SoundCloud adds artist and fan DMs to its iOS appSoundCloud artists and fans can now send and receive direct messages (DMs) in the SoundCloud iOS app as well as via Android and the web. The ability to message fans. Continue reading
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Behringer unveil XENYX 1202SFX & 1002SFX The latest additons to the XENYX mixer range are equipped with a built-in stereo USB audio interface and onboard Klark Teknik effects processors.

There were 3 marketing strategies that drove last month’s top new songsDropping new music isn’t just about the songs but also the strategy behind the release.  Read on and learn hot the hitmakers do it. from Single This past month, we’ve seen. Continue reading
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​This Music Publicist Has Upended the Entire PR ModelThis week on the New Music Business, Ari is joined by the founder of Purple Bite PR, Mikel Corrente. In the last few years Corrente adapted a “Zero-Risk” guaranteed or money back system that is very uncommon in the PR industry but it’s more transparent and fairer than the traditional PR system. Some examples of artists and companies that Corrente has worked with are: Sony Music, Kat Graham, Red Light Management, Mix Master Mike, Elohim, Jesse Jo Stark, Lauren Ruth Ward, BIIANCO, and many more.

Sonora Cinematic release Mezza Coda Sonora Cinematics latest software instrument captures the sound of a baby grand piano, and adds some cassette tape effects created with a Tascam Portastudio.

Recent Classical Highlights for May 2023As usual, the highlights of this month's classical music span a wide range of genres. There is Baroque opera: Porpora's Carlo il Calvo; two solo guitar albums, one with Raphaël Feuillâtre (pictured) and one from Zsofia Boros; a second volume of piano encores by Piers Lane; and an impressive reading of Stanford's Requiem.

Live Review: "Euphoria" By Keiko Matsui (9/10)Shanachie

Producers: Keiko Matsui & Bud Harner

An influential, globally acclaimed contemporary jazz artist, keyboardist-composer Keiko Matsui titled her exotic and eclectic Euphoria after the uplift she feels when seeing her classical and new age influenced smooth jazz connecting people around the world. Driven by vibrant melodies and multi-cultural percussive energy, her adventure includes jazz fusion, a prayerful meditation, an R&B anthem with Lalah Hathaway, a spirited tango, a jaunt to Paraguay and a piece she calls her “jazz symphony.” – Jonathan Widran

Apple’s AR headset is a game-changer for startupsTechCrunch tried out the Apple Vision Pro headset, concluding that it is very good — but perhaps also too good to be true. Apple has a long history of launching first-generation products that are pretty decent, before quickly following up with updates and amendments that make the original kit better.
From hardware engineers, you occasionally hear an under-breath muttered comment along the lines of “the third generation of X was the one we wanted to ship in the first place.” That isn’t uncommon in hardware; it’s pretty rare that a full product vision survives the constraints of supply chains and manufacturing. There’s a chasm of difference between building a single prototype of something, and building a few million of something.
Yes, the Apple Vision Pro is weighed down by its $3,500 price tag, and judging from the videos and cut-away photos alone, I’d be surprised if the company will make any money at all on the devices.
How did Apple wind up there? It appears that its engineers were given carte blanche to make the best device they could, solving some crucial problems along the way. To make this a standalone device (it can be used without being tethered to a phone or computer, although it does, awkwardly, have an external battery pack), the company packed an M2 processor into the headset, along with a brand-new R1 processor, which takes care of all the inbound data from the 12 (!) cameras, lidar, eye sensors, six microphones and more. The company says the device has 23 sensors in total.
Still, the preposterously over-engineered headset is a vital flag in the ground for startups.
It’s been more than a decade since the original Oculus Rift hit Kickstarter, with its 640×800 pixels per eye resolution, a product that was persistently plagued by complaints that it made people feel motion sickness. Since then, we’ve seen dozens of additional headsets launched. The $300 Meta Quest 2 is proving to be an important entry-level headset for the masses, while the $1,000 Meta Quest Pro and the $1,500 HTC VIVE Pro 2 are shoring up the high-end headset market. Apple’s device is launching at more than twice the price.
Apple’s AR headset is a game-changer for startups by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 feesThe upgrade is part of a series of reforms meant to increase modularity in the OP Stack, allowing developers to spin up their own networks using the software.

BandLab Will Discontinue FREE Cakewalk DAW, Sonar Returning
Bandlab has announced that they will discontinue the free Cakewalk digital audio workstation, replacing it with Cakewalk Next and a new version of Sonar. Good things always come to an end, or so the saying goes. Unfortunately, it seems that we will soon need to remove Cakewalk from our list of free DAWs. BandLab announced [...]
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EU calls on tech giants to label AI-generated contentThe EU is asking tech giants like Google, Meta, TikTok and Microsoft to start labeling AI-generated content on its services
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Universal’s merch company Bravado makes series of leadership appointmentsAlyssa Tobias named Vice President, Head of Creative Services, amongst other appointments
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Fishman TriplePlay TriplePlay is a revolutionary, high-performance MIDI Guitar Controller and Software that seamlessly connects to any device that accepts USB MIDI, including Mac, PC, and iOS. With TriplePlay,... Read More

Gen Z is drinking less alcohol. That’s bad news for live musicSmall to medium-sized venues across the U.S. are noticing a trend that’s hurting their bottom line: patrons 28 years old and younger are drinking much less alcohol than previous generations.. Continue reading
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CD Baby has stopped selling CDs. What options are left for indie artists?CD Baby recently announced that they are exiting the CD sales business. What options are still available for indie musicians who still want to sell CDs online? Michael Brandvold and. Continue reading
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