Technologies and media

Spotify Kids: what you need to know about the child-friendly music app

Details: Monday, 17 February 2020

Let’s face it: there’s a lot of music on Spotify, and not all of it is made with children in mind. Sure, you can stick to radio edits of your favorite curse-heavy tracks – you know the ones we mean – but the Spotify Kids app sidesteps any potential issues by giving you far more control over what is and isn’t available for your kids to listen to.

Tech Radar

Le phénomène virtuel Hatsune Miku, star planétaire mais qui n’existe pas

Details: Monday, 17 February 2020

Son nom est gravé sur un satellite japonais, son titre "Senbonzakura" est la chanson de karaoké la plus populaire sur Youtube, elle est à l’affiche de l’un des plus grands festivals américains, a déjà été habillée par Marc Jacobs et Louis Vuitton, a fait la première partie de Lady Gaga...

Old Musicians Never Die. They Just Become Holograms.

Details: Tuesday, 04 February 2020

Companies are making plans to put droves of departed idols on tour — reanimating a live-music industry whose biggest earners will soon be dying off.

The New York Times

An update to a 37-year-old digital protocol

Details: Tuesday, 04 February 2020

Whether you know it or not, MIDI has changed your music listening life. MIDI is the protocol by which digitized information is converted into audio.

Quartz

Jimmy Iovine Knows Music and Tech. Here’s Why He’s Worried

Details: Tuesday, 04 February 2020

The record executive who made the leap to Silicon Valley looks back on the decade in the music business, and sees a major problem on the horizon.

The New York Times

5 Ways to Digitally Market your Music outside the Press

Details: Tuesday, 04 February 2020

Press coverage has always played a pivotal role in launching the career of a new artist. From the early days of Rolling Stone Magazine to the “blog era”, getting a positive review from a respected tastemaker in a print or online outlet could be just what an act needed to get the attention of a record label or generate the sort of buzz to land them on tour.

Tunecore

Ces MusicTech Qui Veulent Changer La Vie Des Artistes

Details: Tuesday, 04 February 2020

Depuis 2015, l’industrie de la musique a largement renouée avec la croissance grâce notamment au streaming et pourtant, une grande majorité d’artistes peinent encore à vivre pleinement de leur art et ce constat est partagé par tous les acteurs de la profession.

Forbes

The hacker history of music technologies

Details: Tuesday, 21 January 2020

Music throughout history has been inspired and changed by hackers and makers, and never more so than in the 20th century.

Hack Day

How Tik Tok is killing the radio songwriter

Details: Tuesday, 21 January 2020

For decades, landing a big radio hit was the ultimate goal of pop musicians and songwriters. But over the last decade, that target has evolved rapidly.

The New York Times

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