Benjamin Ricci

Performer’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide 2023

For our annual Holiday Gift Guide this year, we thought, “What’s the best way to approach recommendations for today’s musicians?” And from there, it was easy: if we were setting up a home studio rig from scratch, what sorts of things would WE put on our wish list?...

Win KRK Speakers + Headphones PLUS Get Your Track on Vinyl

Get Featured on "The Sound of KRK" 7-inch Vinyl PLUS Win Awesome New Gear for Your Home Studio!...

Roswell Pro Audio Expands Mini K Mic Line with New K67x

Roswell Pro Audio announces a new addition to their popular Mini K microphone collection with the...

REVIEW: Shure AONIC 40 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Shure’s latest entry into the crowded field of noise-cancelling headphones is a home-run. Right...

2019 State of the Music Industry

by Michael St. James | Feb 25, 2019 | Band Management

It’s 2019; look at that number again. 2019. Doesn’t that kind of blow your mind? We are pretty much closer to 2040 than we are to 1999. Is this what you thought it would look and feel like? I want...

3 Things You Should Know About Musical Instrument Insurance

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 21, 2019 | Band Management

Let’s get it out of the way: insurance is not the most exciting topic we cover here at Performer. But be honest with yourself – would you rather have the security of knowing your precious gear is...

Moogfest Announces Initial 2019 Lineup

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 21, 2019 | Concerts & Festivals

Moogfest Announces Initial 2019 Lineup featuring GAS, Kimbra, Tim Hecker & The Konoyo Ensemble, Matthew Dear, The Field, Martin Gore, William Basinski and More Celebrating the 15th year since...

CASSETTE OF THE MONTH: “Look Bad/Feel Bad” by Kiss Concert

by Derek Burns | Feb 19, 2019 | Indie Rock

CASSETTE OF THE MONTH Kiss Concert - Look Bad/Feel Bad (Worcester, MA) “If Neutral Milk Hotel had a baby with a young Modest Mouse and it was good at math.” Look Bad/Feel Bad by Kiss Concert Look...

How to Fix Buzz & Hum in the Studio

by John Hull | Feb 13, 2019 | Music Production

We've all been there. We're setting up for a session, and the guitar amp is buzzing like crazy, or we’re opening up a mix to get started, and there's all this noise on the guitar tracks. In this...

3 Tips For Getting Great Sounds From Your Analog Synth

by Brendan Gregoriy | Feb 13, 2019 | Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads, Music Production

THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF ANALOG SYNTHESIS Analog synths have undergone a radical resurgence in the last 7 or 8 years. Companies like Moog and Korg are now re-issuing and updating their former flagship...

KORG “Nano” MIDI Controllers

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 11, 2019 | Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads

When KORG said they were going to send us a “little” something to check out for the mag, they weren’t kidding. Here we have the new lineup of “nano” devices for your mobile recording rigs. First up...

Yamaha FG-TA TransAcoustic Dreadnought Review

by Chris Devine | Feb 7, 2019 | Best Acoustic Guitars

Read our Yamaha FG-TA TransAcoustic Dreadnought thoughts and review below. The dreadnought shape has the sound that most people think of when acoustic guitars are mentioned. Yamaha is no stranger to...

UK Sound 176 FET Compressor Review

by Chris Devine | Feb 6, 2019 | Home Recording

Getting a classic piece of gear in your hands means either investing in a time machine, or dropping a ton of money for an original that may or may not have seen better days. BAE has a new line of...

Tone.A.Cane Copper Guitar REVIEW

by Chris Devine | Feb 5, 2019 | Best Electric Guitars

With few exceptions, the standard construction of electric guitars utilizes wood. Every now and then designers and creators come up with new materials, and new methods of construction, from hi-tech...

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