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How Leveraging Old Music Can Save New Music
If you follow the music industry discussion at all, I’m sure you saw the article by Ted Gioia “Is...
BOOK REVIEW: Synth Gems 1 – Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
The optimistically titled Synth Gems 1 (indicating a volume 2 is on the horizon) is a gem indeed,...

ZYLIA ZM-1 Microphone Review
Bands have made room recordings since the beginning of…well, recording. However, so many good recordings could have been better, with a better mix, or even the possibility of fixing that one flub if...

GEAR TEST FINAL REVIEW: Andrew Hoyt Puts Mackie FreePlay LIVE Through its Paces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOqmzOPbky0 I am a singer/songwriter based in Des Moines, Iowa. Recently, I was fortunate enough to win the Mackie FreePlay LIVE giveaway through Performer Magazine....

Win a complete Home Studio Makeover from Sterling Audio
We're looking to overhaul one lucky artist's home studio featuring awesome new gear from Sterling Audio. Can your home studio use an upgrade? Well, we've got just the thing! Our friends at Sterling...

Enter our Harbinger MLS900 Tour Diary GIVEAWAY
We're looking for a dynamic live performer to win and test out the new Harbinger MLS900 Personal Line Array PA System. Need big sound to go? Enter below. We're looking for a unique artist to demo...

EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: “New Beginning” by Ray Goren
Performer is excited to premiere the brand-new track "New Beginning" by singer/songwriter Ray Goren. Listen now and sound off in the comments below. Of the new track, Goren comments: "New Beginning"...

New Panelists Announced for ASCAP I Create Music Expo
What's the best way to "spring forward?" With all new ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO announcements of course! The newest crop of panelists includes: Grammy, CMA and ACM winner Lee Ann Womack, who will...

Novo Amor on learning to produce and stepping into the spotlight
After a summer spent at a summer camp in the woods in upstate New York, young Ali Lacey was forever changed and the music of Novo Amor (his alter ego) soon followed. Returning home to Wales and...

NICK WATERHOUSE on the Making of His Self-Titled LP
There’s a nostalgic tinge to everything that Nick Waterhouse crafts. As his career traces the California coast, back and forth, he has picked up more warmth and soul between his punchy songwriting,...

ENTER TO WIN: Williams Allegro III Digital Piano
We're looking for one lucky artist to win and demo the new Williams Allegro III Digital Piano The new Allegro III from Williams is an 88 weighted-key digital piano with superior sounds and...

Stream the FREE Elixir Strings New Music Sampler Vol. 3
Stream our FREE playlist, featuring the most recent Elixir Strings "artists of the month" as they drop some killer new music. Over the past few months, we've been bringing you behind-the-scenes...