Gear Reviews
The Myth of Fanbase Building
There is a disturbing trend I am seeing on YouTube and TikTok where the majority of music marketing gurus are telling indie artists to “stop chasing streams” and focus on building a dedicated fanbase. They say that tripping the algorithm for Discover Weekly or...
How Musicians Can Maintain Nutritional Health on Tour
Nutrition impacts performance, creativity, productivity and mental health. The belief that artists must suffer to create is outdated and can be quite harmful to many. While art can be an outlet for pain and a way to cope with one’s struggles, great work too can come...
Are Music NFTs Dead?
To a casual observer, all of the news stories about crypto and NFTs recently would lead you to think that the entire space is dead. The naysayers of crypto and blockchain are already doing their victory laps and tossing about their “I told you so’s”. The true...
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ASCAP Launches FAQ on Government Stimulus & Relief Package
In anticipation of passage of the CARES Act, which provides $2 trillion in aid to individuals and businesses impacted by the coronavirus, ASCAP has prepared an FAQ for music creators, What ASCAP Members Should Know About the Government Economic Stimulus & Relief...
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 MusiCares, see musicares.org. For more information on the Recording Academy, see here.
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 Globe. Roland, a leading manufacturer of electronic musical instruments and professional video products, announces its partnership with Skoove offering three months of...
Buying Guide
Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C Podcasting Audio Interface REVIEW
Podcasting started out pretty simply: a computer and a microphone. Then the ability to have someone call in, like a radio show, and the hardware and software needed for more (and better) microphones meant more gear that in many cases were overkill for most...
Focal Solo6 6.5-inch Powered Studio Monitors REVIEW
Monitors are always a big deal in any studio situation, but more importantly, how they work in your space. The idea is the monitor won’t interpret the sounds in a way that makes the mix sound bad on other devices. With more options available to help refine a mix,...
Lowden Ed Sheeran Tour Edition Guitar Review
In many cases signature instruments can be a hard pill to swallow; if they’re overdone with an artist’s signature graphics or other adornments, players sometimes feel that there’s no room for their own growth, or even worse, pass on a great guitar just because of the...
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Win a Kramer Guitar, a Maestro Pedal, KRK Headphones PLUS Get Your Track on Vinyl
Get Featured on "The Sound of KRK" 7-inch Vinyl PLUS Win Awesome New KRK, Kramer and Maestro Gear for Your Home Studio! Performer is teaming up with KRK (and other Gibson Brands) to give artists a killer opportunity to be included on a very special 7" colored vinyl....
VOTE NOW for MACKIE ACROSS AMERICA VINYL FINALISTS
The choice is YOURS! After an exhaustive nationwide search, we found 10 amazing artists from all over the States to participate in a project we're calling "MACKIE ACROSS AMERICA" -- we sent each artist new Mackie gear to record brand-new tracks with, and each one put...
How To Be Like Dylan And Avoid The Subterranean Homesick Blues
No, not that Dylan,...but nevertheless, a cautionary tale Americans who aren’t scientists appear to believe that they can decide for themselves whether the world is experiencing climate change (you know who you are). But, regardless of degree, there’s no argument that...