Let’s face it: your basement ain’t no Abbey Road. Chances are, it’s a damp subterranean bolt-hole, bedecked with posters of John Bonham, beer bottles and broken sticks. But if you’re drumming on a Roland V-Drums electronic drum kit – complete with cutting-edge USB and MIDI features – this humble HQ…
Ask any top drummer how they got so good, and every single one will mention the P word – practise. Nobody is born with the divine ability to paradiddle: hours of blood, sweat and tears have been shed to get as precise, fast and musical as possible. But practising enough,…
Free application helps children learn to play the drums Most parents would love their child to play a musical instrument. But unless you’re a player yourself, it can be hard to keep them motivated, and they often lose interest as practice becomes a chore rather than a fun activity they…
Buy a Roland TD-15 series kit from only £39.99 a month We all know what it’s like to want that new bit of gear so badly, yet it always seems out of reach. To help, Roland’s Take it Today finance scheme lets you spread the payments of your new gear…
UK session drummer and Roland demonstrator Craig Blundell will be appearing in the Dawsons Liverpool store on 28th March 2013 from 6-8pm. Craig Blundell is one the UK’s foremost session players and educators. He continues to inspire drummers, from beginner to expert, with his incredible playing skill, his unique style…
In 2012, Roland launched a brand new range of V-Drums electronic drum kits. Featuring our SuperNATURAL technology, these new drum kits offer an incredibly realistic and dynamic playing experience. The mid-range TD-15K is one of the most popular V-Drums kits, as it’s affordable, expressive and ready to gig. But what’s…
Learn to Play Day, Saturday March 16th 2013 Saturday 16th March 2013 is Learn to Play Day, a series of events happening at music shops up and down the country, dedicated to encouraging more people to start playing an instrument. As part of the event, Kaz Hussain, Roland V-Drums and…
Taking your drumming on the road has never been simple. Here, we show you how the new V-Drums portable kit makes for quick and easy set-up, pack-down and portability. The TD-4KP V-Drums is the first compact drum kit that is truly portable. By folding the pads and cymbals and reducing…
The Roland Wireless Connect promotion has now ended. All claims must be received before January 31st 2013. Roland Wireless Connect promotion: free wireless transmitter lets you cut the cables Cables! The bane of every musician, and culprit behind the dreaded ‘studio trip’ and ‘hot coffee/scalded crotch” syndrome. Well, now you…
When first introduced, the Roland TD-20 V-Drums were the most advanced, powerful and expressive V-Drums ever. The TD-20 was upgraded and updated when the TD-20X drum module, loaded with hundreds of powerful and faithfully produced sounds, fusing together the original TD-20 module and the TDW-20 expansion board in one package.…
Roland V-Drums are synonymous with practise for drummers. Whether a beginner cutting their teeth, or a professional drummer working on a new track, V-Drums have become a great way to nail those rudiments, chops and grooves. This year, Roland released V-Drums Friend Jam; an app for your computer and iPhone…
The new Roland TD-30 V-Drums module contains 1,100 instruments. More than that, every instrument can be customised, tone and ambiance adjusted, effects can be applied… and that’s just the start. In collaboration with V-Drums artists throughout the world, Roland have designed 100 pre-set kits for the TD-30 that show Roland…