Gear Reviews
REVIEW: Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker Fuzz Pedal
If there’s a golden age of Fuzz, this might be it; every version and variant is available to the player, and Electro-Harmonix has more fuzz flavors than you can shake a stick at -- from classic to modern, with their new Ripped Speaker Fuzz putting an interesting twist...
Webinar Spotlight: How To Get YouTube Views and Grow Your Career
Learn how the industry’s foremost digital experts use YouTube and data to effectively grow a musician’s career. The music research and analytics platform Viberate will be hosting a free online panel with a live Q&A session with: Jay Gilbert, the strategic mind...
NUGEN Audio Paragon ST Reverb Plug-in REVIEW
What really made DAWs break out is the ability to have pretty much any effect available in software form. Having the equivalent hardware options on reverb effects would be impractical for most home studios, however NUGEN’s Paragon ST Reverb provides a palette of great...
How To
How to Avoid The Biggest Music Career-Killing Mistakes
In my 28+ years as a record producer and founder of The Music Success Workshop, I have learned quite a bit about achieving the goal of making it in the music industry. Along the way I have observed many mistakes musicians have made. Most of them are commonly made. So,...
How to Guide Career Growth with Beatchain
Beatchain – A Record Company in a Box While building a fanbase is important, it can’t be your full time job when you should be writing, recording, and playing live shows - you know, doing the actual music. But in this AI and algorithmic world, there’s got...
PHONOCUT – Cut Your Own Vinyl at Home
A million years ago (the ’90s) when people had big ol’ box computers and brick phones, PCs suddenly could burn CD-Rs, and soon after DVDs, for archives and backups. What initially was meant for storage of digital files and photos, soon became the new blank cassette...
Buying Guide
REVIEW: M-Audio BX4 BT4.5-inch Bluetooth Multimedia Monitors
When it comes to audio monitors, the lower priced units are usually cheaply made, with poor sound quality, but try to get something decent and the price jumps dramatically. M-Audio’s new BX4’s are a great set for any media application and within any budget. Inside the...
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...
JOBY Wavo POD Desktop USB Microphone REVIEW
USB mics either used to be overpriced or overladen with every possible option, and for most applications were overkill. JOBY’s Wavo has streamlined the audio options and added in some features that make sense for a user who wants a quality sounding microphone for a...
Industry News
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of Performer’s 2021 Mixtape
Go BEHIND-THE-SCENES of our new mixtape as we check in with each of our participating artists to see how they recorded their exclusive new tracks, thanks to all the gear donated by our generous sponsors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpVn9iEuPTU A limited edition,...
Stream Performer’s ‘Class of ’21’ Mixtape NOW
Please enjoy the digital version of our 2021 mixtape, featuring amazing young artists from around the country, and awesome new gear from our very generous sponsors this year. Instead of a traditional holiday gift guide, we thought, “What if we showed off the gear we...
Enter to win the JBL EON ONE MK2
We're looking for a dynamic artist to win and test out the new JBL EON ONE MK2 All-In-One Rechargeable Column PA with Built-In Mixer and DSP. Looking for an easy-to-use PA for rehearsals, live gigs and more? Enter below! Here's the deal: we're looking for a great...