When the term “tonewood” gets thrown around, the price of an instrument usually increases,...
Benjamin Ricci
Everything You Need to Know About Clearing Music Samples
WHY YOU NEED A LICENSE I’ve been doing music clearances for going on 20 years, and the main thing...
Steinberg UR-RT2 Audio Interface Review
Even before Dave Grohl put Rupert Neve back in the spotlight in the Sound City documentary, his...
Spotlight on filmmaker/musician Jordan Galland
New York musician/filmmaker Jordan Galland released his most recent EP Wind-Up Rabbit this past July. When Galland is not in the studio working on music, he is collaborating with other artists for...
Dog Party: Why Two Teen Girls From California Might Just Save Rock N Roll
It’s more than likely a school night. A light glows from a room in Sacramento. A microphone plugged into a karaoke machine hangs from the rafters of a teenage bedroom. Toiling below the mic, two...
Vermona PerFourMer MKii Review & Builder Profile
Vermona is an analogue synthesizer and effect maker based out of Germany; they’ve been turning heads since their emergence in the early 2000s. Vermona was the East German brand that produced...
TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Review
Pedal tuners are nothing new, but TC’s PolyTune was a game changer, and their PolyTune 2 goes to the next level. The polytune functions enables the player to strum a chord, and the tuner displays...
Seattle’s La Luz in serious van accident. Find out how you can help.
On Tuesday night Seattle surf-rock female quartet, La Luz were involved in a serious car accident. Their van was totaled, merch and gear completely destroyed and the girls were left terribly...
Ben Kweller Breaks Down Labels & Artist Representation
Ben Kweller is the real deal. Authentic. You probably already know all about the "indie darling" legend. This piece is not about Ben's music, which is fantastic. It's about the process that has...
My Favorite Axe: Custom Noll Guitar with Sarah Kenyon
Sarah Kenyon plays guitar in GrandEvolution, a rock band from Boston. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and ReverbNation for the latest updates. MAKE & MODEL A 2010 Custom made guitar by Noll...
Interview with The Dismemberment Plan: Descending Into The Uncanney Valley…
In 2003, Washington D.C. based post-punk band the Dismemberment Plan vanished from the face of the earth. The quartet had released four seminal indie rock albums and performed on tours with Death...
The Art of Stereo Panning: Part 2 of 2
It’s quite easy now with modern DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) to automate panning so that a track can “move” around as the song progresses. Depending on the style of music, bouncing an...
Overcoming Indie Film Scoring Challenges: One Composer’s Personal Experiences with the Art & Craft
Many film composers learn their trade by scoring short films. Many continue to score short films, and many never get an opportunity to score a full feature. The truth is that there are many...