Books

All around sound maestro and former Visiting Artistic Director for STEIM (STudio for Electro Instrumental Music), Nicolas Collins doesn't necessarily need another feather in his cap. But he went ahead and put one there anyways, with the second edition of what has become the ultimate guide to circuit bending: Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking.

We are proud to plug this book and the accompanying DVD, which includes some video adapted from an interview which first appeared on this humble website.

 

Sung to the melody of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria:

How do you solve a problem like In Rainbows?
How to you tab an ondes martenot?
How do you dare transcribe
An album of this kind?
Is it all for the cash or are you high?

 

Mr. Bonzai may have never written "Faces Of Death" or perhaps even started in the music business if it wasn't for a musician you may have heard of by the name of John Lennon. Mr. Bonzai's first time in a recording studio...  

Mr. Bonzai, author of "Faces Of Music," has a ton of tales about days spent with some of the legends of music. He does a stellar Dr. John impression, offers commentary on Peter Gabriel's aging process, and eats vegetarian...  

Gearwire catches up with Mr. Bonzai who's at AES to promote his new book, Faces Of Music. This new book details his "lunches with legends." In this video, Mr. Bonzai talks about spending a day with Frank Zappa in Montreal...  

IndyGuitarist.com has loads of info for the average musician looking to modify or build effect pedals, even if they have no electronics experience. Their latest book lists modifications for over eighty different pedals, including...  

In his book, The Road Map: The Must-Have Guide for the New Music Business, author Robert Wolff tackles the challenges of today's digitized, DIY world head-on, offering mountains of advice to the aspiring musician on how...