SOL Strategies reports Q2 net loss of $3.5M while staking, validating revenue surgeIn addition to buffering its SOL holdings, SOL Strategies added SUI to its balance sheets and decreased exposure to Bitcoin in Q1 2025.

Former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg co-leads $15.5M Series A for AI video ad platformDreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s venture fund WndrCo co-led a $15.5 million Series A round for Creatify, an AI video ad platform. Creatify’s AdMax platform uses AI to quickly generate dozens of video advertisements, which are geared toward social media marketing — AdMax analyzes high-performing social video campaigns on apps like TikTok and Instagram to shape […]

Signing Stories: Militia VoxDate Signed: August 2024Label: Golden Robot RecordsType of Music: Alt Metal, Rock, Goth, Industrial, ProgBooking: Joy Collingbourne, joy@mobagency.comPublicity: Sarah Facciolo, Facci PR, sarah@faccipr.comA&R: Kim BencicWeb: militiavox.comSome artists are inherently suspicious of record labels. That’s especially true for singer, songwriter, visual artist, and all-around creative badass Militia Vox. As a teenager, she was in a band signed to Cleopatra Records. She recorded an album for them that ultimately got shelved, leaving a sour taste in her mouth. Also, as a woman of color who performs heavy music, she’s had to battle negative industry attitudes from many corners. “Any record deal I’ve been offered I turned down, because it was always contingent on changing something,” she divulges. “If they’re changing who you are, they don’t want you.” Besides, she’s been thriving on her own for years, earning her way to the stage and in the studio with artists such as Twisted Sister, L7, 24-7 Spyz, and Cyndi Lauper. Another act she became friendly with is Living Colour, including lead singer Corey Glover. One day, producerTony Bruno suggested she cover the '80s hit “It’s Only Love” by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner. Glover was Vox’s immediate choice for laying down the duet. Also on the cut are Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme. Vox knew the track was special and wished to give it a bigger promotional boost than she could on her own. Wondering where to take it, Glover suggested Golden Robot Records. The four-octave rebel eached out and quickly received a response from the Sydney, Australia-based label. Happily, the head of A&R was already a fan. Besides wanting the single, Golden Robot desired everything else she had, including her all-female Judas Priest cover band, Judas Priestess. She scrutinized the contract and removed every trace of objectionable verbiage. “They met me halfway,” notes the stage performer and former TV host. “I would like to publicly thank Golden Robot for giving me a shot,” continues Vox, who recently made her Lincoln Center debut. “I feel incredibly humbled and grateful to be with them.”The post Signing Stories: Militia Vox first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Court rules NewJeans will be fined if they engage in independent promotional activities, amid contract dispute with HYBE’s ADORA court in Seoul has ordered K-pop group NewJeans to pay 1 billion won (USD $726,300) per member for each unauthorized activity outside their agency’s control, potentially totaling 5 billion won ($3.6 million) if all five members perform together. Multiple news outlets out of South Korea reported that the Seoul Central District Court on Friday … Continued
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3D Printing A Capable RC CarYou can buy all sorts of RC cars off the shelf, but doing so won’t teach you a whole lot. Alternatively, you could follow [TRDB]’s example, and design your own from scratch.
The Lizard, as it is known, is a fun little RC car. It’s got a vaguely Formula 1-inspired aesthetic, and looks fetching with the aid of two-tone 3D printed parts. It’s designed for speed and handling, with a rear-wheel-drive layout and sprung suspension at all four corners to soak up the bumps. The majority of the vehicle is 3D printed in PETG, including the body and the gearbox and differential. However, some suspension components are made in TPU for greater flexibility and resistance to impact. [TRDB] specified commercial off-the-shelf wheels to provide good grip that couldn’t easily be achieved with 3D-printed tires. An ESP32 is responsible for receiving commands from [TRDB’s] custom RC controller running the same microcontroller. It sends commands to the speed controller that runs the Lizard’s brushed DC motor from a 3S lithium-polymer battery.
The final product looks sleek and handles well. It also achieved a GPS-verified top speed of 48 km/h as per [TRDB’s] testing. We’ve seen some other great DIY RC cars over the years, too, like this example that focuses on performance fundamentals. Video after the break.

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GC Audio release Malcolm Toft Equate X GC Audio have introduced the Malcolm Toft Equate X for their modular Inherit System, a new channel strip cartridge designed with the legendary recording engineer and console designer Malcolm Toft.

20 years ago, labels targeted fandom. Will it work the second time around?As record labels push to monetize fandom yet again, the are reviving an old playbook. But will today’s artists play along? The recorded industry’s future may hinge on expanded rights deals and there ability to finally deliver on their promise, writes Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research
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Live Music Industry News RoundupLast week we've shared major stories from the stage and beyond, including a critical look at Live Nation by the Wall Street Journal, why concerts tickets are so pricey, ticket resales, the NIVA conference and more.
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JH Audio acquired by Sound Devices Sound Devices have announced the acquisition of Florida-based in-ear monitor manufacturer JH Audio, a deal which brings together two established pro audio companies under the Audiotonix group.

