The Audio Brew

05/10/2023

Polyend and Perfect Circuit are having a giveaway!

We've teamed up with Polyend to give away their excellent handheld powerhouse, the Tracker Mini! Contest only open to U.S. residents

22/03/2023

Pro Tip: If your hoops look like this, it’s probably time to swap them out.

22/12/2022

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07/07/2022

01/11/2021

The Korg Minilogue XD is one of the hottest synths on the market. We found an unbelievable deal on them. https://www.theaudiobrew.com/deal/korg-minilogue-xd-with-case-25-off/

14/10/2021

Made in the USA, these guitars are built to both last and play.

Win a Guitar! Enter for your chance to win an exclusive Zager Easy Play Custom guitar and a deluxe accessories package! Prize package includes: Zager Easy Play Custom Acoustic Guitar Deluxe carrying case with ”no hands” back pack attachment Digital Automatic electronic tuner Extra pack of Zager ...

25/09/2021

Did somebody say “moist”?

Are you ready to adjust the decay on a Moist Reverb?

21/09/2021

One of the questions we see asked repeatedly usually goes something like this: Is Komplete 13 worth buying and which bundle is the best deal? We venture to answer this question and help producers and musicians like you determine if this bundle is right for you!

Don't buy Komplete 13 until you've read my Komplete 13 Buyers Guide. We'll go in depth over which Komplete bundle is right for you, and why! I'll touch on all four versions of Komplete 13 and include my own bundle as well. — Welcome aboard the Komplete bundle bus! I've been on board this thing for...

28/06/2021

Happy Friday, friends! Happy to share that the band is dropping a free live album today, available at https://paullesinski.bandcamp.com/album/plb-live. The back story for those who like a back story:

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2020 was full of challenges, to put things mildly. Moments of light were few and far between and the things we took for granted like seeing a favorite band play, vanished overnight. The live music industry was decimated. Not only did artists suffer from the inability to play live, but the untold thousands (more?) of behind the scenes workers – truckers, sound and light engineers, bookers, promoters, caterers, roadies, tour and road managers and the list goes on and on were left with zero income and NO help from the govt assistance.

In the PNW, two individuals met these challenges with grit and creativity, putting together web-based venues for local bands to stay connected with audiences and maybe make some money. I am talking about PDX Couch Tour, created by Brian J. Straus, and Northwest Talent Spotlight, led by Bobby Palotta and Andy Madson. Mike Budd, David Kendall and I played two shows for each in late 2020 and early 2021. These four gigs were inspiring and full of fire because of the s**t storm of world events surrounding each, and dang it we were just happy to play live music for anyone. The fact that we could broadcast live, globally, meant that we could play for friends who had never seen us b/c they didn’t live in Portland. AND we got great video and audio out of it.

Which brings us to June 2021. As things start to open back up, we listened to the recordings and assembled some of the best takes into a live album – our first! Special thanks to Bobby who ran sound for NWTS and to Lizzy Tanzer who did sound at PDX Couch and Andrea Madson who organized logistics for NWTS.

These tapes are raw and unedited. I flub a vocal line and drop a bum note here and there but hey that’s live music for you. Overall we are really proud of these performances and wanted to share.

We are only making this available via Bandcamp, as a free download – but if any kind souls DO pony up money, it’s going to be sent to https://www.gimmeshelterpdx.org/, a local non profit that is helping local music workers make ends meet.

That's the back story! Enjoy the music!

--Paul, Mike and Dave

19/05/2021

How one Los Angeles-based rocker named Jason Achilles Mezilis was able to convince NASA to put a microphone on Mars. An inside look.

22/02/2021

Let’s stick together, support one another through this. We will make it to the other side of this!

Nine in 10 live performance companies still rely on jobkeeper and a third will be forced to cut staff unless the subsidy is extended