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5 reasons you can't miss the Melbourne HiFi Show

Making your first foray into the world of audio visual technology can feel like a step into an ocean of uncertainty. Does price...

10 Oct

Gear Rundown: Joe Satriani

When it comes to electric guitar virtuosity, very few come close to the technical skill of Joe Satriani – a stalwart of...

5 Oct

Four grooves to help any drummer master permutations

Here’s a cool concept that I’ve touched on at times over the years, but thought I’d focus on this month. When used in the context...

3 Oct

Mixdown's Top 10 Footy Songs

As it is the AFL Grand Final this week we thought we would take the opportunity to look back at some of the many moments that...

27 Sep

Gear Rundown: Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik

27 years ago, two of the finest alternative albums of the '90s were released on the same day - Nirvana's era-defining...

27 Sep

The II — V — I

One of the most common progressions in music is the II – V – I (or 2-5-1). This means in any key, it is the second chord followed...

27 Sep

Adding More Flavour

Last month we took some fairly standard Dorian shapes and added intervallic jumps and ideas to create more interesting phrases....

25 Sep

Gear Rundown: Kenny Wayne Shepherd

As far as the prowess of the modern bluesman, it’s pretty hard to top the virtuosic ability of Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Entering the...

25 Sep

Mixdown's Top 11 Key Changes

Is there a bolder, more dramatic move in pop music than the key change? When done wrong it can make a weak song even cheesier,...

21 Sep

Gear Rundown: Muse’s Absolution

Muse’s 2003 album Absolution is 15 years old this week, and thanks to the British trio’s middling latter day work, its special...

21 Sep

A Producer’s Guide to Tokyo

Having been a synthesiser enthusiast for roughly ten years now, I’ve always been enamoured by the drool-worthy posts on internet...

18 Sep

Gear Rundown: Les Claypool

To refer to Les Claypool as eccentric is a gross understatement - this dude is one of the weirdest people to ever make music....

14 Sep

How to master the art of slide as a bass guitarist

Sliding into a note can be a super effective technique for adding emphasis, changing dynamic or creating interest. It can be...

5 Sep

4 easy guitar exercises to help you master musical modes

We’ve been looking at chords, scales and modes in the last few issues to work on expanding your knowledge of these on the...

5 Sep

4 production tools to keep an eye out for on the second hand market

Back in 2016 I wrote you a little list of electronic gear that, while not the latest and greatest thing on the market, still...

5 Sep

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