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NAMM 2012: Getting the Gig - Janet Robin and Band Rock the Hilton

So you wanna play NAMM? How good do you need to be? Well - pretty good. Just ask touring singer/songwriter Janet Robin (Lindsay Buckingham, Meredith Brooks), who took the stage at the packed Hilton...

Viral Video Star Giorgio Fareira Records Debut Singles at Blue Microphones for The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Two weeks ago Giorgio Fareira became a YouTube sensation with his music video at a Sonic restaurant drive-thru (http://bit.ly/ggosonic) and caught the attention of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Just...

NAMM 2012: Alan Parsons on Abbey Road Training

Our coverage of Alan Parsons and Dave Pack's awesome presentation at NAMM 2012 continues. This time, Alan talks about Abbey Road Studios as a training ground...

NAMM 2012: Jim Boggia Performs for Line 6 StageSource Demo

Singer/Songwriter was selected by Line 6 to demo their StageSource speakers at NAMM 2012 and played to a packed house. Check out his awesome performance...

Divas, Drugs and Death - Why US?

We’ve lost another one. When the news broke yesterday: a wave of total sadness. It just never gets any easier and they just keep coming: Michael, Amy, and now, Whitney. This isn’t going to be a...

NAMM 2012: The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus - Part 1: How it Began

Brian Rothschild, Executive Director of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus gave us an inside interview on the bus, it's history, and it's mission at NAMM 2012. In this first clip, Brian...

NAMM 2012: Alan Parsons - Why Geniuses are Geniuses

Alan Parsons and Dave Pack gave a packed house an awesome hour of stories, listening experiences, and laughs at NAMM 2012. We like to call this clip "Why Geniuses are Geniuses."

NAMM 2012: Andrea's TOP 10 Rockin' Things

NAMM 2012 was AWESOME! Come inside and check out the Top 10 things I loved this year... 1. Alan Parson’s Playing Quadraphonic version of "Money" from Dark Side of the Moon. Alan Parsons and Dave...

Songwriting: Knowing the basics for your band.

One of the great pleasures in life for songwriters is playing one of their songs with a full band backing them up: hearing the drums emphasize the backbeat and breaking into...

Veterans Music Camp Reveals War Stories in New Light

Former military servicemen and women will be encouraged to tell their stories like never before at the second Songwriting Camp for Veterans. The camp, a component of transition programs...