by Joe Beier | Apr 30, 2020 | Audio Production, Guitar, Music
Three years ago to the day I went straight from an evening gig to a Delta airplane at MSP airport that flew directly to Europe. And it wasn’t for another gig. It was for a lovely woman I met on Instagram a couple months earlier with whom I had been texting, Skyping,...
by Joe Beier | Apr 29, 2020 | Guitar, Guitar Equipment, Knowledge, Mixing, Monitoring, Performance, Tools
Great monitor mixes are critical for a live performer in order to play and deliver his or her best performance. Having performed thousands of different gigs, I can say that when the monitoring situation is less than ideal, it has been very hard to deliver my best...
by Joe Beier | Mar 15, 2018 | Amp Simulation, Guitar, Guitar Equipment, Mixing, Recording Equipment
I love playing through one of my guitar amps cranked up loud so it is nice, fat, and punchy. There are not many things that make a guitarist feel better (besides sinking a 60-yard pitch shot for eagle on the golf course if you’re a golf nut like I am). However, at...
by Joe Beier | Oct 11, 2016 | Guitar, Shred
I usually don’t enter contests. It seems like many are rigged these days, so I don’t really care to partake in them. It is just the way things work sometimes—which is fine—but I’ll continue to do things the slower way as I work to develop my fan base. About a month...
by Joe Beier | Oct 11, 2016 | Drums, Recording Equipment
Getting good drum sounds on a recording always seems like a difficult task to achieve—especially if you aren’t recording them in a nice, professional studio. Even then, it can be quite a challenge to dial in good drum tones. There are so many details to consider—the...
by Joe Beier | Oct 11, 2016 | Guitar, Guitar Equipment, Recording Equipment
Well, I’m excited. As quite the perfectionist, I’m always looking for ways to get better guitar sounds, studio mixes, better tasting coffee, or pizza…the list goes on and on. Lately, I’ve been dissatisfied with the guitar tones I have been getting in the studio....
