Earplugs are a necessity for musicians, as well as people around loud, live music. The reason that...
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VIDEO: War Twins to Tour with New Cloudlifter Products
LA's War Twins are about to head out on tour, so we sent them some new Cloudlifters (the CL-1 and...
Common Exclusions From Entertainer Insurance Policies
OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Insurance isn’t the coolest topic to discuss when it...
BUILDER PROFILE: Devi Ever FX
Organic Fuzz Love Since 2003 Devi Ever is many things. She is a musician, video game designer, artist, and something of a pedal visionary. She began building pedals in 2003 under the name Effector...
Review: JazzLoft Space-Saving CD Sleeves
PROS: Save TONS of space, lightweight, low per-unit cost. CONS: Time-consuming for large collections, difficult to read spines. PRICE: $15 per 100 JazzLoft.com is offering their newly re-designed...
REVIEW: TC Electronic BG250 Bass Combo with TonePrint
PROS: Über light, great sound, smart phone app for new FX. CONS: None. PRICE: $399 TC Electronic has made a big splash with their TonePrint pedals, and now they’re bringing that sonic flexibility to...
DIY Engineering in a Custom Mobile Rig: In The Studio (sort of) with ATTENTION SYSTEM
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? This record was very different for us; we're all technophiles, so we decided to pull out of the big studio zeitgeist and do some...
Win an Audio-Technica Prize Package!
Our good friends at Audio-Technica are awesome. How awesome, you ask? So awesome they're giving away a bunch of free gear to our readers over the next few months. Up first is a prize pack consisting...
Recording Tips: Full Band Takes vs. Individual Tracking
One fundamental question we get asked frequently in the studio is whether to record a band live or to record each instrument separately. Tracking one instrument at a time allows for perfect...
Forget a Record Deal, Get a Rights Management Deal
A Look at the BMG Chrysalis Master Model If you are a frequent reader of this column, you know that I have strong opinions on signing to major label. Specifically, I'm adamantly against it (for many...
BMI on Rights Withdrawal: An Open Letter to the Music Industry
It is a dynamic time in our industry; it is a time of experimentation and transformation of many of the models which have generated revenue for recorded music and for music publishing, impacting...
Make Money & Fans in Second Life
I spoke recently with musician Seth Regan, whose online avatar Mankind Tracer is one of the most popular virtual performers in Second Life. Second Life is an online virtual world started in 2003,...
Wake Owl – “Wild Country”
Wake Owl Wild Country Vancouver, BC (Vagrant Records) “The soundtrack to a long car excursion” Colyn Cameron, the songwriter behind Wake Owl, claims that he finds inspiration in long periods of time...