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The New Issue is Out Now!
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on guitar virtuoso John 5....
ZT Amplifiers Announces New California-Built Custom Shop Line
Benicia, California-based ZT Amplifiers has launched its new Custom Shop line of guitar amps,...
PreSonus Introduces AudioBox Stereo Recording Kit
Recording rehearsals and performances in schools, churches, and studios is easy with the PreSonus® AudioBox™ Stereo recording kit! This special all-PreSonus system combines a USB interface with...
Sennheiser Petitions FCC to Compensate Owners of Wireless Microphone Equipment as Spectrum Faces Repacking for Second Time
Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has recently filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in light of the pending spectrum auction scheduled to take place in 2014....
Win Tix to See Tumbleweed Wanderers Live in San Francisco!
Hey Hey Hey live music fans! Performer is stoked to be presenting the AMAZEBALLS Tumbleweed Wanderers show this Saturday, November 30th at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco....
Ula Ruth premieres video for “Let Down”
New York-based indie rock quartet Ula Ruth is gearing up to release their new EP Restless Nights on January 14, 2014. Excitement is already building for the release and we've got the EXCLUSIVE video...
Balance and Composure premiere video for “Tiny Raindrop”
“Tiny Raindrop” is Balance and Composure’s latest single from their recently released, critically heralded album The Things We Think We’re Missing from No Sleep Records. The video for the song was...
Show Preview: Ashley Rose in Boston
Spoken word spitfire Ashley Rose Salomon wears many hats. She is a self-emptying truth sayer who uses her poetry to deliver messages of reflection and empowerment. She is an educator who encourages...
Seattle’s La Luz in serious van accident. Find out how you can help.
On Tuesday night Seattle surf-rock female quartet, La Luz were involved in a serious car accident. Their van was totaled, merch and gear completely destroyed and the girls were left terribly...
The Art of Stereo Panning: Part 2 of 2
It’s quite easy now with modern DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) to automate panning so that a track can “move” around as the song progresses. Depending on the style of music, bouncing an...
Listen to Performer’s November Mixtape
Dig into fresh new tracks from artists featured in the November 2013 Print Issue, including Ben Kweller, Of Montreal, Dog Party, The Dismemberment Plan, La Luz, RJD2 and more. Share and enjoy!
Show Preview: Pure Bathing Culture in Boston
To try to call Pure Bathing Culture’s debut album, Moon Tides, anything short of corrosively beautiful would be musically blasphemous. The duo, hailing from New York, manage to elicit deep emotion...