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Close Up: El Dorado Guitar Accessories
eldoradostraps.com A Quarter-Century of Premium Leather Guitar Straps: Having recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary since he launched El Dorado Guitar Accessories, owner Bill Silverman often poses a provocative rhetorical question: ... -
BIG BAND NIGHT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
The distinction between the general term “big band music” and the fabulous Swing era oftenassociated with the term comes clear at the end of the first paragraph in the Wikipedia ... -
Up Close with Telefunken Elektroakustik
telefunken-elektroakustik.com A Tradition of Innovation: More than simply a memorable branding line, “Built to a standard, not a price” is the company philosophy for Telefunken Elektroakustik; the South Windsor, CT-based ... -
Close Up With DR Strings
drstrings.com A Multi-Generation Legacy: New Jersey-based manufacturer DR Strings began with a revolutionary idea that Guild Guitars founder Al Dronge discussed with his son Mark—reintroducing round core strings to the ... -
Up Close with Punk Icon Geza X of the Remarkable Geza X Records
gezaxrecords.com From Brute Force in Punk to Studio Owner: Looking back on his storied, nearly half century career, Geza X likes to say he was spawned from the cesspool of ... -
Close Up with the Northern Illinois School of Music
niu.edu/music Sense of Community and Stylistic Diversity: In his introductory letter to students on the home page of Northern Illinois School of Music, Director Andrew Glendening captures the spirit and ... -
Up Close: Imaginando
imaginando.pt From Touch Technology to Music and Beat-Making: In the late 2000s, Portugal-based software developer Nuno Santos was engaged in a fascinating dual life—serving on a team that developed touch ... -
Close Up: Charles Laurence Productions
clpstudios.tripod.com Recording and Restoration: Charles Laurence runs an attention-grabbing ad in MC headlined "Save Your Tapes!" While it focuses on his unique array of audio and video transfer and restoration ... -
Kandace Springs at The Sun Rose
Upon what was my long-awaited first visit to The Sun Rose, the elegant and upscale, intimately neon-lit club located at the Pendry West Hollywood, I learned a fascinating, probably true ... -
Up Close: Fab Factory Studios
fabfactorystudios.com Constant Expansion is the Key: From GRAMMY-winning mixer Dave Pensado, British singer Estelle and 50 Cent to SZA, will.i.am to film and TV projects like The Flash and Lord ...