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Unique instruments and equipment from David Lynch’s home recording studio to go up for auctionOver 400 items that belonged to filmmaker David Lynch are due to go up for auction this month, including unique musical instruments and audio equipment from his home studio.
The auction is being hosted by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, and will take place on 18 June live and online from Julien’s Studios in Los Angeles. Lynch was behind famous works such as Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, and more. He died in January 2025.

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Among the collection is a 1997 Parker Fly electric guitar and a Roland VG-8EX guitar synthesiser system with original manual, 13 pin cable, and expression pedal. Both were heavily played by Lynch while producing numerous musical projects including his solo debut album, 2011’s Crazy Clown Time and its follow up, The Big Dream (2013).
Also listed is an unusual Danny Ferrington Custom five neck guitar, plus a Yamaha Motif 7 synth keyboard and a Korg Micro X. A number of Bang & Olufsen audio systems are also listed – namely a pair of Beosound A9 speakers, one with a limited edition David Lynch cover featuring his “Paris Suite” artwork.
Other listings include a 1980s E-Mu Systems E III Model 6083 keyboard sampler workstation, Audio-Technica microphones and accessories, a personal collection of his own music, and numerous effects pedals from the likes of Boss, MXR, DigiTech and more.

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Catherine Williamson of Julien’s Auctions comments, “These historical and cherished pieces reflecting David Lynch’s singular artistic vision, as well as his passions and pursuits ranging from his director’s chair, espresso machine to his guitar, record collections and Twin Peaks style decor, come directly from the home of the visionary artist whose enigmatic films stirred our most imaginative and collective surreal dreams.”
To view the full David Lynch collection, head over to Julien’s Auctions.
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“See you later, oscillator”: Ricky Tinez steps back from his YouTube channel to work at AppleRicky Tinez, an artist and music production educator on YouTube, is stepping back from his channel for a new career with Apple.
Tinez has also stepped down from his role as brand manager at Elektron for his new career move, though he assures all was left on a good note. He will be joining Apple’s worldwide product marketing team. Tinez’s YouTube channel spans videos from across nine years, and features content on production tips and tutorials, gear reviews, and more.

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Tinez will be the new product manager on the music creation apps team with Apple, which means he’ll be working on Logic, GarageBand, Voice Memos, and MainStage. In his new YouTube video, he says, “What’s really nuts about this position is when I read the description of it, the first thought that came to mind was, ‘did I write this description?’ Because it was so in line with what I want to do and the original purpose of this YouTube channel.
“The whole reason this channel even exists [was] for me to be able to help as many people as I could make more music by providing information, some inspiration, and explaining the tools available to help you make more music you could be proud of.”
He adds, “I’ve been an Apple user forever so to actually be able to help shape the direction of these products and know that they’ll have an impact for many creatives like you and myself is just freaking cool. So with all that being said, what this all means is I’m going to take a pause from the channel for now. I think you can appreciate I’m going to be pretty damn busy.”
Tinez says he still may try to upload content “a little here and there”, but doesn’t make any promises. He concludes, “This dream probably wouldn’t have come true without the help of you and your support, your viewership, just being an awesome community of people. I am forever grateful to you… This isn’t goodbye, but maybe so long. See you later oscillator.”
You can watch the full video below:

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“It’s a weird kind of wanky, tech-bro nightmare future”: Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says AI does nothing more than “steal” from human artistsRadiohead frontman Thom Yorke is the latest artist to speak out against the rise of AI in the music industry, slamming its lack of “genuine original creative thought” and the way it “steals” from human artists without proper credit.
In a recent chat with Electronic Sound magazine, Yorke offers a scathing critique of Artificial Intelligence’s creative limits – and the exploitative systems behind it.
“As far as I can tell in music and art and all creative industries, Al is so far only able to ‘create’ variations on genuine human artistic expression, and those are obvious,” says Yorke. “Is Al capable of genuine original creative thought? I have yet to see that.”

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He adds that AI “analyses and steals and builds iterations without acknowledging the original human work it analysed”: It creates pallid facsimiles, which is useful in the same way auto-accompaniment is useful, or a screensaver of a beautiful natural landscape in a billionaire’s bunker is.”
The musician also condemns the wider tech industry and its apparent disregard for human labour and authorship, saying, “The economic structure is morally wrong… the human work used by AI to fake its creativity is not being acknowledged. Writers are not paid.”
“It’s a weird kind of wanky, tech-bro nightmare future, and it seems this is what the tech industry does best. A devaluing of the rest of humanity, other than themselves, hidden behind tech. In the US right now, we are witnessing this spilling over into politics.”
As Yorke explains, AI’s rise is only the latest step in a long trend of reducing art to mere “content.”
“We are, in modern parlance, ‘creatives,’” he says. “Which is a term I find deeply offensive because it arrived around the time that art morphed into ‘content’ for devices.”
The Radiohead singer is also among 10,500 signatories (which also included The Cure’s Robert Smith and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus) of an open letter from the creative industries protesting the unlicensed use of their work by AI companies.
“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted,” the statement read.
AI’s rapid advancement and the ethics surrounding how it’s trained has become the subject of fierce debate in recent months. Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and ex-Meta head of global affairs, recently argued that requiring companies to seek artists’ express permission before using their work to train AI models would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”
Sir Elton John, meanwhile, has branded the UK government as “absolute losers” over its plans to allow AI companies to train their models using copyrighted content.
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