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COVER STORY: Guitar Gabby & The TxLips Band
ATL Shredder Guitar Gabby on Getting a Law Degree, Empowering Black Female Artists and Surviving a...
The world is in chaos. Should you quit music?
[Ed note - how's THAT for clickbait?] "Heaven Shall Burn - Guitars Matthias Voigt" by scilla kim...
Studiologic Sledge 2.0 – Virtual Analog Synth Review
The Studiologic Sledge 2.0 is the best virtual analog synth you can buy under $1000 RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Most Versatile Synth Under $1000 The Best Bottom-End Synth Under...
MODULAR is not a Dirty Word!
Don’t panic. Modular synthesizers are not hard! Synthesis is about texture and feeling. It is about creating soundscapes and moods that have never existed before. Building a new universe to explore....
How to Build a Eurorack Modular System
WHAT IS EURORACK? Eurorack is a modular synthesizer format that was created in Germany by Dieter Doepfer in 1995, when he first produced the Doepfer A-100 system. The Eurorack format specifies the...
Winners announced in Audio-Technica AT2010 Condenser Microphone Giveaway!
Performer is pleased to announce the two winners in our recent Audio-Technica AT2010 Condenser Microphone giveaway! First up is Boston-area singer/songwriter Munk Duane, who'll be testing out the...
The Minimoog Model D is Back in Production
Amazing news from Moog! "Today we announce that after more than 30 years, production of the Minimoog Model D synthesizer has resumed. Introduced in 1970, the Minimoog Model D was the first portable...
Watch the new Run Boy Run video for “Who Should Follow Who?”
For the lead single, “Who Should Follow Who”, off their new EP I Would Fly, due out September 2 from Sky Island Records, Tucson’s Run Boy Run has a beautiful new performance video filmed by Nick...
Catching up with The Suffers at Forecastle Festival
It was hot. Very hot, but the funky thud of each bass string kept my hair from sticking to my neck. I couldn't not move. And then that pop. Oh those pops! Firing off one after another, picking up...
Visiting The Vintage Synthesizer Museum
TAKING A TRIP TO THE VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER MUSEUM Tucked in back of a nondescript commercial building in Emeryville, CA, The Vintage Synthesizer Museum contains one of the most impressive vintage...
One (Not Very Great, But Cheap and Effective) Way to Tour Europe With a Vintage Synth
SHIPPING SYNTHS OVERSEAS My band Pretty & Nice were lucky to tour Europe twice, once right when I joined up, in 2009, and then on what might end up being our last tour, in 2013. Touring Europe...
Everything You Need to Know About Booking Your Own Tour
Hey! I’m Mike Montali and this summer my band, Hollis Brown, will be embarking on an incredible headlining tour. Since our band’s formation in 2009, we have been nonstop writing, producing, and...