Gear Reviews
MOOG MUSIC DEBUTS NEW GRANDMOTHER SYNTHESIZER AT MOOGFEST 2018
Today, Moog Music announces Grandmother, a new tool that empowers creative humans to give meaning to vibration -- inviting new waves and new ways of communication into our quantum world. Grandmother is a semi-modular analog synthesizer with a built-in arpeggiator,...
Yamaha Guitar Group Buys Ampeg
LOUD Audio, LLC (LOUD), a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group, today announced that it has sold the Ampeg brand from its portfolio of Pro Audio and MI businesses. This move is aimed at allowing LOUD to narrow its focus, return to its roots, and deliver the best...
Yamaha Revstar RS502T Review
Performer Magazine goes hands-on in its review of the Yamaha Revstar RS502T P90 equipped guitars made a big comeback in recent years, but in most cases it’s been a throwback style re-run. Yamaha’s Revstar RS502T brings the familiar P90 tone with a modern style...
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Show Review and Photo Gallery: Chromeo Live in Boston
Chromeo had no problem bringing the funk to a nearly sold out audience at Boston's House of Blues this past Wednesday. The Canadian duo are anticipating the release of their fourth studio album, White Women, which is due out May 12th. With cameos from Solange, Toro y...
Who’s Accountable When Bands Bail on Crowdfunding Promises?
Crowdfunding is a relatively new process, but it's simple; an artist puts out the request for fans to pre-pay for their next project in an effort to fund the aforementioned project. It's been done for not just music but movies and even inventions. To contributors it's...
Deer Tick & The Hold Steady Live Photo Gallery
Deer Tick and The Hold Steady performed live in Boston this past weekend at the House of Blues. Below are some of our choice photos from the evening, courtesy of Performer's own Matty Paster. Enjoy! DEER TICK THE HOLD STEADY
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[VIDEO] Nick Ray goes behind-the-scenes with Mackie Onyx Interface and Big Knob
Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Custom Monitors Review
Performer gets the perfect custom fit as we review the Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Personal Monitors We’ve previously reviewed the $999 UE Pro Remastered in-ears, a joint collaboration between Ultimate Ears and Capitol Studios. And while we fell in love with the customized...
Taylor GS Mini-e Bass Review
Proving that great things come in small packages, we take a closer look at the Taylor GS Mini-e Bass in our latest review. Acoustic basses can be large and ungainly, but to produce decent enough low end, it typically needs to be big. Taylor’s figured out how to get...
Industry News
The Role of Music in Trump’s America
Don't worry, this article isn't about left or right, and I'm certainly not going to get into political nuance - this is a music magazine. However, the 2016 U.S. election was not normal. No matter what your political leanings might be - this newly elected president is...
Avid Innovations Address Key Industry Collaboration Challenges
Avid recently announced several key innovations to the MediaCentral® Platform to address the industry’s most pressing collaborative challenges. Continuing to accelerate the pace of innovation to help music professionals, developments to the Avid Marketplace and...
Avid Launches Music Creation & Cloud Enabled Collaboration Innovations for Pro Tools
Avid today announced a new version of its fully cloud-enabled Pro Tools application, the industry-leading digital audio workstation software used by award-winning artists and the largest media companies in the world. Powered by the MediaCentral Platform, the...