Isla Instruments Shuts Down US Operations; Brad Holland Announces Relaunch Plans

Isla Instruments LLC has publicly posted that "Isla Instruments LLC has permanently ceased operations." The message appeared on the company website and was echoed on the official Islainstruments forum on March 6, 2026, and the forum header repeated the closure wording for readers and customers.

The company notice made immediate operational changes clear: "The online store is closed and no new orders can be placed." The forum also stated that "Customer support resources and the user forum will remain available here for existing customers." SynthAnatomy reported that Brad Holland will continue to provide support and firmware updates for existing products such as the S2400 sampling drum machine.

Founder and chief developer Brad Holland addressed customers in first person on the official forum, writing, "Outstanding pre-orders will be taken care of by me, personally, once ready." He added, "I will be sending a personal email to those immediately affected in the very near future." The forum notice further said, "Future products designed by Brad Holland will be released separately and information will be announced elsewhere in due course," signaling that product work will continue under a different arrangement.

Product lines named in the company materials include the S2400, the KordBot, and the in-development Caladan synthesizer. Islainstruments’ product copy describes the S2400 as "a sampling drum machine that takes inspiration from one of history’s most hallowed samplers - the SP1200" and lists features including RAM, modern storage, WAV support, envelopes, advanced song mode, phono inputs, and switchable filters. The KordBot is described on the site as "a chord librarian, sophisticated arpeggiator and performance controller." Forum threads document community interest: "Pre orders Caladan" and "Caladan Update? Please? Caladan" show activity on October 11, 2025, while a thread titled "S2400 IN STOCK! - Congrats Isla Team!" dates to December 16, 2021.

Community members posted questions and testimonials in response to the March 6 announcement. One forum user wrote, "Major bummer but I am still excited for the Caladan and my S2400 is the cornerstone of my setup. I look forward to whatever is coming next from you." Other users asked directly about logistics: "So those of us who paid for Caladans will still receive them?" and whether optional card-only orders could be completed, and whether firmware might be open sourced; no definitive answers to those questions were provided in the company notices.

Outside reporting has added context about Brad Holland’s plans to relaunch the business from the UK. SynthAnatomy reported that Holland recently moved from the USA back to the UK and framed the closure as a step required to "close his US company and then open a new one in the UK" as part of a relaunch. SynthAnatomy also noted Holland’s presence at Robin Vincent’s Synth East 2026 event, where attendees likely saw his booth.

There are concrete commitments and outstanding unknowns. The firm’s public-facing commitments are that the store is closed, support and forum access will remain available, and Brad will handle outstanding pre-orders personally and contact affected customers by personal email. The community will be watching for the promised emails and for any formal announcement of the new UK entity and shipping ETAs for Caladan pre-orders.