Benjamin Ricci | Performer Magazine

Maestro is BACK with 5 New Pedals
By Benjamin Ricci on January 18, 2022
By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into an innovative future, Gibson–the iconic American instrument brand–has set the stage for the next era of sound...
How lalal.ai and AI Will Change The Way You Write, Record and Sample
By Benjamin Ricci on January 14, 2022
We’ve seen numerous AI implementations come and go over the years, all promising amazing results, and ultimately yielding what can only be described as mild...
Shifting the Paradigm for Working Mothers in the Music Industry
By Tiff Randol (IAMEVE) on January 12, 2022
I formed Mamas in Music (along with co-founder Mary Leay) to support and encourage other mums working in the music industry, while also raising little...
PreSonus Studio One 5.5 Update Delivers New Mastering Tools and More
By Benjamin Ricci on January 11, 2022
PreSonus® has released Studio One® 5.5, a major update to its award-winning recording and production software (DAW). Studio One 5.5 adds improvements for production, performance,...
How to Set Up a Killer Interactive Session With Your Fans
By Dave Jx, CMO of BeatConnect on January 11, 2022
Livestreams were a lifesaver for musicians and fans alike during the pandemic, approximating the live concert experience and allowing everyone to feel slightly more normal...
Build a Business, Not a Following
By Airbit COO, Judah Wiedre on January 10, 2022
If small business owners in other lines of work took the same advice that has regularly been doled out to musicians, they’d never get anything...
10 Ways to Tune Up Your Music Business for 2022
By Benjamin Ricci on January 7, 2022
Here are 10 ways to tune up your music business for the coming year. Make a commitment to focus on these every few weeks. No...
7 Simple Ideas to Market Your Music Online
By Charles Vallena on January 6, 2022
Music marketing is difficult. It doesn’t matter how good your music is, without an audience it’s not going to go anywhere. There are many ways...
Shure Introduces AONIC 40 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
By Benjamin Ricci on January 5, 2022
Today, Shure introduced its AONIC 40 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones. Building on the success of the AONIC 50 Headphones and recently launched AONIC FREE Sound...
BOOK REVIEW: Battle of the Bands (Candlewick Press)
By Jason Peterson on January 4, 2022
Battle of the Bands Edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith (Candlewick Press) Brian Eno’s comment that everyone who bought the first Velvet Underground record...