Ikutaro Kakehashi
Instrument Maker — historical
, JapanThe story
His 808's booming kick and the 303's acid squelch were flops on arrival, then hip-hop and house dug them out of bargain bins and rebuilt pop around them. Founded Roland and co-created MIDI, plus the TR-808 and TB-303 machines that built modern electronic music.
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