Roger Powell

Roger’s career began in the late 1960’s when he began programming analog synthesizers for television commercials

He was a protege of Robert Moog, and also worked with Alan Robert Pearlman (ARP) instruments doing design work and system demonstration

Roger played keyboards and synthesizers in Todd Rundgren’s group UTOPIA from 1974 to 1985 when the they disbanded

Powell developed one of the first MIDI sequencers named “texture”, which was designed to work with the Apple II

He worked as a senior programmer for Apple Computer from 1997 to 2009

Ne how works as a senior producer for emerging music technologies at Electronic Arts in Redwood City, California