" ▁sound . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁immediate ▁commercial ▁success , ▁the ▁ 8 0 8 ▁was ▁eventually ▁used ▁on ▁more ▁hit ▁records ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁drum ▁machine ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁emer ging ▁electronic ▁and ▁hip ▁hop ▁gen res . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁K ake hash i ▁founded ▁the ▁Roland ▁Foundation ▁and ▁became ▁Chair man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁Roland ▁Corporation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Special ▁Executive ▁Ad vis er ▁of ▁Roland ▁Corporation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁K ake hash i ▁published ▁an ▁aut obi ography , ▁I ▁Bel ieve ▁in ▁Music . ▁His ▁second ▁book , ▁An ▁Age ▁Without ▁Sam ples : ▁Original ity ▁and ▁Cre ativity ▁in ▁the ▁Digital ▁World , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁B oss ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁K ake hash i ▁founded ▁B oss ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Roland ▁that ▁produces ▁ampl ifiers ▁and ▁effects ▁units ▁for ▁electric ▁guitar ▁and ▁bass ▁guitar ▁players . ▁B oss ▁effects ▁units ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁standard ▁of ▁guitar ▁effects ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁with ▁many ▁guitar ists ▁re lying ▁on ▁them ▁for ▁son ic ▁experiment ation . ▁B oss ▁ampl ifiers ▁and ▁effects ▁units ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁rock ▁music ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7