LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Howdy, y’all! Hope you all enjoyed last month’s special Builders & Hackers issue. These special issues come directly from you – the readers – so please continue to send in your great ideas and topic suggestions. You might just see a special issue in the future that you helped inspire. This month we’ve got a great collection of articles and features, including a cover story on the always-amazeballs K.Flay, who transcends genres and gender stereotypes at every turn in her career. We couldn’t be prouder to have her
grace the cover this time around. We’ve also got stories on kora-inspired folk music, Alabama hiphop, choosing the right mics for your next studio project, new free services from CD Baby as well as a trip to the recording studio with Jill Barber. Dig in!
Volume 24, Issue 8
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PS – On a personal note, last month marked my 50th issue as editor of this fine publication. Let me tell you something; 50 issues is a lot of damn issues for any editor, regardless of the type of publication. Y’all know I love comics, and it’s exceedingly rare to see editors or writer/artist teams last 50 issues of a given title. I love what we’ve been able to do in these last 50 issues as a team: providing the best, most honest and most practical information for working musicians today. Here’s to another 50! After which point I’ll likely drop dead of exhaustion…
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