Roland AX-1 - Notable Users

Notable Users

  • Christian Salinas from Chicago's Hardcore Metal band DamNation plays an AX-1.
  • Henrik Klingenberg of Power Metal band Sonata Arctica plays an AX-1.
  • More recently, Jake Hallman, pianist for Eric Lee Beddingfield and County Line was seen playing an AX-1 at several live shows, a rarity in Country and Southern Rock Music.
  • French Maestro Jean-Michel Jarre has been using the AX-1 ever since his 1993 Europe In Concert tour. He used both the red and black versions (with the lower octaves having reversed coloured keys) and a customized white AX-1 also.
  • Imogen Heap, formerly of British Pop duo Frou Frou, sported an AX-1 while touring with Frou Frou and on her solo tours.
  • Branden E. Cate of the North Idaho alternative rock band, UNISON, frequently uses a red AX-1 with a flame sticker in concert.
  • Chris Marion of classic rock band Little River Band has used an AX-1 since it was commercially released in the 80's.
  • Madonna Wayne Gacy, former keyboardist of Marilyn Manson, played a customized AX-1 with sections spray painted black live during the Dead to the World tour.
  • Simon Kvamm, of the Danish group Nephew, used the black AX-1 during the 07.07.2007 concert in Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
  • Janne Warman, of the Finnish band Children of Bodom, used an AX-1 onstage.
  • Haruko Momoi performs on stage and in pictures with the AX-1.
  • The Gregory Brothers often use a red AX-1, which can be seen in many of their Auto-Tune the News series.
  • Eitan Levine of "The N Result" and "100% Cotton" can be seen using his keytar at his live performance. Notably on the hard rock hit, "On My Shoulders.:
  • Benno de Goeij was using it at Armin Only Imagine events in 2008, playing Armin's track Never Say Never.
  • Peter Gabriel used it whilst playing the song "Steam" on his Secret world tour in 1993.
  • Jay Metarri, Belgian session man, used it in the past; now he plays a modified AX7 model.
  • Rick and Adam Wakeman duelled solos during many of their tours on the AX1

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