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The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland perform at Casio's launch party for the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer in New York. THE CRYSTAL METHOD HELPS CASIO LAUNCH NEW SYNTH By Christopher Walsh Casio—which debuted the XW-P1 synthesizer at this year’s NAMM show—has now expanded the XW Series with the launch of the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer. The manufacturer introduced the XW-G1 at a private event this spring at New York’s Highline... 

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FOLK FORWARD – ESSENTIAL FOLK DUST BOWL BALLADS (1940)  WOODY GUTHRIE  In a whirl of autobiography and activism, Guthrie reinvents American song. The Oklahoma native recorded this 1940 gem in two days, laying the groundwork for thousands of guitar-strumming followers. These are dusty, hard-bitten ballads that somehow gleam and soar more than 70 years after their creation. THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN (1963)  BOB DYLAN The folk bard’s... 

FOLK FORWARD – NEXT GENERATION Shel SHEL Based in Fort Collins, Colo., sisters Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza Holbrook are classically trained musicians whose songs meld ethereal harmonies, out-of-the-box melodies and remarkable musicianship. Producer Brent Maher, who’s worked with everyone from Ike & Tina Turner to the Judds, co-produced SHEL’s When the Dragon Came Down EP and is working on a full-length follow-up. John Fullbright JOHN... 

  FOLK FORWARD How a sound born of tradition is thriving in the modern day   By Peter Cooper It’s the other “F” word. And like its more obscene counterpart, it means different things to different people in different contexts. In the 1950s, it was sweater-vested political subversives. Later, it was shape-shifting musical revolutionaries and introspective singer-songwriters. It has been used to describe troubadours who specialize in journalistic... 

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The Producers Conference – Musicians Institute – this Saturday When: May 12th, 2012. 1pm, to 6pm. (doors open at 12:30pm) Where: Musicians Institute 6752 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028   Get your ticket now! Click here >> This interactive learning session is only $35 per person. Come to The Producers Conference at the Musicians Institute and find out how song ideas turn into finished mixes, and how those finished... 

I Create Music • 2012 ASCAP EXPO April 19-21, 2012 • Los Angeles | The Premier Conference for Songwriters, Composers and Producers ‘The ASCAP Expo offers a comprehensive road map for a successful career in music—while providing plenty of inspiration to keep musicians motivated along the way.’ –M Music & Musicians magazine   Photography by Jeff Fasano Kiersty Rouge     Apogee Electronics at 2012 ASCAP EXPO ASCAP’s...