Gear Reviews
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...
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[VIDEO] The Howling Tongues & Elixir OPTIWEB Coated Guitar Strings Pt. 3
We recently asked Nick Magliochetti from one of our favorite bands, The Howling Tongues, to test out the new OPTIWEB coated strings from Elixir. Nick will be dropping videos each week, talking about the strings and showing them off in action. And stayed tuned, we just...
Performer Gives Away Two Sets of Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kits
Performer has selected its two winners in our recent Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit Giveaway. Over the course of the fall, Derek Donato of Reef'd and Richard Thomas will both test out the new electronic kits to their fullest and put them through their paces to...
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A Million Dollar Record Label for $20 with DistroKid
Steve Jobs' nightmare has come true; it's now possible for “just anybody” to get on iTunes. At an Apple special event way back in 2003, Jobs was defending criticism of iTunes' small catalog (then only 400k tracks) by saying, “This number could have easily been much...
Download Performer’s FREE Legal Guide to the Music Business
Performer's committed to bringing you the most useful advice when it comes to your career. That's why we're bringing you the second installment in our FREE industry guides - quick PDFs jam-packed with an insane amount of info that you can actually use. CLICK HERE TO...
A Musician’s Guide To Craigslist or: Why I Took Up Painting
This article was created out of frustration and rage and…OK, there was coffee, perhaps a lot…about our hunt for a drummer for an original band in these United States. It is about art and commerce and dudes and dickheads. And genuine curses. And in that vein…if you’re...
Buying Guide
Samson QH4 Headphone Amp Review
Samson QH4 Headphone Amp Review Knowing what you’re performing in a recording setting is key. However, when there are multiple performers, they’ll also need to hear themselves, as well as the others on the track. Samson’s QH4 is a simple and easy-to-use headphone...
Mad Professor Twimble pedal REVIEW
Dumble Amps are less common than unicorns, and even the clones and copies of these mythical beasts can get expensive. Mad Professor captures the essence of this articulate and toneful rarity in its new Twimble pedal. It’s a blending of two of their existing pedals,...
Chase Bliss Audio Brothers Pedal Review
There are pedals that could be called “tweaker’s delights,” and then there’s the Chase Bliss Audio Brothers pedal. With 2 channels (A & B) that can be set for boost, drive or fuzz, it can handle those tones easily but the circuits are done a bit differently, with...
Industry News
Download Performer’s FREE Guide to Mobile Music Production
Welcome to the world of mobile production. Whether it’s using your iPad to control your stage mix, or finding a compact USB mixer to track demos on the road, mobile tech has changed the way we record and perform music. This quick guide (co-presented by our friends at...
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...