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Contribute To Performer’s Special Social Justice & Equality Issue
Do you have a story to tell? Do you want your voice heard? Here’s your opportunity to contribute to Performer’s upcoming special issue on social justice and equality in the music industry. POTENTIAL...
Public Image Ltd: John Lydon On The DIY Landscape & Recording in Stone Wall Barns
Public Image Ltd John Lydon Opens Up About The Digital/Analog Blend & Recording in a Stone Wall Barn John Lydon is just sitting down to breakfast when I dial his number, and he answers my call...
How to Engage Fans to Power Your Tour With Mobile Tech
Book More Effectively & Mitigate Road Risks With Free App Fanflex Touring is hard, always has been. There’s the constant scheduling with booking agents, clubs that want to ram a mid-week...
5 Smart Money-Saving Tips for Musicians on a Tight Budget
So much of our focus as professional musicians comes down to making money, since it can be such a difficult thing to do at times. However, you might get just as close to financial security if you...
5 Practical DIY Film Tips For Musicians
These days being in a band is about way more than just playing music. We're learning how to record ourselves, program lights, take pictures and of course, make videos. I've always produced...
20 MIDI Tips To Improve Your Tracks Now
MIDI limiting. No hardware needed—add a constant value to MIDI velocities to create limiting (Fig. 1). After limiting, if needed subtract a constant to set the ceiling. Sometimes DAWs beat MIDI. The...
TOUR TEST: Win a Mitchell Element Guitar & Acoustic Amp Package
It's that time again - time for another tour test! We're looking for two (2) artists to test drive a new gear bundle consisting of a Mitchell Element Guitar (ME1ACE) and an A40 Acoustic Instrument...
The September Issue is Here, Featuring Bassnectar
This month Performer Magazine presents another in a long line of spectacular issues, featuring the equally spectacular Bassnectar on the cover. ALSO INSIDE: interviews with The Breton Sound, John...
How Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska Sparked a Home Recording Revolution
Independents Day: Bruce Springteen’s Nebraska Opens Up A World Of Home Recording In January of 1982, Bruce Springsteen recorded a group of fifteen demos in the bedroom of his house in Colts Neck,...
10 Tips for Recording Great Vocals In Your Home Studio
Invest in a decent mic Each voice has its own tonality and texture and no one microphone is a perfect solution for all voices. Big studios will often line up a bunch of pricey mics at the start of a...