New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024: Second Weekend Highlights

Modern Drummer Magazine The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s second weekend, held from May 2nd to May 5th, featured a performance five years in the making. The Rolling Stones, originally scheduled for the festival’s 50th anniversary in 2019, finally took the stage after numerous delays. Due to Mick Jagger’s heart surgery, the band canceled … Continue reading New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024: Second Weekend Highlights

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024: First Weekend Highlights

Modern Drummer Magazine The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival made a triumphant return for its third consecutive year, overcoming two cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This iconic festival has a rich history, dating back to 1970, and was originally founded by the renowned George Wein, who was also instrumental in creating the Newport … Continue reading New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024: First Weekend Highlights

Engine DJ Announces Version 4.0: The latest era in Embedded DJ Software

Pro Audio and Studio Archives | Music Instrument News Engine DJ, a leading innovator in DJ technology, announces the release of Engine DJ 4.0, the latest version of its DJ performance software. Engine DJ 4.0 introduces an array of new features and enhancements designed to elevate the DJing experience, providing greater customisation, improved workflows, and … Continue reading Engine DJ Announces Version 4.0: The latest era in Embedded DJ Software

Ludwig Concert Series Snare Drum – Drummer’s Review

Drummer’s Review Here’s our latest review featuring a Concert Series Seamless Raw Copper Snare Drum from Ludwig Drums. Filmed April 2024 (scroll down for recording & equipment details). Features… 14″ x 5″, Seamless Raw Copper Shell, Ludwig P89 snare throw off, Tri-snare wire system featuring Coated Cable, Spiral Steel Wire and Uncoated Cable, 45˚ bearing edges, … Continue reading Ludwig Concert Series Snare Drum – Drummer’s Review

SONOR Drums Welcomes Trey Gray to Artist Roster

Drummer’s Review Trey Gray, a seasoned drummer with a career spanning over three decades, has joined the artist roster for SONOR Drums. Trey has lent his talents to country legends like Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Jewel, and Faith Hill. Gray moved to Nashville in 1990 to start working as a professional drummer. He played … Continue reading SONOR Drums Welcomes Trey Gray to Artist Roster

New Colours For Porter & Davies Thrones

Drummer’s Review Porter & Davies (P&D), world leaders in silent tactile monitors, add two new classic colours to their iconic throne range: Antique Red Vinyl and Navy Blue Vinyl. The expanded seat cover colour palette offers drummers even more opportunities to personalise their drum thrones. P&D thrones are so much more than regular drum thrones, … Continue reading New Colours For Porter & Davies Thrones

Xvive launches the PX Portable 3-Channel Personal Mixer

Drummer’s Review Xvive helped musicians and singers around the world hear themselves and others with T9 In-Ear Monitors and the U4 In-Ear Monitor Wireless System. Now they’re announcing a new wired monitoring product —the PX Portable 3-Channel Personal Mixer. It’s a beltpack unit that receives audio via Ethernet cable from a mixing console and gives … Continue reading Xvive launches the PX Portable 3-Channel Personal Mixer

How To Play Smokestack Lightning

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog Not much to say about this one except that it’s a classic, instantly recognizable lick that you should absolutely learn how to play for a lot of reasons… Dig it! Read More This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music.