Gear Reviews
AI is the Next Tech to Create Opps for Artists & Disruptors
When you give musicians new technology, they find new ways to congregate around it and create new music--and new business opportunities. The next technology poised to do this is AI. The rock band as we know it wouldn’t have sprung into being, were it not for the...
How Metadata Makes Sync Licenses Run Smoother
Remember: the next time you get a pitch from a friendly music supervisor, if you can’t find it, you can’t get it synced. Ideally, every engineer, producer, and production library owner will take this to heart. The best way to solve this problem is to incorporate...
How To Get Started with Content Marketing for Musicians
Many musicians focus solely on producing good music and promoting it as such. However, marketing is something that they should focus on as well. It gives them a great opportunity to connect with their audience and get more fans than before. Content marketing can be...
How To
5 Effective Ways to Maintain Press Relationships After Your First Review
For an independent musician, scoring coverage in a media outlet may seem like the well-earned reward in a long cycle of pitching and waiting, good fortune, or a combination of both. But with the right mindset, it’s actually just the start of a potentially long-term...
Diane Warren’s 7 Secrets for Successful Songwriting
There’s no denying that making it in the music industry is hard. It’s harder than hard. But it’s not impossible. What if we told you that legendary songwriter Diane Warren – responsible for such classics as “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Rhythm of the Night,” and “I...
How to Sell More Merchandise at Your Show
Selling merchandise at a show is probably one of the biggest sources of revenue that an artist has left today. It’s clear to anyone in the music industry that selling music has taken such a dramatic dive in sales that it’s almost a necessity to search and reach out...
Buying Guide
Taylor K14CE Builder’s Edition Review
Learn why we called the new Taylor Guitars K14CE Builder's Edition Acoustic with V-Class Bracing the best acoustic guitar we've ever played in our latest review. If you don’t want to read this entire review, know this: the Taylor Builder’s Edition K14ce with V-Class...
VIDEO: MikelParis Gives a Full Performance with the Bose S1 Pro
We recently got a hands-on look at the Bose S1 Pro at Winter NAMM, and were pretty impressed with the build quality, feature set, and smart controls it afforded to working musicians. So, we enlisted the help of filmmaker and musician MikelParis (touring keyboardist...
Stage Ninja Smart Phone Clamp Review
Smartphones, love them or hate them, are here to stay. With video and audio recording it can be a multimedia lab in the right hands. Stage Ninja has a great little mount that can make using one a lot easier. Design-wise, it’s pretty simple. A spring-loaded clamp to...
Industry News
What The Future of SoundCloud Means for Indie Musicians
SoundCloud is struggling to revamp its business model. What could this mean for artists? When Chance the Rapper accepted the award for Best Rap Album at this year’s Grammys, he didn’t just thank his musical collaborators or his family. "Shouts out to every independent...
Audix Celebrates International Drum Month, Announces Giveaway of Gold D6 Drum Microphone
Audix, a leading manufacturer of application-specific vocal and instrument microphones has announced today that, in celebration of International Drum Month [May], the company will be giving away one custom-made, gold-plated D6, dynamic instrument microphone. The D6...
Galaxy Audio upgrades Hot Spot Personal Monitor to include Bluetooth
The Industry Standard Powered Hot Spot Personal Monitor from Galaxy Audio upgrades to include Bluetooth technology. Galaxy Audio pioneered the small PA/personal monitor category with the innovative product called the HOT SPOT. Now celebrating 40 years as the personal...