Performer Magazine takes a look at the analog goodness of the PreSonus StudioLive AR12 USB mixer....
Benjamin Ricci
MEET YOUR MAKER: Vertex Effects
VERTEX EFFECTS BACKGROUND I got my start building pedalboards in 2009, thanks to Josh Smith (my...
[REVIEW] PreSonus AIR10 Powered PA Speakers
We were able to test out the PreSonus AIR10 active PA speakers over the course of a few weeks, and...
Record Review: Glass Notes
The Glass Notes Dust and Hours Seattle, WA Produced and mixed by Robb Benson // Recorded in the Shelk project studio, Seattle, WA // Mastered by Nate Yaccino, Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, WA...
Record Review: Frontier Ruckus
Frontier Ruckus Deadmalls & Nightfalls Detroit, MI Frontier Ruckus hails from Michigan, but don’t let their geographical location fool you. Once you delve into Deadmalls & Nightfalls you are...
Record Review: Festizio
Festizio Hot City San Francisco, CA Recorded and mixed by Scott McDowell at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco // Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx in South San Francisco // Produced by Festizio...
Record Review: Emily Elbert
Emily Elbert Proof Boston, MA Produced by Stephen Weber and Emily Elbert // Engineered and mixed by Stephen Weber // Mastered by Jonathan Wyner Emily Elbert has been playing music since she was 15,...
Record Review: Demon’s Claws
Demon’s Claws The Defrosting Of Montreal, QC Too often nowadays, bands try to develop a sound that is as complex as their musical tastes, and usually end up falling short with their pseudo...
Record Review: Carnivores
Carnivores If I'm Ancient Atlanta, GA Recorded by Mike Wright at New Street Studio, and Cyrus Shahmir at Railroad Earth // Mixed by Cyrus Shahmir and Carnivores // Mastered by Travis Thatcher The...
Record Review: Brandi Emma
Brandi Emma Photographic Memory EP Los Angeles, CA Produced, recorded, mixed & engineered by Tom Livemore // Mastered by Thomas Schoebel If Brandi Emma’s 2006 debut Swim would fall under...
Record Review: The Blank Tapes
The Blank Tapes Home Away From Home San Francisco, CA Recorded to cassette tape by Matt Adams in Oakland, San Francisco and Apple Valley, CA Matt Adams must be one hell of a dynamic guy. His most...
Record Review: Bad Cop
Bad Cop Harvest the Beast Nashville, TN “Brash, psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll exuberance”From the opening riff on “Amores Perros” to the closing drum fade on “Control,” Bad Cop’s Harvest the Beast is 30...
Record Review: Astral
Astral Forever After San Francisco, CA "A dream that's a little too familiar" Forever After sounds dreamy - and for the most part, it is. It’s got spacey, reverberating guitars and fuzzed-out bass...