Roland and BOSS present an evening with legendary guitarist Andy Summers at the GRAMMY Museum - Special Event Marks the Debut of New Album Triboluminescence

Aug 28, 2026

Roland and BOSS announce an up-close event at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles featuring multi-GRAMMY Award-winner Andy Summers of The Police. The program combines an intimate solo performance, conversation, and multimedia presentation, with the evening livestreamed on Roland and BOSS sites and Facebook Live. Summers will showcase nine new tracks from Triboluminescence, share never-before-seen original photography, and provide an improvised live guitar “soundtrack,” while discussing his recording gear and sound choices.

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Event Overview

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Album and Creative Details

Triboluminescence Track Highlights

Recording Gear and Sound Quotes

About the Featured Parties

About Andy Summers

About Roland Corporation

About The GRAMMY Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Company Contact: Leslie Buttonow Rebecca Eaddy Account Manager Marketing Communications Mgr. Clyne Media, Inc. Roland Corporation U.S. (615) 662-1616 (323) 890-3718 [Leslie@clynemedia.com](Leslie@clynemedia.com) [Rebecca.Eaddy@roland.com](Rebecca.Eaddy@roland.com) ROLAND AND BOSS PRESENT AN EVENING WITH LEGENDARY GUITARIST ANDY SUMMERS AT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM® Special Event Marks the Debut of New Album Triboluminescence by Legendary Guitarist from the Police Los Angeles, CA, March 15, 2017—Roland and BOSS are proud to present a special up-close-andpersonal evening featuring multi-GRAMMY® Award-winner Andy Summers at the GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles. Taking place on Thursday, March 23, 2017, the event will feature an intimate solo performance, conversation, and multimedia presentation by the legendary guitarist from The Police, who is also an award-winning songwriter, composer, and noted photographer. The evening will be livestreamed on the Roland and BOSS websites and as a Facebook Live event , which can be viewed on [www.facebook.com/BOSS](www.facebook.com/BOSS). GRAMMY Foundation Vice President Scott Goldman will host a conversation with Summers and the audience about Summers’ illustrious career and new album , Triboluminescence (set for release by Flickering Shadow Productions on March 24) . Summers will perform selections from the new album in addition to a presentation of never-before-seen, original photography by Summers, who will also provide a live, improvised solo guitar “soundtrack” that will accompany the presentation. Triboluminescence is Summers’ 14th solo album, and is a collection of nine new tracks reflecting the style that he has evocatively dubbed “New Exotic.” It reflects Summers’ penchant for endless layers, rich tone, sound loops, and his love of jazz. The tracks showcase his abilities not only as a guitarist, but as a drummer and percussionist as well. Summers, who was recently presented with the Roland and BOSS Lifetime Achievement award, reflected on the gear he used to record his new album and some that will shape his sound during his upcoming performance, noting, “Most of the drum tracks [on the new album] are on the Roland TD-20 drum kit. The beauty of it is that you can try different snare drums, different kits, you can move around, you can sort of mix it up.” For the guitar sounds, he shared, “On ‘Elephant Bird,’we used the distortion in the Roland VG-99. It’s just a superb lead guitar sound , and I’ve used it for quite a while now. We just never seem to be able to beat it; it’s a very nice, slight overdrive sustain; it’s got elegance to it. The first track, ‘If Anything,’ for instance, has got this soaring guitar like a soprano singer. Whenever I want to play that kind of liquid lead style, that’s the sound I almost always go for.” A longtime BOSS pedal user, he says, “I used a classic one from the ‘80s called VB-2 [Vibrato], a CS-1 Compressor Sustainer, and I have the new Waza Craft CE-2W Chorus.” For ticket information for this event, visit: [http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/andy-summers](http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/andy-summers)[ ](http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/andy-summers)For more information about Roland and BOSS, [visit](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info)[ ](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info)[www.Roland.com](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info)[ or](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info)[ ](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info)[www.Boss.info](visit www.Roland.com or www.Boss.info). --------- About Andy Summers Multi GRAMMY® Award-winning artist ANDY SUMMERS rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s as the guitarist of the legendary award-winning, multi-million-selling rock band The Police, recognized as the most successful and critically acclaimed group of the era. SUMMERS’ innovative guitar sound was a key element of the band’s popularity, creating a new paradigm for guit

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What happens at the Andy Summers event at the GRAMMY Museum?

The evening features an intimate solo performance, a conversation, and a multimedia presentation by Andy Summers, including never-before-seen original photography and an improvised live guitar “soundtrack.”

When and how can attendees watch the event?

The event takes place Thursday, March 23, 2017, and it will be livestreamed on the Roland and BOSS websites as well as via Facebook Live.

What album does Andy Summers debut at the event?

Summers presents selections from his new album Triboluminescence, a collection of nine new tracks and his 14th solo album.

Aug 28, 2026

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