Gear Reviews
Xvive Introduces a State-of-the-Art Guitar Stand for Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars
Xvive, best known for their wireless systems including the popular U2 Guitar Wireless System, is introducing a new guitar stand that offers guitarists and bassists a new standard of reliability and portability. The G1 Butterfly Guitar Stand was designed in Germany to...
WATCH: Get to know the LD Systems Maui G3 PA System
We recently enlisted the help of LA-based singer/songwriter and outer space expert Foxanne to help demonstrate the amazing qualities of the new LD Systems Maui G3 PA. In this new series, we'll go from unboxing to setup, to playthrough as we get to hear the entire...
WARP AI MASTERING REVIEW & DEMO
Want to save time and headaches mastering tracks? Take a look at how far AI has come in our new review and demo of the WARP AI MASTERING program, a browser-based AI tool to help you quickly and affordably master your tracks....
How To
Webinar Spotlight: How To Get YouTube Views and Grow Your Career
Learn how the industry’s foremost digital experts use YouTube and data to effectively grow a musician’s career. The music research and analytics platform Viberate will be hosting a free online panel with a live Q&A session with: Jay Gilbert, the strategic mind...
Goodbye Genres, Hello TikTok (and Other Trends to Watch)
Viberate’s music industry report examines 2021 and lays out expectations for 2022. Did you know that the top 1% of artists rule the social media and music channels? That’s just one of the findings in Viberate’s annual “State of Music” address. The music research and...
How Leveraging Old Music Can Save New Music
If you follow the music industry discussion at all, I’m sure you saw the article by Ted Gioia “Is Old Music Killing New Music?,” or at least the discussion about it. If you are putting new music out on streamers, this is an important topic for you to understand not...
Buying Guide
The ACOUSTIC ISSUE is out now!
Performer Magazine is psyched to bring you our special ACOUSTIC ISSUE celebrating all things acoustic from gear to setup to recording and live performance tips. We've been working hard on this one for a while, and it even has a companion mixtape dropping later this...
The Ultimate Guitar Pedal Buyer’s Guide
OK, pedal newb, listen up! Making music should be fun! So don’t let any jaded a-holes talk down to you, and especially don’t let anyone call you ‘newb’ – even us. It’s rude and gatekeeping in music is stupid and childish. Anyway, let’s talk PEDALS! Let’s say you are...
HOW TO USE CHORUS, COMPRESSOR & REVERB PEDALS — THE RIGHT WAY!
The chorus pedal was an eighties staple, and although it’s not as common today, it’s still a valuable addition to any guitarists’ arsenal. It’s designed as a replication of the sound of two guitarists playing the same piece – there are inevitably minor differences in...
Industry News
The PreSonus 30th Anniversary Sale is Here!
To celebrate their 30th Anniversary, for a limited time you can save up to $200 off select PreSonus interfaces and home studio monitors and up to $50 off select recording bundles. For more info, and to shop the sale now thru March 31st, head here and stock up!...
The MAUI family is complete – LD Systems MAUI G3 MIX now available
LD Systems announces the immediate availability of the MAUI G3 MIX. The MAUI 11 G3 MIX and MAUI 28 G3 MIX models are expanding the application possibilities of the popular MAUI G3 series with an integrated digital six-channel mixer, professional effects, and...
ACT ENTERTAINMENT NOW SHIPPING REBRANDED LAVA CABLES IN TIME FOR NAMM 2025
ACT Entertainment, the industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of live performance and music equipment, announces the immediate availability of its Lava Cable brand with an entirely new look. While the products, which are designed to improve tone,...