Photographs by Grant Harder and Tony Rath Not long ago, while browsing a craft fair in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, I spotted a guitar like no other I’d ever seen. It hung half-hidden behind a display of c
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by Michael Terren In March 2021, the music creation technology companies Native Instruments (NI) and iZotope announced a coalition under the name Music Creation Group. At first glance, this might seem
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