Nashville’s Alli Walker, a rising country artist, has taken another significant step in her career as her manager, Brad Turcotte, signs with Vector Management.  "Signing with Vector Management is an incredible milestone for my career,” shares Alli. “I'm thrilled to join their esteemed roster and work alongside Brad and the entire team. This partnership marks an exciting new chapter, and I'm looking forward to what lies ahead.”  "We are excited to have Brad and Alli  join our Vector family,” says Jason Murray, President of Vector Management.  “We are looking forward to ..read more

Mackie’s new Showbox is an all-in-one portable PA or as Mackie calls it, Performance Rig.  Mackie has considerable experience designing portable battery powered PA’s going back to the Mackie Thump and they have taken all that experience into account in designing the Mackie Showbox. Let me say right up front that the Mackie Showbox is a veritable Swiss army knife of a portable PA. It’s packed with far more onboard features and as good or better specs than any other portable PA price in its price category.  The Mackie Showbox is designed to combine all the functionality of a portable P ..read more

Brace yourselves for a literary rollercoaster ride as Alan Dean Foster, celebrated author of the Star Wars universe, ventures into uncharted territory with his latest novel, "Stuart." Teaming up with screenwriter and record producer Sammy Oriti of NRG Studios and screenwriter Nina Navarro who is also SVP of marketing at Muso.Ai, Foster brings to life this high-concept romantic comedy that is as hilarious as it is heartwarming. "Stuart" is now available in both eBook and paperback formats online at Barnes & Noble, Amazon promising readers a wild ride filled with laughter, romance, and ..read more

Wondering what Rock Camp is like? Watch this recap reel of this past weekend's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp featuring the great Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Noodles (The Offspring) and Nick Hexum (311)! Read what campers wrote after camp last weekend: "Just wanted to share a quick note of thanks to you and your team for putting together another outstanding camp. This was my 5th, and normally when you've done something enough times, it's really hard to meet expectations but this one definitely exceeded my expectations by a mile. Rafa was outstanding as a counselor ..read more

Audeze just released the MM-100 Professional Headphones, the most affordable professional headphones the company has ever released. I recently had a chance to talk with Peter James, Audeze’ s marketing director, to get his insights on the MM-100 and why it is a breakthrough product.  Music Connection: I understand the MM-100 is the most affordable professional headphone Audeze has ever released. You mentioned that the MM-100 is a big step forward in democratizing the Audeze brand for a much wider audience, especially in the pro audio market. Can you elaborate on that point a bit?  Pe ..read more

John Storyk is seen in front of Electric lady Studios in NYC. Photo by Howard Sherman. In the latest installment of the Bonzai Beat, Mr. Bonzai chats with studio designer, architect and acoustician John Storyk. What It's Like to Be a Professional Studio Designer and Architect? So, what does it take to build a professional recording studio from scratch? Architect and acoustician John Storyk - founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group who's built over 3,500 world-class audio/video production facilities around the world, including Jimi Hendrix's studio in New York City - has a few pointers ..read more

Composer Website: andreafarri.bandcamp.com Contact: Micah Benton, mbenton@shorefire.com Most recent: Io Capitano Film composer Andrea Farri was gifted a piano as a young musician by legendary Italian actor Roberto Benigni and spent his childhood playing multiple instruments and writing music. “When I was seven years old, I discovered John Ford movies. I loved the huge sky, horses running, cowboys and all the amazing soundtracks with violins. At that age, I decided I would like to work in cinema and make music for movies,” Farri says.  While still a teenager, Farri provided music for theat ..read more

Rupert Angeleyes Pillow Talk (Pirates Press) There's a wonderful mystery about Rupert Angeleyes. I that the name of a single artist, or a band? Or, like Alice Cooper, both? We're not entirely sure, but we're ok with that too. We don't need a huge amount of backstory when diving into the Rupert Angeleyes psych/dream pop pool that's presented to us on Pillow Talk. They tricked us from the off; despite no instruction on the label or sleeve, this 12" vinyl has to be played at 45rpm. So we had a very weird listening experience when we first dropped the needle at 33rpm. To Rupert Angeleyes' imm ..read more

Thick theatre curtains and strings of market lights adorned McCaw Hall’s massive stage. Above, a large valance boasted a Poe-esque illustration depicting a gothic-style crow perched between the words “Happiness Bastards.” Its presence heralded the title and arrival of The Black Crowes’ 2024 release –a collection of newly minted material from the seminal Southern rock band- their first in 15 years. The name also an astute reference to beat poet Kirby Doyle’s work and is a clever nod to the Robinson brothers’ relationship.  This dramatic backdrop framed a large-scale diorama-like display r ..read more

Just in time for Guitar-a-thon, the Fender Player Saturday Night Specials, a dynamic evolution within the esteemed Player Series lineup of guitars are available exclusively at Guitar Center. The line comprises three limited-edition models: a Telecaster, a Stratocaster HSS and a Precision Bass Guitar, all with custom-wound Seymour Duncan Saturday Night pickups and adorned in a striking Daytona Blue gloss finish, inspired by the muscle cars of the late 1960s. These guitars not only sound spectacular but also exude a mesmerizing aesthetic charm that captures the essence of a vibrant Saturday nigh ..read more