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Twitch to launch official DJ categoryAfter earlier this year announcing that DJs would soon have to share streaming revenue with record labels, Twitch is launching an official DJ category to further facilitate DJs who wish to stream and perform on the platform.
Arriving tomorrow (Thursday, 8 August), the new DJ category will sit beside Twitch’s existing categories including Just Chatting, Fortnite, Counter-Strike, League of Legends and more, per Mashable. The platform already has a Music category, but DJ will sit as a category on its own.

READ MORE: Universal Music deepens its partnership with Twitch for exclusive artist experiences

Twitch DJs are able to use a catalogue of approved music in their livestreams, and also have access to promo and sponsorship opportunities via the Twitch homepage.
In celebration of its landmark DJ category, Twitch is hosting a 24-hour livestream on 8 August from 8AM BST/3AM ET, featuring sets from Zedd, Sofi Tukker, BAYNK, Sam Feldt, Aluna and more.
“Today’s DJ category launch is a major moment for Twitch, the music industry, and our creators,” says Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. “There is something special in the way DJs on Twitch introduce music to their listeners. It’s personal and it’s community-oriented, so we’ve built a stable, long-term home where they can invest in building their brand and community.”
In a blog post announcing its new DJ programme in June, Twitch said the number of DJs streaming on its platform “has more than quadrupled” since 2020 and the pandemic lockdowns.
But until now, DJs have often seen their sets tampered with in some way, with muted sections and takedowns for using copyrighted music. With its DJ programme designed in partnership with major labels UMG, Warner and Sony, Twitch is aiming to ensure both fair compensation for DJs and copyright holders alike, and that streams stay unmuted on the platform.
To learn more about its new DJ category, head to Twitch.
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Twitch to launch official DJ categoryAfter earlier this year announcing that DJs would soon have to share streaming revenue with record labels, Twitch is launching an official DJ category to further facilitate DJs who wish to stream and perform on the platform.
Arriving tomorrow (Thursday, 8 August), the new DJ category will sit beside Twitch’s existing categories including Just Chatting, Fortnite, Counter-Strike, League of Legends and more, per Mashable. The platform already has a Music category, but DJ will sit as a category on its own.

READ MORE: Universal Music deepens its partnership with Twitch for exclusive artist experiences

Twitch DJs are able to use a catalogue of approved music in their livestreams, and also have access to promo and sponsorship opportunities via the Twitch homepage.
In celebration of its landmark DJ category, Twitch is hosting a 24-hour livestream on 8 August from 8AM BST/3AM ET, featuring sets from Zedd, Sofi Tukker, BAYNK, Sam Feldt, Aluna and more.
“Today’s DJ category launch is a major moment for Twitch, the music industry, and our creators,” says Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. “There is something special in the way DJs on Twitch introduce music to their listeners. It’s personal and it’s community-oriented, so we’ve built a stable, long-term home where they can invest in building their brand and community.”
In a blog post announcing its new DJ programme in June, Twitch said the number of DJs streaming on its platform “has more than quadrupled” since 2020 and the pandemic lockdowns.
But until now, DJs have often seen their sets tampered with in some way, with muted sections and takedowns for using copyrighted music. With its DJ programme designed in partnership with major labels UMG, Warner and Sony, Twitch is aiming to ensure both fair compensation for DJs and copyright holders alike, and that streams stay unmuted on the platform.
To learn more about its new DJ category, head to Twitch.
The post Twitch to launch official DJ category appeared first on MusicTech.

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Electro-Harmonix unveil POG3 The latest version of the POG boasts an additional voice, 100 user presets, enhanced effects and routing, a wealth of expressive control capabilities and more. 

R&B Artist Jaylon Ashaun on World Building and the HustleAri sits down with LA-based artist, Jaylon Ashaun, to discuss building a superfan community online, and how to capitalize on viral success.

BandLab partners with London’s Strongroom Studios for “treasure trove” of royalty-free sample packsBandLab has partnered with Strongroom Studios for a “treasure trove” of exclusive royalty-free sample packs recorded by producers, engineers and artists who have worked at the Shoreditch, London recording facility.
Available both free within Studio, BandLab’s online DAW, and directly through BandLab Sounds, the Strongroom packs add to BandLab’s existing library currently comprising over 100,000 samples.

READ MORE: BandLab mobile users can now experiment with beats for free before buying

The new Strongroom packs series includes “breathtaking and inventive” piano sounds by Fi Roberts, “blissful and twinkling” pop elements by TATYANA, Jelly Cleaver’s smooth soul guitar and piano textures, Alex O’Donovan’s warping synth tones and gritty drums, and much more.
Strongroom Studios has, during its 40-year history, hosted the likes of Lorde, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Radiohead, but this new partnership with BandLab marks its first foray into the world of sample packs.
In other BandLab news, the platform last month rolled out advanced features for mobile users including automation, an expanded library of vocal effects and improved filters.
It later introduced BandLab users the ability to experiment with beats on the platform for free before buying, even allowing them to add additional tracks and apply effects to a beat with no up-front financial commitment.
“This is the latest among many updates that demonstrate BandLab’s commitment to eliminating any barriers to creativity and making music creation accessible,” said BandLab. “This feature encourages users to try Beats in real-time, experiment freely, and immediately put their inspiration to work without upfront costs.”
You can learn more about the BandLab x Strongroom collaboration and have a listen to some of the sounds over at BandLab.
Editor’s note: BandLab and MusicTech are both part of the Caldecott Music Group.
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ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient to Perform at DC Jazz FestThe ASCAP Foundation, under the leadership of President Paul Williams and Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton, continues its partnership in support of emerging jazz artists for a second year with the DC Jazz Festival, headed by President & CEO Sunny Sumter.

