BOOKING YOUR FIRST TOUR
How to make your freshman set of out-of-town gigs a success. By Steve “Road Hawg” James [more]

ROLAND CD-2e REVIEW
This digital recorder and CD burner makes it easy to catch ideas and performances. With video. By Charles Saufley [more]

M-AUDIO STUDIOPHILE DSM REFERENCE MONITORS
M-Audio has introduced a new line of studio monitors with built-in digital signal processing that enables users to tailor each speaker to their unique space and placement needs. The Studiophile DSM1 ($649.95 per unit) and DSM2 ($749.95 per unit) reference monitors were developed in collaboration with Digidesign.

Features include bi-amplified class D power amps, 6.5-inch (DSM1) or 8-inch (DSM2) low-frequency drivers with anodized aluminum cones, 1-inch Teteron high-frequency drivers, digital and analog inputs, and a high-density cabinet for reduced acoustic interference. m-audio.com

MANUEL BARRUECO PODCASTS
Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco has added podcasts to his website. Premiering with an interview by Jonathan Palevski of Baltimore’s WBJC, the series will feature a variety of topics addressed by Barrueco and others. Future episodes are scheduled to include discussions on Solo Piazzolla and Tango Sensations, Danzas Concertantes, Roberto Sierra and Plácido Domingo, Guitars and Sound, Teachers and Teaching, and an interview with composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Click here to subscribe on iTunes, and here for use with other applications. barrueco.com

CREATING A MYSPACE PAGE
How to enhance your musical career by creating a presence on the popular networking site. By Scott Nygaard

With a simple and easily updated interface that offers streaming audio, a gig calendar, photos, basic bio information, and the ability to interact with fans and other musicians, a MySpace page has become one of the latest accoutrements required of an indie musician. Whether or not you’ve been mulling over taking the MySpace plunge, here are the basic things you need to know about why and how to create your own presence there.

Why Create a MySpace Page?
“But,” you say, “I already have a very nice website that I spent a lot of time and money on. Why should I go to the trouble of setting up a MySpace page?” There are a lot of answers to this question. The main one is: “Why not?” It’s unclear just what effect a MySpace page will have on your career or the attendance at your concerts (there are stories of people jump-starting pop music careers in part through their MySpace pages, but this is irrelevant to most of us), but setting one up is so quick and easy, it’s hard to find any logical reason not to do it. [more]

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