List of Roland Jupiter-8 notable users

Notable users of Roland Jupiter-8 analog polyphonic synthesizer released in 1981.

In alphabetically order (by given name or group name):

• Vince Clarke^{[NU 1]}
• Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf",^{[NU 2]} "Save A Prayer"^{[media 1]}
  • "Rio" is also said to feature the Jupiter-8,^{[NU 3]} but it was actually the Roland Jupiter-4 with its arpeggiator in random mode.
• Marvin Gaye - the Jupiter 8 and the TR-808 were the primary tools on his 1982 masterwork, Midnight Love.
• Heaven 17 - Used on The Luxury Gap
• Michael Jackson - Thriller^{[NU 4]}
• Roxy Music - several synthesizer parts, along with other keyboards, on Avalon
• Charanjit Singh - Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat^{[NU 5]}
• Styx - used on "Cold War" and for vocoder on "The Best of Times"
• Talk Talk - It's My Life
• Tears for Fears^{[NU 6]}

Endorsers of other manufacturers, etc..

• Tangerine Dream^{[NU 7]} - Poland^{[NU 8]} - known to use PPG

See also

• List of Yamaha CS-80 notable users (for comparison)

References

1. Stephen Fortner. "Vince Clarke and Martin Gore Supplement May 2012". Keyboard (28 Mar 2012). As promised in the cover story to our May 2012 issue, here's a slide show of all the enviable synths in Vince Clarke's Cabin Studio, followed by a complete gear list. ... ROLAND JUPITER-8 ...
2. Mitchell Sigman. "Duran Duran39s 39Hungry Like The Wolf39". Keyboard (1 May 2010). ... Let’s make the signature arpeggio of “Hungry Like The Wolf,” originally played on a Roland Jupiter-8 and recreated here using Arturia’s Jupiter-8V soft synth. ...
3. Jon Regen. "Duran Duran". Keyboard (24 Aug 2011). Was that the original Jupiter-8 unit from Duran Duran’s heyday? / ... But another thing I love about them is that each one sounds slightly different. On some of the new album I actually use the Jupiter-8 I recorded “Rio” on, and on other tracks I use the one I didn’t use until The Wedding Album.
4. "Michael Jackson Keyboard Sounds of His Signature Songs Then and Now". Keyboard (1 Sep 2009). The big synth blasts that begin “Thriller.” A Roland Jupiter-8 in double four-voice mode, with the modulation “wheel” opening the filter. ...
5. Pattison, Louis (10 April 2010). "Charanjit Singh, acid house pioneer". The Guardian. In 1982, ... he went into the studio with some new kit — a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard, a Roland TR-808 drum machine and a Roland TB-303 — and decided to make a record that combined western dance music with the droning ragas of Indian classical music. Recorded in two days, Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat garnered some interest, ...
6. "Roland Jupiter: Analogue Polysynths (Retro)". Sound On Sound (February 1998). The popularity of the JP8 ... it still numbered users such as Mark Kelly (Marillion), Patrick Moraz (with the Moody Blues), Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears), Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull), John Beck (It Bites) and Steve Gray (Sky) among a long list of aficionados and endorsees. |chapter= ignored (help)
7. "Tangerine Dream: Changing Use Of Technology, Part 2: 1977-1994". Sound On Sound (January 1995). During the late 1970s, Chris Franke made important connections with Oberheim and Sequential Circuits, the American distributors of Roland. He also went to Japan and helped design the Jupiter 8.
8. Tangerine Dream. Poland (inner sleeve of record two). Tangerine Dream. Jive Electro. 1984. HIP 22. On this record the following stage equipment was used: Christoph Granke: [Prophet 5, Prophet 600, Prophet 1, E-mu Emulator, E-mu Custom Programmable Synth, Moog Custom Programmable Synth, MTI Synthergy, PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer, Compulab Digital Sequencer, Syntec Custom Digital Drum Computer, Simmons, Drum Modules, Quantec Room Simulator, Roland SDE 3000, Hill Multi-Mixer], Edgar Froese: [Yamaha DX7, Yamaha YP30, Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5, PPG Wave 2.2, PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer, EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer,DMX Oberheim Digital Drums, PE Custom Trigger Selector, Publison DHM 89 B2, Publison KB 2000, Korg SDD 3000 Delay, Roland SDE MIDI/DCB Interfaces, Quantec Room Simulator, Canproduct Mixer]. Johannes Schmoelling: [Jupiter 8, PPG Wave 2.3 Waveterm, EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer, Bohm Digital Drums, Roland TR 808 Drums, Mini Moog, Korg MonoPoly, Roland SDE 3000 Delay, Canproduct Mixer, MXR 01 Digital Reverb, MXR Digital Delay, Boss Overdrive/Flanger].

media

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IW45FSMaR4. Missing or empty |title= (help)