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QSC CP8 Review
Let’s face it – those 20-year-old speakers in your band’s rehearsal space are in need of an...
Yvette Young: Covet’s Ace Guitarist Opens Up About Unique Tapping Style
Yvette Young has her hands full. The 27-year-old multi-instrumentalist is currently touring with...
WATCH: Basic Drum Miking – The Room – From Audio-Technica
Our friends at Audio-Technica are releasing a series of videos on basic recording techniques. Today we share tips for miking the room during your drum sessions; let us know if you find these...
PUJOL shares the VHS shot “Youniverse” video feat. Ted Leo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1cXIuxK0B0 The video, filmed entirely on VHS, was written,directed and edited by Eddie Austin and Perry Shall. It was shot in different locations throughout...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Muuy Biien “DYI”
"Athens Noisemakers Go Post-Everything on New LP” D.Y.I. by Muuy Biien Due to their penchant for poor spelling, Athens-based noisemakers Muuy Biien have decided to call their latest LP D.Y.I. –...
WATCH: Turn Any Touchable Object Into a Musical Instrument
http://youtu.be/iIUU_V8bL1s Bruno Zamborlin is part of the Sennheiser MOMENTUM project that Sennheiser has developed in collaboration with talented sound artists around the world. Let them inspire...
LISTEN NOW: The Fresh & Onlys – “House of Spirits” Review
“Bay Area Rockers Take a Somber Turn on Engaging New LP” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEYYo2iNk1Q The San Francisco psych-pop outfit The Fresh & Onlys deliver with their fifth LP, House of...
How to Tour as a DIY Solo Artist
Just after the New Year, I packed a guitar, a suitcase, merch, and my six-foot-two frame into a white Nissan Versa to begin touring for my new record From Your Bones. Being a solo traveler comes...
Sharon Van Etten Offers Touring Advice for Indie Artists
For Sharon Van Etten, life on the road extends beyond cramped tour accommodations and small clubs. Her story reflects years of traveling away and back from home, a singer whose vagabond spirit has...
Mirah – “Changing Light” Review & Video
“Lyrical depth combined with haunting melodies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRR8PIE9II Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been creating incorruptible independent pop music since the late 1990s. Now on...
Be a Part of Performer’s Special “Builders & Hackers” Issue!
ATTENTION BUILDERS, HACKERS and DIY GEAR TWEAKERS! We want to feature YOUR CREATIONS! That's right, Performer is planning another special issue celebrating the craft of gear building, instrument...
WATCH: Recording Drums on a Budget From Audio-Technica
Our friends at Audio-Technica are releasing a series of videos on basic recording techniques. Today we share tips for drum recording on a budget; let us know if you find these recording "how to"...