Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician: MITCH GALLAGHER Album:Foundation Mitch Gallagher is a guitarist and composer. The tone on his new album Foundationis exceptional—a thing of beauty. But this is not simply another guitar album. He has combined guitars and piano with an amazing rhythm section and stellar horns. Gallagher was introduced to music as a child by his mother—who was herself a child recording artist with her siblings,... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Band:  BIG BIG TRAIN Musician:  NICK D’VIRGILIO Song:  “Kingmaker” Songwriter:  Greg Spawton Recorded at Kings Place, London on Saturday, August 15, 2015 Directed and edited by Peter Callow Progressive Rock Band With Sweetwater Roots Continues To Make Huge Strides Across The Globe BIG BIG TRAIN / NICK D’VIRGILIO Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin... 

Sweetwater’s GearFest 2017 Draws Record Crowds and Sales Free Music and Pro Audio Trade Show Continues to Grow GearFest completely takes over the Sweetwater campus with parking, camping sites, gear tents, a performance pavilion, the retail store, and the massive interior of the Sweetwater building. Sweetwater Sound announced that GearFest 2017 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous GearFest events. Launched... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Band: THE FRINGE Musician: NICK D’VIRGILIO Song: “A Second or Two” Songwriters: Jonas Reingold, Randy McStine, Nick D’Virgilio Video by: Nigel Dick The Fringe is a power prog rock trio, a supergroup if you will, consisting of prog veterans Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train) on drums, Jonas Reingold (Karmakanic, The Flower Kings) on bass, and Randy McStine (Lo-Fi Resistance) on... 

Sweetwater Presents GearFest ’15 – June 12-13 Sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the U.S., will present GearFest ’15, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make and record music, on Friday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Sweetwater campus, 5501 US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne, Indiana. GearFest is free and... 

CONGRATULATIONS, ABBY!   Out of thousands of entries, Nashville singer-songwriter Abby Lane has been selected as the winner of the ultimate recording session.   Here’s what she’s won:  • A week at Sweetwater’s state of the art studios • Custom 5-song EP with A-list producer Mark Hornsby • Album cover design and professional photo shoot • Profile in upcoming issue of M Music & Musicians   We’ll be taking you...