Sex, Music, and APIs – The New Rockstar I had to include the word "Sex” in the title or you’d...
Heidi Schmitt
Royalty Exchange Provides New Income Opps For Songwriters
As a songwriting musician who has earned income from composing, custom songs, jingles and scoring...
Accent Premieres New Lyric Video for “Just Wondering”
Accent, our recent Avid Pro Tools studio testers, have wrapped up recording for their new EP, and...
Record Review: James Nagel
James Nagel Soul Company San Francisco, CA “The heartwarming, genuine debut of a gifted singer/songwriter” What is not to love about a musician with a taste for strutting funk-rock riffs and...
Record Review: The Island Of Misfit Toys
The Island Of Misfit Toys Bear Hair Chicago, IL “Well-corrugated dissonance, draped in honesty” Windy City octet Island of Misfit Toys’ latest release, Bear Hair, is a heartfelt folk-rock moodscape...
Record Review: Fonda
Fonda Better Days Los Angeles, CA “Sparkling, shimmering, dreamy shoegazer” A gorgeous look into current shoegaze music, Fonda provides a sparkling gem of sound and scope. It’s nice to have a small...
Record Review: Endless Wave
Endless Wave Notes From the Compound Boston, MA “Bringing shoegaze to the non-believers” Although Boston’s Endless Wave have been getting a lot of attention as a shoegaze band, it wouldn’t be...
Record Review: Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls Only in Dreams Los Angeles, CA “Dum Dum Girls avoid sophomore slump with smart smart album” Anyone who ever said heartbreak was a bad thing hasn’t heard Only in Dreams, the latest...
Record Review: Derik Hultquist
Derik Hultquist Anthologies Nashville, TN “Easy listening songs of self-reflection” Anthologies, Derik Hultquist’s latest record, features ten gently flowing, catchy songs comfortably nestled in a...
Pro Tools Automation Made Easy
Pro Tools automation is setup like a lot of large format console automations. The basic operation, including modes such as Read, Write, Latch and Touch are uniquely similar. However, one thing...
GEAR GUIDE: Control Surfaces
Make Your DAW Work For You Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) are great, there’s no questioning that. Every once in a while, though, staring at a computer screen and trying to control the parameters...
GEAR REVIEW: CASIO WK-7500 Workstation
When I mention Casio’s WK-7500 to keyboardists, they mention how Casio is making an attempt to overcome their association with toys. This keyboard or “workstation,” as the company calls it, is way...
Record Review: Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps
Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps Little Wind Minneapolis, MN “Independently grown folk-pop with spunk” Caroline Smith is a singer/songwriter poised for something great. Her talents are...