We recently hooked up NYC singer-songwriter and former Voice contestant Amanda Ayala with a suite...
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Xvive Introduces a State-of-the-Art Guitar Stand for Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars
Xvive, best known for their wireless systems including the popular U2 Guitar Wireless System, is...
Performer’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide 2023
For our annual Holiday Gift Guide this year, we thought, “What’s the best way to approach...

How to Make Music Together in an Age of Rising Costs
To many of us, music making is something fundamental. We sing, we play, and more often than not, we want to do it together. It isn’t always easy. Most musicians have to make major sacrifices to fund...

5 Rules for Modern Songwriters to Get Noticed
Secure More Licensing Opps Anyone in the music business will tell you that teaching songwriting is a difficult—if not impossible—task. There are some who do it well. For instance, Judy Stakee at...

VINYL OF THE MONTH: Raibard
Raibard Dark Realm of the Daylight Boston, MA (Self-Released) Sometimes music comes into your life when you’re not even expecting it. Recently, I was helping a friend at Zildjian sell some of his...

Get Schooled at the ASCAP Experience
Learn new skills & career-boosting tips from the pros Just wanted to share some exciting news from our friends at the ASCAP Experience: "Shake off the lazy days of summer and kick back into gear...

The August/September Issue Is Out Now!
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on GA-20. INSIDE you'll find our feature interview with the blues-roots band GA-20 as well as features on Jenn Bostic, Baxter...

Audio-Technica Launches AT2020USB-X Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Audio-Technica announced today the release of its AT2020USB-X cardioid condenser USB microphone. A reimagining of the popular AT2020USB+, the AT2020USB-X microphone is specially designed to meet the...

Love You Later On Navigating TikTok and Creating a Visual Sound
Over the last decade, few places in the country have grown as fast or as much as Nashville. Following a remarkable population boom in such a short period, the Tennessee state capital has become a...

Travis Shallow: Building a Real-World Connection Through Digital Barriers
Travis Shallow has been building a budding community of listeners with his down-home, relatable livestreams these past few years. The Southern singer, songwriter, and guitarist sat down with us to...

COVER STORY: Mia Asano Makes Violin Cool (Again)
To say that the internet singlehandedly transformed the music industry would be a gross understatement. All it takes is a quick read on the lawsuits filed against pioneering audio-streaming service...

INTERVIEW: Tom Anello aka Tom in Boston
Boston Guitarist Shares Strategy for Being a Digital-First Musician We recently worked with the amazingly talented Tom Anello (aka Tom in Boston) on some video projects with our partners Elixir...