Gibson Custom Shop recently released the new Dave Amato Les Paul Axcess Standard. This comes fresh off the heals of the Lee Roy Parnell signature Les Paul released last week ... Read More

The Swart Atomic Space Tone (AST) MK2 is a 18 to 22 Watt tone monster. It can run either 6L6 or 6V6 valves, sports tube driven reverb and tremelo and ... Read More

Since new management took over in 2018 things have been cooking at Gibson. A recent collaboration with legendary country/blues artist Lee Roy Parnell resulted in the Custom Shop Lee Roy ... Read More

Income streams for artists can be numerous. Some ways are better than others. Here is a list of what I thought are the best, and what artists should focus on ... Read More

The new EU Copyright Directive proves that technology moves too fast for laws to keep up. The internet alone, in its ever-changing state, has resulted in more laws having being ... Read More

The Billy Ocean Loverboy solo. Before your thoughts get carried away in an unsavory direction, I am referring to the guitar solo in Billy Ocean’s 80’s hit, "Loverboy". I recently ... Read More

After our attendance of NAMM 2019 earlier this year we decided to visited the Taylor Guitars factory in Al Cajon California. Free guided factory tours are given every Monday to ... Read More

I have been the founding member and musical director for a Cat Stevens tribute show for the past 12 years. This show has taught me many lessons, from structuring a ... Read More

It was my birthday last week, which reminded me of the debacle surrounding the happy birthday song and the duration of copyright. You all know the song “Happy birthday to ... Read More

It is safe to say that Michael Schack has brought the use of edrums to a whole new level, and audience. He won the "E-drummerOfTheYear” award in 2014, 2015 and ... Read More

Gibson Guitars made a strong come back at this year's NAMM show after skipping 2018. After a tumultuous year Gibson seems to have refocused their efforts. Under new leadership their focus ... Read More

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 25, 2019 — For the better part of three decades, guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt and Washburn have paired up to design and craft the platinum-selling guitarist’s main ... Read More

Globally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has surprised guests at a private event held Wednesday evening in Anaheim, California to announce the launch of his new range of guitars, Sheeran by Lowden ... Read More

In terms of copyright infringement I am often asked “what must I do if someone else is using my song?”. Well, it all starts with a basic understanding of copyright ... Read More

Nic Rush is a guitar player's guitarist. You do not become a brand ambassador (and endorsee) for Line 6, Yamaha Guitars, Marshall Amps and D'Addario strings if you do not ... Read More

Hit like a girl is an annual global drumming contest for female percussionists. It was conceived by David Levine of TRX Cymbals who felt that the music products industry was ... Read More

Copyright for cover songs – how to legally perform and record them live Almost every artist will at some stage of their life perform or record cover songs. There seems ... Read More

Mick Evans and Rebeka Rain with a new member to the team, Stefan Wyeth from Cape Town, form the production team of Melpro Studio in Philadelphia, just outside of Cape Town ... Read More

We met up with Aaron Spears at PASIC 2018 to discuss his life as drummer for some of the most successful acts in the music business. Aaron's list of recording ... Read More

MuzoPlanet attended the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC 2018) in Indianapolis, USA. PASIC is one of the largest drum and percussion events in the world – Featuring over 120 ... Read More