Read our expert review of the new MP Series in-ear monitors from Mackie. Along with the MBD...
Benjamin Ricci
Glossary of Common Insurance Terms for Musicians
As a responsible performing artist, you’ve made sure that your tour dates are booked, travel and...
Reivew: GuitarGrip Guitar Hangers
Displaying an instrument has a few options; a floor mounted guitar stand, which is usually...
Line 6 Partners with Earthworks to Release the V75-40V Premium Wireless Microphone
Line 6, Inc. today introduced V75-40V, a new wireless microphone that combines industry-leading Line 6 digital wireless technology with the renowned Earthworks WL40V premium hyper-cardioid capsule....
Download Performer’s FREE Legal Guide to the Music Business
Performer's committed to bringing you the most useful advice when it comes to your career. That's why we're bringing you the second installment in our FREE industry guides - quick PDFs jam-packed...
Trivium – “Vengeance Falls” Review
Trivium’s sixth studio album, Vengeance Falls, follows in the footsteps of In Waves thematically and aggressively, marking a milestone for the band that manages to leave its members exposed to...
Rubblebucket Debuts Video for “Save Charlie” + More Tour Dates Announced!
Brooklyn's Rubblebucket (read our interview with the band here) has unveiled a video for their latest single, "Save Charlie," courtesy of NPR. The animated video encapsulates both the song, "Save...
Maxon Analog Delay (AD10) Pedal Review
Ambience is always something guitar players have to work for; reverb and delays can get so complex that in the process of this search, the concept of “simpler is better” gets revisited often....
Maxon Ambient Stereo Chorus (ASC10) Review
Since the 1970s, chorus pedals have been at guitar player’s feet, giving sounds ranging from the shimmering soundscapes of The Police, to the detuned glory of Nirvana. With only RATE and DEPTH...
FLASHBACK: ’80s AMS DMX 15-80S Digital Delay
Developed by AMS (Advance Music Systems), which was founded in 1979 by two Aerospace engineers in England, this unit was used extensively on records from the 1980s and is still widely used today....
FIDLAR: A Spotlight on LA’s Punkmeisters
If you have not heard or seen FIDLAR yet, you soon will. They are quickly becoming the visage of the surf/punk scene. After haphazardly meeting in an East LA studio, they embarked on a project that...
A Musician’s Guide To Craigslist or: Why I Took Up Painting
This article was created out of frustration and rage and…OK, there was coffee, perhaps a lot…about our hunt for a drummer for an original band in these United States. It is about art and commerce...
October Cover Story: King Khan & The Shrines
King Khan & The Shrines have just released Idle No More after penning a new deal with Merge Records, and are returning to the States to tour beginning this month. This is the first new music...