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Concert Will Benefit Gun Violence PreventionTogether In Action, a concert benefiting gun violence prevention efforts in Tennessee, will take place on August 15 at City Winery Nashville presented by Country Any Way and eQuality events. Performers include Jason Isbell, Devon Gilfillian, Chris Housman, Julie Williams, Autumn Nicholas and The Kentucky Gentlemen. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 19 at 12PM CST, with the City Winery member presale beginning tomorrow, July 18 at 12PM CST. All net proceeds from the event will go to organizations working to raise awareness about gun violence in Tennessee, and Moms Demand Action will be on site providing more information on how to get involved in the movement to end gun violence. Tickets can be purchased HERE. 

Earlier this year, the Nashville community was shaken when a shooter took the lives of three adults and three children at The Covenant School. According to Everytown For Gun Safety, Tennessee has the 12th-highest rate of gun deaths in the country, with 1,385 people killed by guns in an average year. A recent report suggests several key policies, including secure firearm storage laws and extreme risk laws as well as requiring background checks on all gun sales, can help reduce gun violence in the United States.  

“In my efforts to change the landscape of country music, I'm realizing that a huge part of that is taking a close look at where we live and being vocal about the changes we'd like to see,” says Holly G, creator of Country Any Way and event organizer. “Since becoming a resident in Tennessee, I've incorporated into my mission making sure that marginalized voices and the voices of people who want Tennessee to be an inclusive and safe space are heard. Music gives us such a beautiful platform for expression and creating community. I'm so excited that myself, eQuality events, and City Winery Nashville were able to pull together such an amazing group of artists to send a clear message that Tennesseans deserve a safe place to live.”

Find more information and resources from Moms Demand Action here. 

About Moms Demand Action

Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. We pass stronger gun laws and work to close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. We also work in our own communities and with business leaders to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership. We know that gun violence is preventable, and we’re committed to doing what it takes to keep families safe.

About Country Any Way

Country Any Way was created by Black Opry’s Holly G, with the underdogs of country music in mind. We are committed to uplifting and celebrating fans, artists and industry professionals that don't fit the country music mold. Our goal is to make sure that no one is left out of the conversation.

About eQuality events

eQuality is a community of artists, influencers, marketers, and allied humans and companies that believe no one voice should be silenced or muted. “That who you are is more important than who you love, the color of your skin or what pronoun represents the authentic you.” With each event, eQuality works to partner with local LGBTQIA+ organizations to raise awareness and make connections so no one feels like they are alone.

Tesla directors pay $735M to settle claims they overpaid themselvesTesla’s directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims from shareholders that they excessively overpaid themselves, according to a Monday court filing.
The settlement concludes a 2020 lawsuit from a retirement fund that holds Tesla stock. The Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit had criticized stock options granted to Tesla directors — including CEO Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal Musk and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison — starting in June 2017.
Musk is also separately under scrutiny for his own $56 billion compensation package, which is facing its own lawsuit that went to trial last year. Shareholder Richard Tornetta filed suit against Tesla in 2019 to rescind Musk’s 2018 pay deal. Tornetta claims the package is “the largest compensation grant in human history” and it is unjustly paid to Musk — whom he called a “part-time CEO” — without demanding that the executive focus entirely on Tesla.
A ruling is soon expected on Musk’s case.
Tesla’s directors were accused of awarding themselves around 11 million stock options from 2017 to 2020, which shareholders say is grossly in excess of the standard for corporate boards. They agreed to return the equivalent value of 3.1 million Tesla stock options, the filing shows and Reuters reports.
Tesla argued that its directors acted in good faith and in the best interests of Tesla stockholders, but settled to avoid risk of litigation against themselves and the company. The EV maker defended itself by saying the company went through unprecedented growth, which shot Tesla’s stock price up 10x, which caused the stock options award to directors and Musk to rise in value. The company said it used stock options to ensure the directors’ incentives lined up with investor goals.
As part of the deal, the directors also agreed to not receive compensation for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The board will also have to change the way compensation is determined — something to look out for at the next shareholder meeting.
The settlement, one of the largest ever for a similar case in the Court of Chancery, will be paid directly to Tesla to benefit the company.

