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Would you pay $8.50 to see the Beatles perform? In the late summer of 1964 that was a lot of money for a boy not quite ten years old. It was all the money I had earned mowing lawns. I was saving to up to buy a Schwinn Stingray bicycle. You know, the cool Malibu […]
Needless to say, in 2020, we face new challenges. I’ll cut to the chase. Here are some ways the live performance industry is changing, and obstacles we may face going into 2021. Musicians have quickly adapted to live streaming, if they weren’t doing it already. In my case, I’d streamed casually over the past few […]
Nestled in the corner of the Arizona desert Where The Mexico Border is a 15-minute drive, and California is just a stone throws away across the colorado river, in the small City of Yuma Arizona is Bandido Records. (Felipe Ozuna) I established Bandido Records in 2016 intending to be more than a recording studio, but […]
It’s hard to explain to people what it’s like to be an independent musician. Touring constantly, bleeding for their dream, believing in themselves when nobody else sees value in what they are producing. There is value, every life experience that I have had I have tried to make it a point to reflect and gain […]
Indie-pop, soul artist, Lele Rose and her bandmates The Thorns were at Sonic Rocket Studio in Fallbrook, Ca. to kick off the recording of a new up and coming LP. Originally from Washington D.C., Lele Rose has been performing and recording her music for over a decade. Although her style is rooted in indie-pop, her […]
Fans from all over the world and in different time zones stop what they are doing to hear Melissa perform live at home every day while we are “sheltered in place”. Melissa began these home shows over 47 days ago (as of this writing) and will continue to perform every day to help us get […]
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today celebrates the official launch of the newest model in the American Acoustasonic® Series, the American Acoustasonic Stratocaster. Originally previewed at Winter NAMM 2020, this Strat is a continuation of the platform that the Telecaster started, giving players a new set of sonics and the undeniable Strat playing experience. This all-new […]
I thought I would share a quick story, I was in Texas on tour with Pullman Standard for our winter tour at the beginning of 2014. This was the beginning of a new lineup for Pullman Standard, our original bassist Austin had told me that it would be his last tour with the band and […]
Every year the NAMM Show hosts most of the companies responsible for the manufacturing all of the equipment used by all musicians. In addition everything that is used by all of the people that run the lighting, sound, stage equipment and even the sheet music are represented. NAMM may in fact be all about the […]
Atelier Z Guitar Works Co., Ltd. Booth 3336 BackStage360 had the chance to chat with the US representative for Japanese Guitar Maker, Atelier Z, BassicallyBassGuitars, about the basses they sell. Fred Reitz, thanks for talking with BackStage360. What would you say Atelier Z is known for? Their contemporary take of the jazz bass. They have […]