Technologies and media
The 10 most innovative music companies of 2020
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020
The music industry’s revival continues, as its digital transformation creates new opportunities for merchandising, personalization, improved audio quality, getting artists paid, and even a change in how vinyl records are made.
Open Source goes Mainstream
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020
An increasing number of creators, for example, are building custom instruments and software, then choosing to make the products open source, or sharable in source code format, which allows other creators to produce derivative works free of charge for non-commercial use.
5 Music Inventions that Rocked the ’80s—and Every Decade After
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020
When the '’80s began four decades ago, few people could have predicted what the advances in recording and instrument technology would bring. But with hindsight in your hip pocket, it’s easy to identify the innovations that defined the pop palette in the age of synthesizers and shoulder pads.
The evolution of distortion: how advances in gear paved the way for heavy music
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
In a never-ending quest for new sounds, gear designers shaped the future of heavy by exploring extremes of distortion, bass and volume.
TikTok Owner Launches Social Media For Music
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Resso allows users to stream, share lyrics, comments and engage with other listeners, generate music-accompanied GIFs and videos, something that’s also a hit on its sister app TikTok, the company said in a statement.
17 Blockchain Music Companies Reshaping a Troubled Industry
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Did Napster kill the music industry? Depends on who you ask. Some will say yes, while others will argue the revolution of peer-to-peer music sharing platforms was an inevitable byproduct of technology (a.k.a., the times they are a changin').
11 things you need to know about the history of Behringer and Peter Kirn
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
After the online discourse that followed Behringer’s attack on Peter Kirn, it’s worth looking back on what led up to it.
No audiences, but concerts streamed to the world. This is a moment in classical music history
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
At a time of profound upheaval, music is being made not for an audience, but for the world.
WhatsApp règne sur le son sud-africain
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
A Johannesbourg, l’application de messagerie est d’abord un réseau social. C’est là que les stars font circuler leurs titres et assoient leur notoriété. En attendant la démocratisation du streaming. Reportage avec les fers de lance de la nouvelle scène électronique sud-africaine.
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