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Todd Edwards reveals his year 2000 setup for Daft Punk’s Face To FaceRevered dance producer Todd Edwards has shared the setup he used to contribute to Daft Punk’s 2001 hit Face to Face in an Instagram post.
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The Paris-based studio, which Daft Punk used to record and produce Discovery, was filled with vintage gear. Along with some now-retro PCs, it boasted Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, 1970s effects pedals, and 1980s drum machines.
In an Instagram post, Edwards wrote: “#tbt That time in 2000 when I went to Paris to finish working on Face To Face for @daftpunk ‘s DISCOVERY ALBUM”.
In the video, he shared images while narrating with a voiceover. “So what you are viewing is a glimpse into the original Daft Punk office in Montmartre, Paris from the year 2000,” he began.

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“Take notice that sitting on the left is Gildas Loaëc, who helped out on [Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s] Crydamoure record label and went on to create Maison Kitsuné, a prestigious music label and fashion brand.
“On the phone on the right you will see Pedro Winter, Daft Punk’s former manager who went on to create Ed Banger Records, and I don’t have to tell you how big Ed Banger Records is.
“I think it’s safe to say that every bit of work that surrounded this group of friends turned to gold.”
The first image of the post also appears to reveal the scene for the artwork of Daft Punk’s 1998 single Revolution 909, which featured in their seminal 1997 debut album, Homework.
Though the robots show no signs of reuniting following their retirement, Edwards has advised fans not to “count out” a reunion. He said, “You don’t know what’s going to happen five years from now. They might decide we’re going to put on a tour, or maybe they get a stroke of… You don’t know, maybe the time away will bring them back together.”
Meanwhile, author Gabriel Szatan is working on After Daft, a book documenting the legacy of the duo with contributions from over 60 artists.
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Apple M3 slated for October release, says Apple expertThe first of Apple’s M3 Macs could arrive in October, says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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In his most recent Power On newsletter, he says that there’s likely to be another launch after Apple’s annual September event, with “a new slate of Macs likely the focus of whatever Apple has planned”.
He continues, “October is too early for new high-end MacBook Pros or desktops, so the first beneficiaries of the new chip should be the next iMac, 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro”.
In March, Gurman said that Apple was working on a number of new iMac models that would feature its next-gen M3 silicon, and that they were at a “late stage” of development. The new chipset should offer higher performance and power due to TMSC’s 3nm process but isn’t expected to feature many more CPU and GPU cores than the current M2 system-on-a-chips.
He also claimed that we could see the new iMac in the second half of the year, and that it’s going to have a similar design to the 2021 model. Meanwhile, Apple is working on a new 32-inch iMac, but it won’t be reaching consumers until 2024 at the soonest.
Gurman went on to say that while Apple has traditionally announced new iPads at the same time as new Macs, that might not be the case this time. Rather, he said, “I wouldn’t expect any major upgrades until the M3 iPad Pros with OLED screens arrive next year”.
In June, the much-anticipated Vision Pro mixed reality headset was finally announced, alongside the “world’s thinnest” 15-inch MacBook Air, the new Mac Pro and Mac Studio and a new Adaptive Audio feature for AirPods.
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Utopia divests again, as Absolute Label Services gets reacquired by original leadership teamNews marks the third time this year that Utopia has offloaded a company that it previously acquired within the past 18 months
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New documentary MIXTAPE explores impact of mixtapes on hip-hop cultureA recently announced upcoming documentary is set to explore the history of hip-hop mixtape culture.

