The tech skills we taught ourselves in order to survive in the wake of the recording industry collapse have become central to our lives as we navigate social distancing and stay-at-home orders during this worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
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Incorporating music into meditation is combining two disciplines that both boast tremendous healing power.
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A lot of what I have been part of this far in my “career” has been dictated by chance, mistake, ignorance, and if it actually does exist, luck.
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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Learn the basics of what goes into a setup, the tools you'll need or may already have, and what you can do from home to properly maintain your instrument.
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When you’re stuck in a rut and stuck at home, here are five ways that effects pedals can help take even your most practiced ideas to the next level.
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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In this time of stay at home orders and quarantine, I find myself looking for inspiration in two ways – songwriting and sounds.
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Dead Meadow lay down a thumping and soulful arrangement from their most recent album "The Nothing They Need" on Xemu Records.
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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It is during these times that we as musicians need to really take care of our physical health, so that by the time the COVID-19 crisis is over, we come out better and stronger mentally.
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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Bobb Bruno plays all sorts of instruments and his gear collection reflects that. Heavily. Basically an entire wishlist of hard to finds, studio rarities, really rads, and just plain oddball music equipment.
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RTFM is a phrase that pops up frequently on the Internet. Anywhere that musical or recording equipment is discussed, someone gets fired up and says it, often for good reason: We just don’t spend enough (or any) time Reading the F***ing Manual.
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Attention tone hounds: here are a few releases for this month. Please check out these albums in your desired format and support the artists that use our pedals!
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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Louisville’s own Jaye Jayle stopped by EarthQuaker Studios while they were playing Musica in a pre-pandemic utopian Akron a few months ago.
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A few years back, I made the decision to move from Cleveland, OH to Portland, OR. I had been working as a performing solo singer/songwriter in the Northeast Ohio area for roughly seven years and I was beginning to wonder if a city with a stronger economy and art community could provide a better career path for an independent artist.
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While we’re all hunkered down at home, we wanted to take this time to peel back the curtain and show you some of the amazingly awesome, creative, handy people behind your favorite Devices.
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I began recording in the summer of 2001 on a then fairly new Fostex MR-8 digital recorder. It came with a 128 MB flash card, had two XLR inputs (neither of which I ever used except as a DI guitar input), a built-in mic, and built-in effects.
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