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MusiCares establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund for music community
Learn more about the assistance the COVID-19 Relief Fund provides here. For more information on...
Roland Partners with Skoove to Offer Three Months of Free Online Piano Lessons
Roland and Skoove Make Piano Lessons Free and Accessible by Computer or Mobile Devices Across the...

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,...

The Myth of High-Resolution Audio & Why It Matters For YOUR Recordings
The Myth of High-Resolution Audio And Why It Matters For YOUR Recordings Have you seen the new gold and brown "Hi-Res Audio" logo on a website or a new piece of high-end audio hardware? Maybe you...

The State of Digital Music Piracy: An Infographic
Digital media piracy is on the rise (duh!). New tools are being introduced making it easier than ever to gain access to pirated movies, music, ebooks, and more. In 2014 alone, it's estimated that...

8.5 Reasons Why I Record at Home and You Should, Too
My first home studio consisted of a tower PC running a MIDI sequencer, a Korg DW-8000 synthesizer, and an Akai S-2000 rack mount sampler. I made drum ’n bass with that setup in my teens. I used to...

Bang Gang Gives Us A Tour of His Icelandic Home Studio Paradise
HOME STUDIO TOUR: Bardi Johannsson of Bang Gang Takes us Behind The Scenes of his Icelandic Getaway When I was in college I only had a guitar, a Kurzweil keyboard, an ATARI 1040ST, headphones and...

Exposing The Top 5 Myths of Home Recording
WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT HAVING A HOME STUDIO “If only we could record whenever we wanted, didn't have to pay outrageous studio fees and we could try all our ideas without someone holding us...

8 Bits of Advice From A Home Recording Veteran
Lessons Learned & Advice From A Home Recording Veteran FIND A MENTOR (WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT) The Internet is so rich with archival footage and interviews that researching an artist that...

Win An Audio-Technica AT2020USBi Microphone & ATH-M40x Headphones PLUS Get Featured in Print!
Performer is giving away 3 (three) really cool recording bundles this month, each featuring the fantastic new high-resolution digital output AT2020USBi mic that includes USB and Lightning output...

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