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The documentary, MIXTAPE, is part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of hip-hop. It focuses on how mixtapes helped to spread hip-hop culture into the mainstream, after first appearing in New York in the 1970s and now being a popular format for major artists such as Tyler, The Creator, Drake, Danny Brown and Chance The Rapper.
Among the artists featured in the documentary are Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Big Boi, Fat Joe, Kid Capri, DJ Drama, and KRS-One. Meanwhile, the soundtrack album, The Def Tape, will be released in August via Def Jam.
MIXTAPE is directed and produced by Omar Acosta. He said: “Hip-Hop is 50 years old and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate its journey and contextualise its evolution than through the story of the mixtape. Every voice in this film played a critical role, especially the DJs who, as KRS-ONE says beautifully in the film, risked everything to ‘bring us the music’.”
Crosley has also marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and hip-hop culture by launching a limited-edition turntable. It’s been developed in partnership with whisky brand Ballantine’s and in collaboration Wu-Tang Clan legend RZA. On Crosley’s website, it says: “Rooted in a shared love of analogue music, RZA brought Ballantine’s and Crosley together to celebrate music, whisky and personal tastes”.
Speaking of historical hip-hop items, one of the genre’s early pioneers, DJ Kool Herc’s turntables, disco ball and more went up for auction in Christie’s Birth Of Hip-Hop collection in 2022, fetching over $200,000.
MIXTAPE has been produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Mercury Studios and Saboteur Media in association with Def Jam Recordings. It will premiere on 1 August 2023 in the US and Canada exclusively on Paramount+, airing in the UK, Australia and Latin America a day later.
Watch the full trailer and find out more information about MIXTAPE at imdb.com.
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Audius joins SoundCloud in offering free artist to fan direct messagesDecentralized music platform Audius has added a direct messaging feature that enables artists to connect with each other and their fans via text and emoji reactions. Audius has also created. Continue reading
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5 Questions to ask before your next Live ShowLearn from a professional who has learned the tricks of the touring trade on how to best prepare for your next gig with just 5 simple questions. by David Andrew. Continue reading
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Sony’s C-80 condenser microphone offers recording brilliance in a compact form factorHow can you make the power of an $11,000 microphone more accessible to studios around the world? Sony’s C-80 may be an ideal solution.
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The tech giant’s recent C-series shares construction technology with the lauded Sony C-800G, the ultimate, high-end, bright tube mic for countless pop, rap and country artists. To evoke the spirit of the C-800G at a lower price point, Sony launched the C-100 in 2018 with a two-way condenser and back-electret capsule, multiple polar patterns and a frequency response extending all the way up to 50kHz.
Sony’s new C-80 comes in at less than half the price of the C-100 and has a fixed, cardioid pattern. However, it sports a second diaphragm with the sole purpose of taming the unwanted effects of proximity, rather than capturing a signal.
Sony C-80. Image: Sony
The C-80’s build quality is first-rate, as you’d expect from Sony. Although compact, the mic body is reassuringly heavy, the onboard pad and filter switches don’t feel flimsy, and there’s no unwanted spring in the headbasket either. The overall impression is that it’s made with care and made to last. The included shockmount – albeit plastic in construction – is also sturdy, gripping the mic body tightly but, unfortunately, there’s no 5/8”-to-3/8” thread adapter in the box. A little stingy, Sony, and frustrating to discover mid-session!
At 25mm, the C-80’s main capsule falls more into the medium-diaphragm category, giving a slightly keener transient response than a large-diaphragm design, and typically lower levels of self-noise than a small-diaphragm mic.
Sony C-80, image: Sony
Given the mic’s physical size, you’d easily be able to position it in a tight spot and enjoy the advantages of a medium-diaphragm mic tuned for vocal clarity in applications where you’d typically only be able to fit a small-diaphragm pencil condenser.
Its slightly slower transient response compared to a small-diaphragm mic and vocal-tuned presence peaks would be well-suited for capturing a sizzly, peaky snare bottom, for example. Here, the pad is a welcome addition.
In the studio, the C-80 impresses on female vocals with a high-frequency presence, shaping the sound so it’s immediately closer to the final product. Such clarity also means that the live mic signal in the foldback is well-defined and differentiated from the acoustic signal outside the headphones without adding EQ or having to resort to a louder headphone mix.
Our vocalist can easily tell the difference between the acoustic and mic’ed signal while also enjoying the brightness of the C-80’s response.
We do perceive a lack of bite in the high-mid range though – handy when layering lots of pop vocal lines perhaps, although perhaps lacking the push required to allow a solo vocal line to cut through a hectic mix.
Sony C-80, image: Sony
On acoustic guitar, the recordings are equally flattering. The high-frequency lift isn’t brittle but allows for some upper harmonic richness and plectrum attack that don’t usually get captured with such clarity. The C-80 is a mic that feels somehow more three-dimensional than the limits of its mono sound field. The dual-diaphragm design, meanwhile, keeps sounds less boomy up close and not excessively thin further out from the source. Nice!
Sony C-80, image: Sony
Around the back, in the null point of the cardioid pattern, the off-axis response is really natural, without nasty scoops, resonance or phase-y qualities. This is another key selling point for the mic’s potential use in broadcast (such as with multiple presenters) or when there’s lots of spill going on around the mic.
Mics with well-behaved off-axis responses allow you to live with – and even embrace – spill as you don’t spend all your time trying to cut it because it sounds awful.
In a crowded market, Sony’s C-80 has stiff competition and is a tad expensive. But, if you like your vocals and guitars with a bright sheen out of the gate, or you’re inspired by the signature sound of the much-more-expensive C800G, it could prove to be a cost-effective winner for you. Compact size, a great off-axis response and useful pad/filter switches all add to its versatility.
Key features
Price: £499 street price
Cardioid condenser
25mm diaphragm
Second diaphragm to minimise effects of proximity
20Hz-20kHz frequency response
12.5dB self noisech
High pass and pad switches
Anti-vibration technology on mic body
Dimensions: 40 mm × 158 mm
Weight: 215g
Comes with suspension cradle and padded carry case
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Orbital M25 rave barman recounts 90s acid house scene in new book, Rave New WorldA barman at Orbital’s famed warehouse raves on the M25 has released a book that documents the UK acid house scene of the 90s.

