▁B rom pton ▁C emetery ▁Category : Associ ates ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy <0x0A> </s> ▁, ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁nick name ▁T aro , ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁engineer , ▁invent or ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁musical ▁instrument ▁manufact ur ers ▁A ce ▁T one , ▁Roland ▁Corporation , ▁and ▁B oss ▁Corporation , ▁and ▁the ▁audi ovis ual ▁electron ics ▁company ▁A TV ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁K ake hash i ▁founded ▁A ce ▁T one ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁produce ▁electronic ▁org ans ▁and ▁early ▁drum ▁machines . ▁He ▁founded ▁Roland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁various ▁influ ential ▁electronic ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁TR - 8 0 8 ▁and ▁TR - 9 0 9 ▁drum ▁machines ▁and ▁the ▁T B - 3 0 3 ▁and ▁Jun o - 6 0 ▁synth es izers , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁B oss ▁guitar ▁ampl ifiers ▁and ▁effects ▁ped als . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁M ID I , ▁a ▁technical ▁standard ▁that ▁connect s ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁electronic ▁instruments , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁K ake hash i ▁received ▁a ▁Techn ical ▁Gram my ▁Award , ▁shared ▁with ▁Dave ▁Smith ▁of ▁Se qu ential ▁Circ uits , ▁for ▁the ▁in vention . ▁K ake hash i ' s ▁invent ions ▁are ▁cred ited ▁with ▁sh aping ▁popular ▁music ▁gen res ▁such