Cleveland native Michael Hampton began his music career as a teenage prodigy in Funkadelic, which led to an induction into ...

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Native Instruments revives the cult-classic synth with MPE and new presets from Brian Eno and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. Native Instruments revives the cult-classic synth with MPE and new presets from ...

The cult classic soft synth is back, 16 years on from its previous iteration. We sit down with Absynth’s creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its rebirth is the 'best ...

HAMDEN — When John Thomas, guitar enthusiast and Quinnipiac University law professor, first visited the late Ken Parker’s guitar studio in Massachusetts, he was amazed by the caliber of the ...

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The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

Native Instruments has introduced the Traktor MX2, a compact two-channel DJ controller designed to deliver creative control to DJs at any level. The all-black unit is a super sleek follow up to its ...

Native Instruments Guitar Rig is a professional-grade virtual guitar effects processor and amp simulation software. It offers an extensive collection of amplifiers, cabinets, effects, and routing ...

Lufkin’s homegrown guitar sensation Carvin Jones recently had his global touring sidelined due to a prostate cancer diagnosis, but he’s fighting to regain his strength and bring the blues back to his ...

Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash late Wednesday night in Atlanta. His death was confirmed by the band and to Atlanta’s WANF by the ...

Joan Jett must have felt right at home Friday night on the Iron City Stage. The newish concert venue, nestled between the Allegheny River and Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Creighton facility, with railroad ...