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The New Issue is Out Now!
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on guitar virtuoso John 5....
ZT Amplifiers Announces New California-Built Custom Shop Line
Benicia, California-based ZT Amplifiers has launched its new Custom Shop line of guitar amps,...
The October Issue is here, featuring King Khan & The Shrines
Can't find a print copy? No problem. Read the interactive digital issue below, or click here to download and for more options.
Submissions Now Open for Performer’s Special Photography Issue
Attention photographers! We are planning a special print issue celebrating the diverse and wonderful field of music photography – both live music photography and studio work. Black and white, color,...
Caroline Smith releases new video for “Magazine”
Merging '90s R&B and neo-soul with her indie-rock roots, Caroline Smith's new music has settled comfortably into a new backdrop as she takes a step from girl to woman. Half About Being a Woman...
Win tickets to See Sioux City Kid live in San Francisco!
Performer is proud to be presenting one of our favorite bands, Sioux City Kid, this Friday - September 27th at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. A super cool mix of Americana and rock n...
Studio Lessons: Quality vs. Quantity (Part 2 of 2)
In part one (read it here), we examined how artists can spend their time in the studio unwisely, and how session days/hours can be broken down into parts (arranging, tracking, mixing, overdubbing,...
Australia’s New Empire release video for single “Say It Like You Mean It”
Australian rockers New Empire have released the breathtaking video for the debut single "Say It Like You Mean It" off their upcoming LP In A Breath. They will also be hitting the road this October...
PreSonus Acquires Notion
PreSonus® is delighted to announce it has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Notion Music's products...
Watch Superchunk’s bizarre new video for “Staying Home”
Superchunk premiered the new video for "Staying Home" from I Hate Music today. Directed by Taiyo Kimura, ARTINFO describes the video as, "a surreal, frenzied, and hilarious interpretation of the...
HARMAN’s DigiTech Announces the Rebirth of DOD
It’s the biggest news in guitar effects in decades: HARMAN’s DigiTech today announced the rebirth of DOD, one of the world’s most legendary guitar pedal lines. DOD is returning with a vengeance,...
New Video from The Breton Sound – “Standing On The Edge of the World”
In this month's "My Favorite Axe" column, we highlighted Jonathan Pretus (pictured below) of The Breton Sound out of New Orleans. Today we're happy to premiere their new video for the...