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COVER STORY: AJ Smith Turns Engineering Into Creative Fuel

AJ Smith is jack of all trades, and well, a master of them all, too. Starting off his professional career on an engineering path, he found himself pursuing music and songwriting (and thank goodness, because we’d be missing out on one of this generation’s best...

The New December/January Issue is Out Now

Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on The Selecter (new album,...

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Looking to go out on tour? Don't hit the road without the right coverage. Performer Magazine...

VINYL OF THE MONTH: Creepshow OST

Creepshow is one of the more successful horror anthologies of the ’80s, due in no small part to...

Review: Fender Mustang Floor FX Unit

by Chris Devine | Jun 1, 2012 | Best Guitar Picks, Effects Pedals, & Accessories

Pros: Great amp models, plenty of options, price. Cons: Connection to PC required for real deep editing of patches (but well worth it). Price: $299 Fender's always been known for their instruments...

Review: Epiphone Robb Flynn Baritone Flying V

by Chris Devine | Jun 1, 2012 | Best Bass Guitars, Best Electric Guitars

Pros: Tons of low end, tight sound, perfect for metal. Cons: Playing seated, the shape can be tough to get used to. Looks might not appeal to some. Price: $899 Guitarists have been trying to...

Review: PreSonus BlueTube DP V2

by Chris Devine | Jun 1, 2012 | Best Audio Interfaces, Home Recording

Pros: Small size, simple to use, real tube tone, affordable. Cons: None. Price: $229 Digital recording keeps refining itself with software, but the analog warmth was often relegated to...

Gear Flashback: Prophet-5 Analog Synth

by Benjamin Ricci | Jun 1, 2012 | Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads

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Manufacturer Profile: G-Sonique

by Garrett Frierson | Jun 1, 2012 | Best DAW Software, Music Recording Plugins & Apps

Creating Unique VST Plug-ins Started in 2007 by two musicians who wanted digital gear that sounded as good as the analog they couldn't afford, G-Sonique has dedicated themselves to making incredible...

Reviews: Stanton M.203 DJ Mixer & SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation

by Joel Barbieri | Jun 1, 2012 | Live Mixers, Live Sound

M.203 DJ Mixer - $99 Pros: Sturdy construction, clean layout, replaceable crossfader, quality sound. Cons: None. Aspiring DJs - look no further. If you’re looking to get into the DJ game, the M.203...

Songkick Introduces Tourbox for Artists: Get More Fans To Your Shows

by Benjamin Ricci | May 30, 2012 | Booking Gigs & Touring, Music Promotion

New publishing tool helps musicians power tour listings across all of their pages and profiles…enter once, publish everywhere. If you’re a band looking to tell hundreds of millions of fans around...

Starting an Indie Label and Getting Signed

by Derek Burns | May 29, 2012 | Band Management

An Conversation with Anchor Eighty Four CEO Cody Jones LA-based Anchor Eighty Four Records was first established in January 2010, after CEO Cody Jones moved from Northern California to seek a more...

Best Practices for Following up with Press

by Pamela Ricci | May 29, 2012 | Music Promotion

A Quick List of Do’s and Don’ts [Editor’s note – at Performer, we receive countless CDs each month, and even more digital submissions. And as advocates for DIY and indie artists, we believe in...

Recording Tips: Bass Miking

by Zac Cataldo & Brent Godin | May 18, 2012 | Industry News

How to Get That Low End to Sing When we were kids, we didn’t have bass amp simulator plug-ins – we had bass amps and expensive microphones and we liked it! Today we are fortunate to have better...

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