We recently hooked up NYC singer-songwriter and former Voice contestant Amanda Ayala with a suite...
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Xvive Introduces a State-of-the-Art Guitar Stand for Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars
Xvive, best known for their wireless systems including the popular U2 Guitar Wireless System, is...
Performer’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide 2023
For our annual Holiday Gift Guide this year, we thought, “What’s the best way to approach...
Travis Shallow: Building a Real-World Connection Through Digital Barriers
Travis Shallow has been building a budding community of listeners with his down-home, relatable livestreams these past few years. The Southern singer, songwriter, and guitarist sat down with us to...
COVER STORY: Mia Asano Makes Violin Cool (Again)
To say that the internet singlehandedly transformed the music industry would be a gross understatement. All it takes is a quick read on the lawsuits filed against pioneering audio-streaming service...
INTERVIEW: Tom Anello aka Tom in Boston
Boston Guitarist Shares Strategy for Being a Digital-First Musician We recently worked with the amazingly talented Tom Anello (aka Tom in Boston) on some video projects with our partners Elixir...
The Myth of Fanbase Building
There is a disturbing trend I am seeing on YouTube and TikTok where the majority of music marketing gurus are telling indie artists to “stop chasing streams” and focus on building a dedicated...
How Musicians Can Maintain Nutritional Health on Tour
Nutrition impacts performance, creativity, productivity and mental health. The belief that artists must suffer to create is outdated and can be quite harmful to many. While art can be an outlet for...
Mojave Audio Announces MA-D Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
Boutique microphone manufacturer Mojave Audio have announced the MA-D, the company’s first hand-held dynamic microphone. Designed by Technical Grammy Award Winner David Royer for an optimized...
Are Music NFTs Dead?
To a casual observer, all of the news stories about crypto and NFTs recently would lead you to think that the entire space is dead. The naysayers of crypto and blockchain are already doing their...
REVIEW: Roland JD-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
You can read our companion review of the JX-08 that launched alongside this for more context on the Boutique series as a whole, but for now let’s focus on the JD-08, specifically. Unlike the JX, we...
REVIEW: Roland JX-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
When the original Boutique series synths were announced a few years back, the JX-8P was one of the ones I was most looking forward to – of course I knew they’d have to cycle through the Junos,...
Win a Kramer Guitar, a Maestro Pedal, KRK Headphones PLUS Get Your Track on Vinyl
Get Featured on "The Sound of KRK" 7-inch Vinyl PLUS Win Awesome New KRK, Kramer and Maestro Gear for Your Home Studio! Performer is teaming up with KRK (and other Gibson Brands) to give artists a...