High tech piano startup ROLI launches third new instrument

• 16th August 2016 03:35pm
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When British philosophy student Roland Lamb was dabbling in jazz piano as an undergraduate at Harvard University, he never imagined he would one day invent an entirely new musical instrument that would be played by the likes of Hans Zimmer, Jamie Callum and Cory Henry.

But in 2016, as his East London startup ROLI turns three years old, he has created 3 high-tech versions of the classical keyboard, won a Design of the Year Award alongside Zaha Hadid and Miuccia Prada, and become the first British company to be awarded a "Best of Innovation" product at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month.

ROLI has raised more than $20m (£14m) from big-name technology and music investors including Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, and Universal Music Group.

"It's a pretty important milestone in the history and design of musical instruments," Lamb said.

"We are bridging the gap between electronic and acoustic intruments for musicians in the digital age."

The new instrument, the Rise 49 launched this week at £949, is a four-octave sensor-embedded "keywave" - a reimagining of the classical keyboard in rubber and silicone

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