Performer Magazine http://performermag.com The Musician's Resource Magazine Fri, 18 May 2012 19:38:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recording Tips: Bass Miking How to Get That Low End to Sing

When we were kids, we didn’t have bass amp simulator plug-ins – we had bass amps and expensive microphones and we liked it!  Today we are fortunate to have better options to…

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/18/bass-miking-techniques/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bass-miking-techniques Funk Friday with Chuck Brown The world lost Chuck Brown this week, so we are dedicating Funk Friday to his memory.

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/18/funk-friday-with-chuck-brown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funk-friday-with-chuck-brown Women’s Audio Mission Levels the Pro Audio Playing Field With Help from Kronos Quartet, Telefunken and Manley Microphones

Women’s Audio Mission, an entirely female run recording studio and non-profit organization in San Francisco, know their way around the world of pro audio. While the gender make-up…

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]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/16/enter-to-win-a-standback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enter-to-win-a-standback Performer Presents: The Brothers Comatose CD Release Party! This Saturday, May 19 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, The Brothers Comatose will celebrate the release of their fantastic new album, Respect The Van.The show will also feature Tiny Television and Sioux City Kid.

Ticket info is…

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/15/performer-presents-the-brothers-comatose-cd-release-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performer-presents-the-brothers-comatose-cd-release-party Steampunk Guitar Building with Tony Cochran Every guitar has stories to tell. Some were played by masters, many were destroyed, and all contain a secret history that only exposes its edges when pressed through the fire of an amp. Tony Cochran knows this, and builds guitars…

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/15/steampunk-guitar-building-with-tony-cochran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steampunk-guitar-building-with-tony-cochran New video from Brown Bird Our friends at Big Old Big One have just premiered a new video from Brown Bird (read our November 2011 cover story on the folk duo here).

Enjoy!

 

]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/14/new-video-from-brown-bird/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-video-from-brown-bird Donald “Duck” Dunn Passes Away at Age 70

Sad news to report – legendary bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn has passed away at the age of 70. Dunn died Sunday in his sleep, while on tour in Japan.

Dunn’s credits are too numerous to count, but his presence…

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]]> http://performermag.com/2012/05/11/funk-friday-with-congo-sanchez/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funk-friday-with-congo-sanchez CASH Music Delivers Free, Open Source Tools For Musicians: an Interview with Maggie Vail

“We’re building a totally free platform of tools for artists and labels to sell, share, and promote music directly to their fans. We feel it’s vital that all musicians have access to basic web tools that are free,

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