Gear Reviews
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[FINAL REVIEW] Accent Demonstrates The Magic of Pro Tools Cloud Collaboration
STUDIO TEST: Accent Harnesses the Power of Pro Tools Cloud Collaboration to Record an A Cappella Record With Six Vocalists in Five Different Countries My group Accent began in 2011 as a one-time Internet collaboration of six a cappella vocalists from five different...
Steinberg Announces Nuendo 8
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced the upcoming release of Nuendo 8. At next week’s 2017 Game Developers Conference, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, United States, Steinberg will be showing the first preview of Nuendo 8 at the...
How to Partner With Local Breweries on Your Next Album Release
The Lights Out + Aeronaut team up to release the first ever album on a can of beer. Learn more about the process, and how YOUR band can partner with local breweries on album promotions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG4_4G-_FH4 If your band is like mine, beer is...
How To
Legal Pad: Recording Covers & Mechanical Licenses
The compulsory mechanical license is a mechanism that allows anyone to record and distribute your composition (or allow you to make a cover of someone else’s work). There are several requirements and conditions that you need to know about regarding covers and the...
CASH Music Delivers Free, Open Source Tools For Musicians: an Interview with Maggie Vail
“We're building a totally free platform of tools for artists and labels to sell, share, and promote music directly to their fans. We feel it's vital that all musicians have access to basic web tools that are free, open, and theirs to own.” CASH Music, a non-profit...
Live Review: Xiu Xiu
Where: Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA When: May 5, 2012 Upon my fifth live inception of Xiu Xiu, I expected a sold-out crowd for such amazing and intense performers. What I got was a densely populated audience all solely focused on not just the headliners, but...
Buying Guide
PreSonus StudioLive AR12 USB Mixer Review
Performer Magazine takes a look at the analog goodness of the PreSonus StudioLive AR12 USB mixer. PROS: heavy-duty build quality, great mic pres, Bluetooth, no direct-box needed for guitar/bass. CONS: none. PRICE: $499 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EBVYlnEwlU Ah,...
MEET YOUR MAKER: Vertex Effects
VERTEX EFFECTS BACKGROUND I got my start building pedalboards in 2009, thanks to Josh Smith (my first major client). Through Josh, I quickly started building for some of the top LA-based guitarists, including Kirk Fletcher, Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Scott...
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[REVIEW] PreSonus AIR10 Powered PA Speakers
We were able to test out the PreSonus AIR10 active PA speakers over the course of a few weeks, and are happy to report that these might just be the hidden gem of the live sound world. PROS: lightweight, fantastic audio quality, easy-to-use controls. CONS: none. PRICE:...
Industry News
It Happened to Me: The Record Label I Was Signed to Went Under
Signing a deal with a record label is often thought of as not just a major step in an artist's career, but a signifier that all the hard work that's been put in has paid off. To put it another way, it's a heck of a high. That high, however, can be short lived if the...
Tour Test Giveaway! Win Audio-Technica’s System 10 Wireless Stompbox & Get Featured in Print!
Attention Bands! Performer's got our grubby little paws on the System 10 Stompbox units featured in the video below, courtesy of our awesome friends at Audio-Technica. WHAT'S THE SCOOP? Here's the deal - they're doing no good just...
The December Issue of Performer Is Here, Featuring Black Violin
This month Performer Magazine presents another in a long line of spectacular issues, featuring Black Violin on the cover. ALSO INSIDE: interviews with Hinds, Good Graeff, and Caustic Casanova. PLUS why you need entertainment insurance, circuit bending for beginners...