mudgel


I must have missed the press release that Cakewalk is now 100% owned by Roland. I thought they were only major share holders.

I would speculate that happened with Greg Hendershott’s retirement. Why would he retire? My guess would be he received a generous offer for his shares.  

Hi Everyone,

I just want to echo Brandon's thanks for the well wishes. When I started at Cakewalk in Tech Support I never thought I would make it all the way to Vice President but as "they say" if you are passionate about what you do, work is fun and you will have success. That success is as much thanks to you than anything else. Over the past 16.5 years I have had the privilege of meeting so many you, whether it is on the phone, email, this forum, or face to face in locations around the world. Many of you have even managed to sit though my videos and demonstrations too. :-)

Although we are now at Roland we are not far away and I am sure we will still be in-touch with you here and face to face. SONAR will always be in our DNA and we are looking forward to sharing all of Roland's recording products (including SONAR) with you.

You are truly the most passionate customers of any company, so thank you again for an amazing run and for your support throughout the years!

Best regards,

Robin

backwoods


Congratulations to you Robin, and Brandon also. 

I started out life in a Yamaha family but moved to Roland products when I moved to the dark side of non-classical music. Great to see you guys there now.

Everyone was worried that when Greg Hendershott sold out to Roland that Roland was going to take over/ dismantle/neglect but I think Cakewalk and Sonar are looking better than I have ever seen them. Couldn't hurt to bring back P5 though 


So, slowly but surely, the Cakewalk Alumni are taking over Roland Corportaion  Well played Mr Hendershott, well played indeed.

Yes it is time for P5 to reemerge. 

I wish all of the staff moving under the Roland umbrella the best of luck and good fortune going forward. I've found many of the staffers go way beyond the call of duty for their customers.

I must say however, that I've never seen good things happen when corporations gobble up smaller companies to diversify their customer base. It's a cycle. They grow fat and complacent and when things go bad they decide it's time to return to their core values. Sound familiar? The little companies they bought get trashed as they circle the corporate wagons and begin to divest.

Corporate mentality seems to work on 3 month cycles and have no patience for non performers. I hope all the folks involved are saving their pennies so they can buy the company back from Roland in a few years.

ampfixer


I wish all of the staff moving under the Roland umbrella the best of luck and good fortune going forward. I've found many of the staffers go way beyond the call of duty for their customers.

I must say however, that I've never seen good things happen when corporations gobble up smaller companies to diversify their customer base. It's a cycle. They grow fat and complacent and when things go bad they decide it's time to return to their core values. Sound familiar? The little companies they bought get trashed as they circle the corporate wagons and begin to divest.

Corporate mentality seems to work on 3 month cycles and have no patience for non performers. I hope all the folks involved are saving their pennies so they can buy the company back from Roland in a few years.

It can be disconcerting when large companies buy up smaller companies. Roland Corp has merged with some of their previous acquisitions. Their use of Cakewalk by Roland branding though IMHO appears to suggest they intend to allow Cakewalk to manage Cakewalk at this time. 

Congrats to you too, Robin!

Best,
Scott

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Congrats Brandon and Robin!

Roland, Cakewalk... Aren't they just 2 sides of the same coin anyway? OR is there more prestiege working for Roland? or more cash? 
Hope he gets a bit of both. On a personal level I get a real buzz once in a while just looking at the only 2 peices of Roland gear I have.There is a real semiotic reaction I get gazing at the logo. mmmmmm ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND just ROLANDS of the toungue doesn't it. LOL




BTW JV1080 exp2 and Vintage synth EXP hasnt missed a beat in 13 years now. and the coup de gras.... TB 303 #186100  

Congratulations to Brandon and Robin come from Italy too...
Best for you and for the Cakewalk community of users!

Robin Kelly [Roland]

  When I started at Cakewalk in Tech Support I never thought I would make it all the way to Vice President

Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney made it to Vice-President  - just sayin ! ;)


Seriously though, you both seem like good guys, so best of luck to you both. Just hope from our point of view that it's not a rats  / sinking ship scenario.

Zonno

yorolpal


Rock On, Colonel...rock on!

Why do you call him a colonel?

It's a literary reference to 'Colonel Brandon' from Austin's "Sense and Sensibility" methinks.
 
But am I daring enough to intimate that I am familiar with the fertile machinations of the 'Ol Pals' thought processes?  Nay, not I.

All the best guys.
Who is filling your shoes now at Cakewalk?
Or have your jobs become redundant?

mudgel
Who is filling your shoes now at Cakewalk? 

Yeah does that mean there's job openings at Cake now? 

The Colonel most likely wears Cole Hahn Driving Moccasins or the equivalent and not...ever....just "shoes".  Perry Ellis "Americas" maybe...or Merrill or O'Neil "sliders"...but NOT simply...SHOES.  So filling them will be, at best, problematic.  Roland probably had to come up with a "foot wear allowance" or some such to even secure his employment.  Any dimbulb can easily see from Brandon's video appearances that his sartorial splendor is something to be envied and...when possible...emulated. I prefer sweatpants, my own self.  Go figure.

yorolpal


The Colonel most likely wears Cole Hahn Driving Moccasins or the equivalent and not...ever....just "shoes".  Perry Ellis "Americas" maybe...or Merrill or O'Neil "sliders"...but NOT simply...SHOES.  So filling them will be, at best, problematic.  Roland probably had to come up with a "foot wear allowance" or some such to even secure his employment.  Any dimbulb can easily see from Brandon's video appearances that his sartorial splendor is something to be envied and...when possible...emulated. I prefer sweatpants, my own self.  Go figure.

 
'Sweatpants'
 
The descriptive nature of merely the name of the aforementioned garment is of itself something of a narrative, charting a decline from a once prouder glory...
 
 
I need the elastic replaced in mine too.
 
Not that it matters, the last stocking tops I glanced upon happened to be those fetching white 'thrombosis beaters' they put on you when you go into hospital for tests, on my very own legs. 
 
Good times...
 
So yes Brandon squeeze every last ounce from your opportunities while they still present themselves and all the very best wishes in your latest role.