AYRON JONES on Tapping into the Rhythm of the Universe to Translate Life into Song There’s a hum...
Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
[INTERVIEW] FLEET FOXES Open up about new album, Crack-Up
The Seattle-bred Fleet Foxes captured the ears of listeners in 2008 with the double attack of...
The Whiskey Gentry on Making Music Your Day Job
The Whiskey Gentry learn to let go of musical competition on their latest album, Dead Ringer. The...
AG [Adrianne Gonzalez]: October 2012 Cover Story
Arranging Music for the Studio, Tackling The Beatles, and Confronting Artistic Risk Head On How do we put this delicately…Adrianne Gonzalez is a fearless beast of artistic expression. Here’s a woman...
Krewella
Culling Metal Influences into EDM GENRE: Dubstep/EDM HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL ARTISTIC APPROACH: To create bone-rattling beats. URL: www.facebook.com/krewella Life of the Party ft. S-Preme by Krewella...
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss
Veneration Leads to Collaboration GENRE: Fusion of Folk/Ragtime/Bluegrass & Gospel HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA ARTISTIC APPROACH: Inspiration through truth, beauty, and each other. URL:...
The Ducky Boys
On Fan Funding & New Business Models GENRE: Loud (is that a genre?) HOMETOWN: Boston, MA ARTISTIC APPROACH: Three chords and the truth URL: www.duckyboys.com Chasing the Ghost by Ducky Boys...
Ape School
Embracing Eclecticism & Rejecting Computer Trickery GENRE: Experimental Chill-Rock HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, PA ARTISTIC APPROACH: Recording with old equipment and an older mindset URL:...
The WHOevers
Manipulating Track Ideas in Cubase Before Hitting the Studio Chicago hip-hop has never been this smooth. Sorry Kanye, the WHOevers have found that feeling that A Tribe Called Quest imbibed and put...
Sean Rowe
On Cinematic Lyrics and Taking a New Approach to the Studio http://youtu.be/EcMDoC7TKn0 Listening to Sean Rowe against the scope of other American singer/songwriters is like playing a game of...
My Darling Clementine
Tracking Live to Prove Brits Can Make Country as Good as the Yanks Although England’s a nation that's proven time and time again its love for folk and all things alt-country, it seemed that genuine...
Deep Time: September 2012 Cover Story
On Transitioning From Bedroom Recording to Pro Studios Formerly known as Yellow Fever, Deep Time’s Jennifer Moore and Adam Jones don't aim to do anything more than create music that people find...
MY FAVORITE SYNTH with Erin Barra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwZCDcKwmQE Background: Erin Barra is a young, emotive singer/songwriter and performer whose talent belies maturity far beyond her years. Alicia Keys meets Daft Punk,...