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New Gear Review: Auralex Sustain V2 Bamboo Sound Diffusors
The v2 models are the enhanced versions of Sustain™ bamboo sound diffusors. Diffusors, in contrast to absorption panels, eliminate flutter echoes by evenly dispersing acoustical ... -
Live Review: TOSH at the House of Blues
Material: TOSH pens her own original dance-pop with catchy melodies and stories. She exhibits a vulnerability beyond her years. The artist’s most radio-friendly song is ... -
BMG Appoints Stack Exec VP, Global Catalogue Recordings
BMG has appointed Peter Stack as Executive Vice President Global Catalogue Recordings. Reporting to CEO Hartwig Masuch and based in London, Stack will also be ... -
New Gear Review: Fishman Fluence Modern 8-String Humbucker
Originally available only in a 6-string version, requests quickly came in for 7- and 8-string models. This was due to the Fluence pickup’s ability to ... -
Book Preview: Unlocking Creativity: A Producer's Guide to Making Music and Art
Grammy-nominated producer Michael Beinhorn explores how producers help artists commit emotionally to their own work and truly invest in their creative process. The situations and ... -
Album Review: Benjamin Clementine - "At Least For Now" (7/10)
Benjamin Clementine’s supple timbre and unique phrasing assume the spotlight on this notable full-length major-label debut album. Rarely does such an affecting vocalist surface––even rarer, ... -
Album Review: Ratatat - "Magnifique" (8/10)
The guitar-electronic instrumental duo Ratatat have returned with their fifth full- length, Magnifique. The consistency of their last few releases created an expectation for more of ... -
Isolation Network Names Roback as CEO
The Board of Directors of Isolation Network has named digital music veteran Bob Roback Chief Executive Officer. Roback replaces former CEO Robb McDaniels who exited ... -
Album Review: Kerchief - "Machines and Animals" (7/10)
Springboarding quickly into a dynamic solo career after the early 2015 split of her 10- year-old all-girl indie/alt-rock band, Vanity Theft, singer/songwriter Brittany Hill (re- branded as ... -
New Gear Review: Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Version 3
Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec V3 builds on V2 with the inclusion of meta-data entry, editing and batch processing using the included standalone Pro-Codec Manager application. Pro-Codec ... -
Live Review: Headless Honchos at Reggie's Rock Club
Material: While Headless Honchos’ beginnings were in the late ‘90s Chicago punk scene, the band recently reunited after a 16-year hiatus. Their live material draws ... -
Album Review: Cradle of Filth - "Hammer of the Witches" (8/10)
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Cradle of Filth are now 25 years and 11 albums deep, which is undeniably impressive for an extreme-metal band. They’ve ... -
Live Review: Evan Roth at The Mint
Material: Combining elements of piano rock, indie rock and R&B, Evan Roth has found a unique sound reminiscent of Coldplay. His vocal melodies, which travel ... -
New Gear Review: A-Designs Reddi V2 Dual Mono Tube Direct Box
After the huge success of their single- channel standalone REDDI Tube Direct Box, A-Designs now offers the dual-chan nel REDDI v2 model in a 2U rack mount cabinet. Exactly ... -
Live Review: The Dennis Dreith Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Material: Composer and conductor Dreith leads a hand-picked, 13-piece ensemble of stalwarts in the contemporary music scene. In addition to a five-piece rhythm section, the big ... -
Signing Story: Automatik Eden
Record an EP and send physical copies to record labels? That sounds like an exceptionally ‘90s approach to getting a record deal. But don’t write ... -
Album Review: Gary Willis - "Larger than Life" (8/10)
Three years after resurrecting the classic progressive fusion band Tribal Tech, bassist Gary Willis is as wild, unpredictable and revolutionary as ever. Larger Than Life––featuring long-time Tribal ... -
Thicke Gives School Surprise Performance and Donation
Multi-platinum artist Robin Thicke joined VH1 Save The Music Foundation for a surprise performance and piano donation at Viacom's headquarters in New York City on ... -
New Gear Review: Apogee Electronics Groove Headphone AMP/DAC
For use with Mac and PCs, Groove is a portable headphone amplifier module with a built-in ESS Sabre digital-to-analog converter (DAC). It replaces the lower ... -
Close Up: Hollywood Sound Systems
Celebrating 55 Years of Complete Professional Audio Services: Since 1960, Hollywood Sound Systems has been a premier provider of rentals and sales, sound design and ...
