Matt Zutell, founder of Coast Records in Charleston, SC, installs the Cloudlifter CL-4 in the...
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2018: The Most Critical Year In Your Music Career
2018 will be the most important year in your musical career and you need to pay attention. It has...
VIDEO: Complete Play-through with Audio-Technica Drum Mics
Last month, we selected Daniel Blume as the winner in our recent Audio-Technica Drum Mic Package...
Spotlight on Ivan Polanco
Local talent from White Plains, New York, Ivan Polanco is an up-and-coming pop/R&B singer/songwriter. He refers to White Plains as his training ground, where he first learned he could be as...
Download Performer’s Guide To Recording (part 1)
Performer's committed to bringing you the most useful advice when it comes to recording your music. That's why we're bringing you the first installment in our home recording guides - quick PDFs...
A3C Festival Adds Questlove, DJ Premier & Reveals 2013 Schedule of Events
With one month remaining, A3C reveals its 2013 Schedule of Events with more superstar veterans and oven-fresh up-and-comers to the roster http://www.a3cfestival.com/schedule. The new additions are...
Luke Rathborne On Distributing New LP Via Soda Pop
Luke Rathborne started his music career in a small town in Northern Maine, where he organized DIY punk shows as a teenager. When a wanderer who was staying with his family left his guitar behind, he...
Recoup Money You’re Owed From Shady Promoters
LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES FUNCTION IN A FORMER ERA. Handshake deals are commonplace, ink is rarely spilled, and a promoter or venue owner’s word is often all you have to go on before you take the...
Kyle Andrews: September 2013 Cover Story
Fresh from his honeymoon in Fiji, Kyle Andrews sat down with Performer and answered a few questions about his style, his motivations, and his historic band idols. It all began with an old acoustic...
The September issue has arrived!
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Kendl Winter shares the new official video for her song “Rosie”
Kendl Winter is roaming around on tour, but her "Rosie" music video (which she made while on the road with the Red Ants Pants clothing company) has just premiered. The song, "Rosie," comes from her...
Celebrate Funk Friday with The Meters – “Chicken Strut”
Happy Funk Friday, y'all! Enjoy the long weekend with a classic cut from the funktorious Meters, circa 1970. Below is the track "Chicken Strut," the first in a long line of "strut"-themed funk...
Win Tickets to See Rin Tin Tiger in San Francisco!
We're presenting an AMAZING show at Great American Music Hall this Saturday, featuring a local San Francisco band we totally love, Rin Tin Tiger. Wanna win a pair of tix? Easy, just leave a comment...