Gear Reviews
Is Bitcoin the Future of Music Purchasing or Just Hype?
I’m assuming you’ve heard of Bitcoin by now. For those who haven’t heard, here’s a quick primer. Bitcoin is one of many cryptocurrencies; others like Ether, Litecoin, and DASH, are the most well-known of over 1100 actively traded coins on exchanges like Coinbase and...
Download Our FREE Insurance Guide for Musicians
Looking to go out on tour? Don't hit the road without the right coverage. Performer Magazine and K&K Insurance present a FREE GUIDE to help you navigate the world of entertainment insurance. Click here or on the cover below to download NOW! INSIDE: --5 Things Your...
![[VIDEO] Hands-On With the Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit](http://performermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/simmons-sd2000-drums.png)
[VIDEO] Hands-On With the Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit
This kit rocks 🥁 I've really been digging the SD2000 so far, excited to dive into some of the more advance features and load in my own samples! Thanks @performermagazine & @playsimmons #drums #drumming #electronicdrums #drumkit #drummer #instadrums #drum #simmons...
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Spotify’s Mysterious Royalty System Explained
Since its debut in the U.S. in 2011, a lot has been written about Spotify and its effect on artists, labels and the music industry at large. Many have derided the free streaming music service for its mysterious and seemingly stingy royalty system, while others have...
How One Disastrous Gig Led to Smarter Booking Decisions
I run the Somerville Symphony Orkestar. We play instrumental gypsy-punk music. If you don’t know what that means, we write original songs in the style of traditional Klezmer and Balkan music, but we add distorted guitars and make it much louder and more intense. We...
RDGLDGRN Live Photo Gallery
The past few years have been pretty big for Washington, D.C. trio RDGLDGRN (pronounced Red Gold Green.) After forming in 2011 the band quit their jobs, released a music video that reached over 100,000 hits in a matter of days, then wrote an album that had them working...
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![[VIDEO PSA] The Howling Tongues & Elixir OPTIWEB Coated Guitar Strings Pt. 4](http://performermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/elixir-optiweb-coated-strings.png)
[VIDEO PSA] The Howling Tongues & Elixir OPTIWEB Coated Guitar Strings Pt. 4
We recently asked Nick Magliochetti (aka the Mayor of ToneTown) from one of our favorite bands, The Howling Tongues, to test out the new OPTIWEB coated strings from Elixir. Nick has dropped his final video, a PSA that explains why YOU should pick up a set of these...
Studiologic Numa Compact 2 Review
Performer Magazine delves deep with the Studiologic Numa Compact 2 Stage Piano in its latest expert review. When we put out our Synth Issue last year, one of the biggest surprises was a schoolbus-yellow beast called the Sledge, courtesy of Studiologic. It easily...
MY FAVORITE AXE with KRON
WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS? The KRON mothership Eurorack modular synthesizer – a Mortal Kombat safari house horror synth. YEAR OF MANUFACTURE? Age unknown, estimated over 9000 [years old]. WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU We have no other way to express ourselves. This is our...
Industry News
SHURE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC SM58 MICROPHONE
The Shure SM58®, the world’s most popular microphone, has been a foundational and formidable part of live performance for more than 50 years. To celebrate and honor five decades of the renowned sound, design, and durability of this iconic mic, Shure is announcing the...
Made in America Live Review Plus Photos
Five years into the Philadelphia front yard party known as Made in America, the promise and perplexity of this festival showed itself through two days of frenetic music. What united the disparate sets that spanned from deep-trap to popped EDM, was how the five stages...
Focusrite Announces the Clarett OctoPre
Introducing Focusrite’s new Clarett OctoPre, offering eight ‘Air’–enabled mic pres plus 192kHz A–D/D–A. The ideal I/O expansion kit for Clarett or any interface with ADAT I/O Focusrite is proud to announce the launch of a new eight–channel mic pre with A–D and D–A...