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Up Close: Savvy Musician Academy
Indie Success in the Digital Age: For decades, the industry standard for building a brand as an artist involved live touring and boots-on-the-ground promoting––the grind ... -
Up Close: Yamaha Guitars
A Passion for Playing: In 1887 Yamaha started making musical instruments in Hamamatsu, Japan. From there, Yamaha has grown into the world’s largest manufacturer of musical ... -
Close Up: KnocKout Productions
Superstar Sound: Four-time Grammy-winning mixer and recording engineer Cristian Robles brings decades of experience working with legends in a multitude of genres to Knockout Productions, ... -
Up Close: Above Ground Studios
A Career Built on Great Sound: After attending the Institute of Audio Research and interning at various studios in NYC, Nate Middleman launched his career ... -
Close Up: Tunedly
A Songwriter Helping Other Songwriters (and Vocalists): The concept of Tunedly, a revolutionary marketplace that connects songwriters, vocalists and other music creators with world-class session ... -
Up Close: Seth and Margareta Riggs
Singing for Legends: After launching his performing career on Broadway and in the NYC Opera in the early ‘50s, Seth Riggs developed his gift for ... -
Close Up: MXL
Where Great Recordings Begin: A leading manufacturer of professional audio products for music recording, broadcast, and live sound markets, MXL Microphones enters its third decade ... -
Close Up: Disc Makers
A Legacy Rooted in DIY: Empowering artists to do what they love for over seven decades, Disc Makers is the world’s largest CD, DVD and ... -
Up Close: The Blackbird Academy
Filling an Educational Need: Launched in Nashville in 2013, The Blackbird Academy was created by veteran recording and live sound engineer John McBride and his ... -
Close Up: Steinberg
Innovative Solutions since 1984: One of the world’s largest manufacturers of music and audio software and hardware, Steinberg has been providing award-winning, technologically advanced music and media production ... -
Up Close: Aftermaster Audio
The Holy Grail of Digital Audio: Larry Ryckman and Shelly Yakus are the co-founders of the award-winning, cutting-edge Hollywood-based audio technology company specializing in the development ... -
Close Up: Les Cooper
A Rich Musical Background: Aside from studio expertise and technical knowledge, the secret to Les Cooper’s success as an engineer, audio mixer and editor over ... -
Up Close: 4th Street Recording
Premier Santa Monica Boutique Studio: In a competitive studio scene where other facilities tout their size, flash and all manner of high tech cool, Kathleen Wirt, ... -
Close Up: Royalty Exchange
Unlocking the Power of Intellectual Property: Founded in 2011, Royalty Exchange emerged from a need to create a centralized online plat- form to connect artists, songwriters ... -
Close Up: Lollar Pickups
Professional Luthier’s Book on Pickups Sparks a Movement: Jason Lollar, Founder of Tacoma, WA-based Lollar Pickups, started building electric guitars as a teenager in the ... -
Close Up: David "Rain" Banta
Diverse Background as Multiplatinum Mixer/Engineer and Instructor: David “Rain” Banta’s website lists numerous professional designations that tap into the extraordinary three decades of experience he brings ... -
Up Close: Paul Loggins
Promoter-Publisher-Producer-Music Industry Entrepreneur: Throughout his career, Paul Loggins has pushed against boundaries that define the landscape of the music industry. He is the founder of cutting-edge ... -
Close Up: Mi Online
Online Music Learning For Artists: Currently celebrating its 40th anniversary as one of the country's premier music education institutions, Hollywood-based Musicians Institute (MI) was founded ... -
Up Close: Roland Corporation
40 Years of Manufacturing Innovation: With over 40 years of innovation, Roland Corporation continues to shape the sound of modern music while setting standards in ... -
Close Up: Lior Goldenberg
Starting Out at the Record Plant: Like a lot of renowned independent producers and mixers, Israeli-born Lior Goldenberg launched his career learning from and working ...