Celebrating 20 years, the 2024 DC JazzFest takes place August 28-September 1. The festival opens its stage to dozens of exceptional jazz artists and will feature a performance by Joe Block’s Open Heart Trio on August 31 at 2:30 PM on its Transit Stage at The Wharf, 1001 7th Street SW in Washington DC. Block is among the recipients of the 2024 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards.

"Jazz is a vital force in American music and one of our most treasured art forms," said ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams. "We congratulate DC Jazz Festival on their 20th anniversary and are excited to partner with them for a second year."

“The DC JazzFest is an incredible showcase for jazz, and we love working with them to provide this opportunity for one of our Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients,” said ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton.

Joe Block

Joe Block is a pianist, composer, arranger, and educator hailing from Philadelphia, PA. As a child prodigy who began his piano career at age 2, Block soon turned his interest towards jazz. He has since found success in New York City following his dual degree from Columbia-Juilliard where he studied among the likes of Geoffrey Keezer, Marc Cary, Ted Rosenthal, and Frank Kimbrough. Regarded as one of "jazz's most promising young composers" by Jazz at Lincoln Center, Block is in high demand as a regular arranger for the Lincoln Center Orchestra and serves as the musical director for the Future of Jazz Orchestra, while finding time to play with musicians across generations including Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Leslie Odom Jr. 

Block leads his own trio, quintet, and large ensembles. He has been recognized as a YoungArts Foundation Finalist, a Jazz at Lincoln Center J. Douglas White Award winner, and most recently, as a finalist in the 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. 

All About Jazz, the longest-running platform covering jazz music commented “Block generates excitement that emanates from something hidden within him that is ready to come into being. He could be compared with the young Herbie Hancock whose early risk taking and imagination would keep expanding throughout his legendary career.”

The Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards were established by The ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz composers up to the age of 30. The program carries the name of the great trumpeter and ASCAP member Herb Alpert in recognition of The Herb Alpert Foundation's multi-year financial commitment to support this unique program. The recipients, who receive cash awards, are selected through a juried national competition.

More information on this year’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards recipients can be found at https://www.ascap.com/press/2024/03/03-11-herb-alpert-recipients. The post ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient to Perform at DC Jazz Fest first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Rivian lost $1.46B in Q2 as it drives toward a VW-linked futureRivian’s financial losses have crept up as it pushed out the last of its first-generation R1 trucks and SUVs in favor of newer, more cost-efficient versions — a sign of just how much the company could use the $5 billion it could get as part of a recently announced deal with Volkswagen Group. The company […]
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RC Car Gets Force Feedback SteeringRemote-controlled cars can get incredibly fast and complex (and expensive) the farther into the hobby you get. So much so that a lot of things that are missing from the experience of driving a real car start to make a meaningful impact. [Indeterminate Design] has a few cars like this which are so fast that it becomes difficult to react to their behavior fast enough through sight alone. To help solve this problem and bridge the gap between the experience of driving a real car and an RC one, he’s added force feedback steering to the car’s remote control.
The first thing to tackle is the data throughput required to get a system like this working wirelessly. Relying heavily on the two cores in each of a pair of ESP32s, along with a long-range, high-speed wireless communications protocol called ESP-NOW, enough data from the car can be sent to make this possible but it does rely on precise timing to avoid jitter in the steering wheel. Some filtering is required as well, but with the small size of everything in this build it’s also a challenge not to filter out all of the important high-frequency forces. With the code written, [Indeterminate Design] turned to the 3D printer to build the prototype controller with built-in motors to provide the haptic feedback.
The other half of the project involves sensing the forces in the RC car which will then get sent back to the remote. After experimenting with a mathematical model to avoid having to source expensive parts and finding himself at a deadend with that method, eventually a bi-directional load cell was placed inside the steering mechanism which solved this problem. With all of these pieces working together, [Indeterminate Design] has a working force feedback steering mechanism which allows him to feel bumps, understeer, and other sensations, especially while doing things like drifting or driving through grass, that would be otherwise unavailable to drivers of RC cars. The only thing we could think of to bring this even more into realistic simulation territory would be to add something like a first-person view like high-speed drones often have.

The MLC partners with Beatdapp for streaming fraud detection servicesBeatdapp announced a $17m funding round in January
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Believe fully acquires Doğan Music Company, claimed to be Turkey’s largest independent label, after buying remaining 40% stake for $42mBelieve struck an initial deal with DMC in 2020 to acquire a 60% stake in the label
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