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Australian country singer songwriter Casey Barnes has recently released his energetic new single Come Turn Me On, a track that reminds us that there’s nothing better
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today launched the latest model in the cutting-edge American Acoustasonic® Series, the American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster. Long favored by forward-thinking musicians, the
A State Memorial celebrating the incredible life and achievements of Michael Solomon Gudinski AM will be held at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 24 March. The
Accompanying Troy Cassar-Daley’s 2016 album, Things I Carry Around was a memoir of the same name, candidly looking back at his amazing life. After laying out
Gibson has announced the launch of The Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab is an all-new lab within the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville that is wholly
Leah Gallin, Managing Director of The SoundLab music school in Prahran, sits down with Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips to chat about SoundLab’s origins, lesson options, the
Almost two decades after its humble beginnings, the multi-award winning Blues on Broadbeach festival has grown to become an event of international standing. The festival highlights
To celebrate Fender’s 75th birthday this year, we’re giving away two MTG:LA Tube Distortion pedals. At the last ‘physical’ NAMM Show in 2020, Fender presented us
Released during NAMM’s Believe in Music week in January, D’Addario introduced their XS series, a true technological breakthrough in coated strings. This groundbreaking innovation offers players
In October last year Fender released the all-new American Professional II series, the second generation of its flagship electric guitars and basses. Since its debut, American
The Australian music industry is still coming to terms with the loss of iconic music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski, who died in his sleep last week. A
Roadies, they’re the true unsung heroes of the music events we all enjoy, but these roles often take their toll on those involved. On 13 March
Make Music Day Australia invites Australians to Create Your Own Stage! The Australian Music Association seeks to expand participation in Make Music Day on June 21,
Steve Lukather aka “Luke” and Toto singer Joseph Williams both released individual solo albums on February 26, 2021 via The Players Club / Mascot Label Group.
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips chats to Pete Murray about collaboration, guitars and his new EP The Night, which is released on Friday March 5. Recorded
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released the Ben Gibbard Mustang®, marking the artist’s first collaboration with the iconic guitar brand. Designed in concert with the
Following on from the inclusion of the legendary Juno-60 into their array of Roland Cloud synths and plugins, Roland now announces the JD-800 Model Expansion, the latest
Report by Australian Musician Editor Greg Phillips The Australian music industry is in a state of shock this morning after hearing of the passing of 68
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and the Fender Custom Shop today announced the introduction of its Annual and Prestige collections, as well as a Limited Edition
Like its bigger sibling, the T5, the hollowbody T5z packs a dynamic range of electric and amplified acoustic tones into one guitar. The difference is a
Gibson, the iconic, American instrument brand will be opening the doors of their Acoustic facility in Montana on Wednesday March 3rd, for a one-hour groundbreaking ceremony
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover touched down on the Red Planet last week, with DPA Microphones along for the historic ride. Outfitted with DPA’s 4006 Omnidirectional Microphone,
Roland has announced the availability of Zenbeats 2.1, a free update for their award-winning music creation app. Zenbeats 2.1 is packed with music creation tools allowing
PJB Product Specialist Michael Albronda takes the BP-800 and CAB 67 for a quick ride, have a listen … and check out the specs below BP-800
It’s been ten months since we last visited South African musician and composer Robyn Ferguson at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. At the
Gibson is proud to officially announce a new partnership with Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-winning founder and leader of Megadeth who joins
The Official Tommy Emmanuel Reverb Shop is now live HERE Tommy Emmanuel—the guitar virtuoso, fingerstyle master, and generous teacher (of G6 tuning, Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight
The Australian Music Association, publisher of Australian Musician was saddened to hear of the passing of Victorian-based guitar builder and repairer Merv Cargill earlier this week.
SummerSalt Mornington. Sunday February 21. Report and photos by Greg Phillips Victoria welcomed large live music events back with a bang on the weekend thanks to
Australian Musician’s Nicole Nighthawk recently had the pleasure of catching up with Australian born, Platinum-selling recording artist and world class guitarist, Orianthi to chat about her
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips caught up with guitar great Steve Vai to chat about the new Zappa documentary (showing now), Steve’s time in Frank’s band,
Gretsch Drums considers it an honor to proudly introduce the Keith Carlock Signature Snare Drum (GA5514-KC). When the company is fortunate enough to work with the
Widely acknowledged at the world’s first female roadie, Tana Douglas chats to Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips about her new book ‘Loud’, which features amazing tales of
Synth lovers rejoice! Roland has announced the inclusion of the legendary Juno-60 in their array of Roland Cloud synths and plugins and as also part of
Gretsch® expands its Electromatic® Collection Center Block lineup with the brand new G5622 Electromatic Center Block Double-Cut with V-Stoptail, as well as new finishes for the
On behalf of the artists featured on this weekend’s SummerSalt show and the promoter, some exciting news for music fans around the world has just been