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Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter, written by author Kirk Field, provides an authentic firsthand account of the explosive rise of acid house and the clubbing scene in the 1990s.
Drawing from his experiences serving drinks at and reviewing the original M25 raves organised by electronic music duo Orbital, Rave New World offers a matter-of-fact narrative on acid house. Field says this differs to the “media lies” that were written about acid house and the rave scene by tabloid papers at the time.
With an honest and straightforward approach “from a raver”, Field combines personal anecdotes with poignant social commentary. While shedding light on the darker aspects of attending such raves, he also celebrates the nostalgic spirit that defined the “naughty ’90s.”
In Rave New World, Field attempts to paint the picture of the 90s by covering the scene’s key figures and other definitive people of 90s culture. Field writes about the likes of Diego Maradona, Timothy Leary, Boy George, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, Genesis P-Orridge, Brigitte Nielsen and Boris Yeltsin. Even Saddam Hussein’s wife, the president of Tunisia, and Queen Elizabeth II are mentioned.
“I decided to write this book,” Field writes in the introduction, “in the hope that (perhaps when I wasn’t looking) my teenage sons could learn about the adventures I had before they came along; the ups and downs, the moments of revelation and despair – while learning something about the life I once led. If any of this resonates with you, please feel free to hand your teenagers this book when you have fin-ished [sic], with a knowing wink and those immortal words, ‘When I was your age ..!’”
Read more about Kirk Field’s Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter and purchase the book via kirkfield.net.
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Vinyl sales are up, and Disc Makers cut the cost to manufacture by 35%FACT #1: Revenues from US vinyl records grew 17% to $1.2 billion last year and accounted for 71% of physical format revenues. FACT #2: Physical music sales at the merch table remain. Continue reading
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