Some of you have had the chance to run a traditional commercial radio campaign and you’ll probably...
Benjamin Ricci
PreSonus Studio One 4 Review
Back in August 2015, we reviewed PreSonus’s Studio One 3. Since that time our review team has used...
Mackie Announces Availability for New DL16S, DL32S Wireless Mixers, and More
Mackie today announces immediate in-store availability of the latest DL Series digital mixers, the...
Xiu Xiu Premieres NSFW Video for “El Naco”
Earlier this month, Xiu Xiu released their latest record, Angel Guts: Red Classroom on Polyvinyl. Inspired by an erotic Japanese horror film by the same, Angel Guts: Red Classroom now is getting...
Enter to Win the Focusrite Dream Recording Competition
From our friends at Focusrite: "In honour of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.'s 25th Anniversary (and 29 years since the creation of the Focusrite brand) the company are running a dream recording...
Spotify’s Mysterious Royalty System Explained
Since its debut in the U.S. in 2011, a lot has been written about Spotify and its effect on artists, labels and the music industry at large. Many have derided the free streaming music service for...
10 Criterion Collection Discs Every Musician Must Own
The good folks at the Criterion Collection invented the concept of the special edition for the home video market way back in 1984, and in the past 30 years have become the gold standard, a hallmark...
ZOLA JESUS On The Benefits of Finding Creativity in Isolation
It’s a brisk autumn day in Asheville, North Carolina, but that doesn’t bother Nika Roza Danilova, aka Zola Jesus. She’s here to perform at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, the last show...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Opposition Rising
“A metric fuck-ton of guttural, hardcore fury” The sonic bombast that opens Opposition Rising’s new EP is a bit of a false start, tricking the listener into thinking they’ve perhaps picked up a...
How One Disastrous Gig Led to Smarter Booking Decisions
I run the Somerville Symphony Orkestar. We play instrumental gypsy-punk music. If you don’t know what that means, we write original songs in the style of traditional Klezmer and Balkan music, but...
Catching up with Fierce Bad Rabbit
Four years in and four albums down, Fierce Bad Rabbit is debuting their latest record, The Maestro and the Elephant. Although sporting more of an indie feel, this LP features fierce guitars and...
Roland Announces Long-Awaited Series of AIRA Products
Roland is proud to announce the long-awaited series of AIRA products. With roots in the very origins of electronic music, the new AIRA line is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s...
Kimono Kult Premieres New Track
Today, Performer is pysched to premiere a new cut off the Kimono Kult EP titled "La Cancion de Alejandra." If you haven’t had a chance to check them out yet, Kimono Kult is a new recording project...