 16, 2014

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