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Benjamin Ricci
REVIEW: Roland JX-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
When the original Boutique series synths were announced a few years back, the JX-8P was one of the...
Win a Kramer Guitar, a Maestro Pedal, KRK Headphones PLUS Get Your Track on Vinyl
Get Featured on "The Sound of KRK" 7-inch Vinyl PLUS Win Awesome New KRK, Kramer and Maestro Gear...
FLASHBACK: Vintage ’66 Mosrite “Ventures” Guitar
Today we are showcasing this really cool 1966 Mosrite “The Ventures Model.” The Mosrite of California Guitar Company was founded in 1956 by Semie and Andy Moseley. They started building custom...
Introducing Summit: Novation’s flagship two-part 16-voice 61-key polyphonic synthesizer
Novation are incredibly proud to announce the release of Summit, their new flagship synthesizer for studio and stage. Built on the same innovative foundations as the critically acclaimed Peak,...
JOSH SMITH: Catching up with the Bluesy Axeman as He Hits the Road
“The best advice I can give is do it because you love it, because you have to, because it’s so much fun you can’t not do it.” Josh Smith is a man of few words – he prefers to express himself through...
Greg Holden Takes Us Inside the Recording of ‘World War Me’
photo by Laurel Renee Valdez “Suddenly I was face to face with quite the dilemma: Hire a world-class producer with my own cash or suck it up and record the album on my own.”...
COVER STORY: pronoun Unpacks Layers of Heartbreak Through Songwriting
I’ll show you stronger. Let those words marinate for a minute. Take in the punch, the weight, the defiance of them. That’s the resonant title of up-and-coming indie rock artist pronoun’s full-length...
SCOTUS, Copyright, Sex, and Beer
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, I do not play one on TV, but like Jay-Z, I know a little bit… You know you can’t mail yourself a recording of your song to get copyright protection, right? I mean,...
How to Shop for Entertainer Insurance
We know a lot of you might be headed out on a spring or summer tour soon, and you’ve already gone through the checklist. Van’s in working order? Check. All the gear fits? Check. We’ve got...
LAST CHANCE to register for ASCAP EXPO
Haven't registered for the EXPO yet? Here are some things you might have missed that may change your mind. Panelist Victoria Monét joined ET online to talk about her creative and personal...
Take the Avid Link Studio Challenge
Performer Magazine and AVID are seeking creative artists, songwriters and producers to demonstrate the amazing collaborative capabilities of Avid Link. That's right, we're looking for two...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Ages and Ages
Ages and Ages Me You They We (Partisan Records) It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the Portland-based indie rock collective known as Ages and Ages. Led by primary songwriter and...