• Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

    WINTER NAMM 2020: Drums

    Canopus Canopus is a relatively small, lesser-known drum company compared to behemoths like DW and Yamaha, but they manufacture seriously high-end products with jaw-dropping quality ...
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  • Band & Musician FS, Feature Stories, Guitar Player FS, Keyboard Player FS

    The Lickerish Quartet, or Joining a Threesome With My Friends

    The Lickerish Quartet, Threesome Vol. 1 Genre: Pop, Alt Rock Musicianship: Songwriting: Production & Engineering: Vibe: Overall Rating: Get ready to celebrate the much-needed antidote ...
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  • Feature Stories, Keyboard Player FS

    Michael Whalen: Not Just Jingling All the Way

    With over 3,000 commercials to his credit, Michael Whalen knows a thing or two about writing successful jingles. Just ask clients like BMW and Lexus, ...
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  • Bass Player FS, Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories, Guitar Player FS, Keyboard Player FS, Music Biz FS, Recording/Live Sound FS

    2019 Year In Review

    Music Picks for 2019 Musical Instruments and Recording Gear Picks for 2019 (below) Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year As 2019 comes to an end ...
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  • Feature Stories, Recording/Live Sound FS, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

    Your Next Great Studio Upgrade: A Curved Display

    For the past few years, the computer gaming market has readily embraced ultra-wide, curved, displays that follow a design concept first presented in the large-screen ...
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  • Feature Stories, Music Biz FS, Recording/Live Sound FS

    Do Not Upgrade Your Mac to OS X Catalina 10.15

    Today, Apple released their latest operating system update, OS X Catalina 10.15, and you should have received a ton of emails from pro audio software ...
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  • Band & Musician FS, Feature Stories, Singers & Songwriter FS

    A Candid Conversation With Franky Perez

    Deadland Ritual, featuring bassist Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), vocalist Franky Perez (Apocalyptica, Scars on Broadway), drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) and guitarist ...
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  • Feature Stories, Music Biz FS, Recording/Live Sound FS, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials

    2019: State of the Mac

    [Originally posted June 3, 2019, updated August 27 and December 20] A few years ago, I wrote the somewhat disturbing feature, “Why Your Next Studio ...
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  • Band & Musician FS, Feature Stories

    The Neal Morse Band: Stellar Musicianship, Songwriting, and Magical Melodies

    The Interviews: Neal Morse Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards Mike Portnoy Drums, vocals Randy George Bass, vocals Eric Gillette Guitars, vocals Bill Hubauer Keyboards, vocals Fancy yourself ...
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  • Feature Stories, Guitar Player FS

    Eric Gillette: The Neal Morse Band's 7-String Guitar Hero

    Eric Gillette plays the guitar with surgical authority, and on the surface, it’s easy to draw parallels to his most obvious influence, John Petrucci. He ...
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