Gear Reviews
Split Sheets or It Didn’t Happen
Scenario: You come to rehearsal with a new guitar part and some lyrics for a song, but you don’t quite have the chorus worked out yet. You play it for the band, the bass player adds her thing, the drummer his, and the other guitarist writes a cool little...
Supro Analog Delay Pedal REVIEW
The new compact Supro analog delay pedal packs a lot into a standard single pedal footprint, with the usual Level, Time and Repeat settings we’ve come to know from other classic delays. A welcome addition is the filter control, as well as a mini toggle that can assign...
REVIEW: RØDECaster Pro Podcast Studio
A big bottleneck to getting started for a lot of people is the right gear. Rode made this step super easy with their RodeCaster Pro Podcast Studio. For anyone who’s used any kind of mixer, the front panel is very familiar; essentially a 4-channel input section that...
How To
6 Insanely Creative Ideas for Your Band’s Facebook Cover Photo
*This article was originally posted at Sonicbids.com. It has been republished here with permission. With Facebook's timeline layout, your cover photo is the billboard of your social media page. You can use it to communicate countless ideas, pitches, concepts, or...
How Much Should a Music PR Campaign Cost?
This article originally appeared on Sonicbids.com. It has been republished here with permission. Good PR isn't cheap. Nor is it free. If you can't afford a legit PR campaign, then chances are you might not be ready for it... but at the same time, it's also extremely...
3 Things Every Indie Artist Should Learn From Nielsen’s 2014 Music Industry Report
You’ve heard it from everyone from Bob Lefsetz to David Byrne: the music industry is dying. At first glance, Nieslen’s annual music industry report seems to back up this sentiment. The report, a summary of the data the company compiled on U.S. music consumption over...
Buying Guide
REVIEW: ART TubeMix 5-Channel Mixer
The 5-channel TubeMix from ART is a pretty handy device that would serve a small home studio well, especially if you are dealing with a number of synths or drum machines that you want to have running through one device to share a set of monitor outputs. The cool thing...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Sarah Longfield
BACKGROUND I started playing guitar at 12 years old, and began pursuing it seriously upon graduating high school. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to tour multiple countries, and in my spare time I make YouTube videos. MAKE & MODEL 2013 custom painted...
Guitarists Wanted! Take the Elixir Strings Endurance Challenge
Grubby, corroded strings are disgusting and kill your tone. That's why we're looking for two dynamic guitarists to take the Elixir Endurance Challenge! We’ll hook you up with a box of Elixir Coated Guitar Strings (acoustic or electric, depending on the player) to take...
Industry News
The New June/July Issue is Out Now
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on Linqua Franqa (new album, Model Minority, out now!) INSIDE you'll find info on portable PA systems, cryptocurrency & vinyl, how to fix buzz/hum in the studio PLUS Acoustic Treatment 101. Read...
Tiny Dinosaurs has been selected for an IK Multimedia Home Studio Makeover!
LA-based artist Julie Jay (aka Tiny Dinosaurs) been selected as the winner in our recent IK Multimedia Home Studio Makeover. Over the course of the summer, she will be putting the new IK recording gear through its paces to track a new, exclusive song for us to...
VIDEO: Air Traffic Controller on the Benefits of Elixir Strings
We asked Boston-based band Air Traffic Controller to try out Elixir Optiweb strings, and use them both live and on a new recording. Here, the band discusses the long-lasting nature of Optiweb coated strings, and strings up in preparation for an exclusive recording...