Technologies and media

Is digital technology part of our cultural organisations?

Details: Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Digital technology in our cultural organisations can stand for many things. From websites to APIs, on-site touch screens to audio guide apps, social media to self-service ticketing stations.

Econsultancy

Gracenote Rhythm™ Brings a Fresh Take on Internet Radio to Music Services and Developers

Details: Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Gracenote Rhythm harnesses the power of the world's largest source of music metadata, a global team of music experts and Gracenote-powered algorithms to form the backbone for Internet Radio services.

PR Newswire

Music journalism's new tune missing a beat

Details: Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Has the role of music journalist been relegated  to being simply a punter of product?

Mail&Guardian

Here’s Why You Should Convert Your Music To 432 Hz

Details: Friday, 03 January 2014

Tesla said it. Einstein Agreed. Science proved it. It is a known fact that everything—including our own bodies—is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies.

Collective Evolution

How Shazam uses big data to predict music's next big artists

Details: Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Users of song-finding application Shazam search for music millions of times a day and the company is using this information to predict next year's likely movers-and-shakers.

The Guardian

Short on holiday music? Slip into the stream

Details: Monday, 09 December 2013

The holiday season approaches and that generally means it's time to exceed nine out of ten doctors' recommended doses of food, drink, and holiday music.

TechHive

What's that whisper? Wireless headphone opera in busy train station

Details: Friday, 06 December 2013

A few hundred people are here to enjoy the opera "Invisible Cities" - through headphones - performed by 15 singers and dancers and an 11-piece orchestra throughout the station, even in the Mission-style courtyards.

Reuters