Music Industry Trends 2025: Panel of experts weighs inHypebot's panel of experts weighs in on music industry trends 2025 and how they will shape the business this year.
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How to make Music Merch and Sell It: 7 Step GuideLooking for a new way to boost income and connect with fans? Learn the seven steps to make merch that will leave a lasting impression.and then sell it.
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From Blackstone’s Citrin Cooperman acquisition to Travis Scott’s alleged copyright infringement… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
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Krotos’ AI Ambience Generator gains image-to-sound feature Krotos Studio now allows creators to generate audio ambiences directly from an image, eliminating the need to sift through extensive sample libraries in search of their desired sounds.

NAMM CEO says 2025 show will take place as planned but is “closely monitoring LA wildfires”John Mlynczak, NAMM’s CEO, has shared an update on this month’s event due to the catastrophic LA wildfires, confirming the show is not being disrupted but the team will offer “additional accommodations” where required.
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10 people have lost their lives according to LA authorities, and many have lost their homes. At the time of writing, five fires are currently active across the city and 179,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Another 200,000 have been warned that they may also need to leave their homes.
Mlynczak released an official statement on 9 January, confirming that “the 2025 NAMM Show will be able to take place as planned from January 21-25 in Anaheim.” However, the team are “closely monitoring” the fires, as destruction and loss continue.
The deadline for badge allotment has been extended to Friday 10 January for all member companies, and NAMM “will offer any additional accommodations needed” for its members and attendees in LA who are affected.
“During the past few days, our efforts have been focused on reaching out to our members and partners located in the metropolitan Los Angeles area to confirm their safety. Our thoughts are with them at this time,” he says.
“Anaheim is located 60 miles southeast of the wildfires and is currently unaffected.  We are actively working with our partners in Anaheim and the local authorities to ensure we have accurate, up-to-date information. Both Los Angeles International (LAX) and Orange County (John Wayne) airports have remained fully operational.”
Mlynczak concludes, “NAMM will continue to monitor the situation daily as the winds calm down and fires are contained. We will communicate any further information as it’s available leading up to the 2025 show. We know the road to recovery will be long for the communities affected. NAMM and The NAMM Foundation are committed to supporting the needs of our members and partners in LA through this unprecedented tragedy.”
For further updates, you can check back on the NAMM website. MusicTech will also provide further information, should the event change. If you are in LA, the latest updates on all live incidents and safety information can be found via Cal Fire.
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Noise Engineering introduce Confundo Funkidos Noise Engineering have announced the launch of Confundo Funkidos, a successor to their hugely popular Confundo Funkitus module that has been inspired by DJ performance techniques.

Wise Music Group acquires Austria-based classical music publisher Doblinger MusikverlagDeal follows the divestment of Wise Music's Digital Education division
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TikTok tells LA staff impacted by wildfires to use personal/sick hours if they can’t work from homeWildfires are currently devastating the greater Los Angeles area, burning over 45 square miles, torching over 1,300 structures, and putting nearly 180,000 people under evacuation orders as of Thursday. And yet, TikTok’s LA-based employees are being told to either continue their work from home or use their personal/sick days if that’s not possible, while the […]
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XRP price preps for 'powerful move' above $2.90 as sentiment metrics signal optimismXRP’s market structure suggests that the altcoin is gearing up for a run to new all-time highs.

Wise Music Group Announces Sale of Music Education Division to Achieve PartnersWise Music Group announced today the sale of its music education division, including MusicFirst, Rising Software, Charanga, O-Generator, and Focus on Sound to the private equity firm Achieve Partners.Robert Wise, Chairman of Wise Music Group, commented: “This milestone represents the culmination of several years of strategic transformation for Wise Music Group. By entrusting our education businesses to Achieve Partners, we are confident that these brands will continue to thrive under their stewardship. At the same time, we can now fully dedicate ourselves to our core mission of music publishing with clarity and purpose, reinforcing our position as the leading independent in the industry."Wise Music Group plans to reinvest the capital raised from the sale of its education division to fund acquisitions of music copyrights and other music publishing assets. Recent purchases include Edition Peters, a prestigious classical music publisher and the original publisher of Richard Strauss, Jonathan Dove and John Cage; and the publishing rights to The Zombies’ iconic catalog, featuring hits like Time of the Season and She’s Not There. Additionally, Wise Music has acquired publishing and recording interests in the works of jazz legend Thelonious Monk, including classics such as 'Round Midnight and Straight, No Chaser.The company also remains committed to nurturing its contemporary roster of over 100 composers, recently securing exclusive publishing rights to Ludovico Einaudi, Volker Bertelmann (Oscar winner), Ólafur Arnalds, The Staves, and members of Apparat/Moderat.Achieve Partners will bring its unique expertise in education technology to bear on accelerating the development of all five educational brands, expanding their reach in ways that advance the role of technology in education while also prioritizing the unique needs of the music education community.Dr. Jim Frankel, Managing Director of MusicFirst and the combined businesses, stated: “Partnering with Achieve Partners opens an exciting new chapter for MusicFirst. Their dedication to innovation in education technology aligns perfectly with our vision, and we look forward to expanding our reach and impact in music education.” Troy Williams, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, added: “We are delighted to welcome Wise Music Group’s entire suite of groundbreaking education tools to the Achieve family. These companies have a remarkable track record of delivering innovative music education solutions to schools, teachers, and students worldwide. This is about not just supporting their continued growth, but also ensuring that they continue to set the standard in digital music education."The post Wise Music Group Announces Sale of Music Education Division to Achieve Partners first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Toner Transfer, but Not for PCBsIt is old news that you can print PCB artwork on glossy paper and use a clothes iron to transfer the toner to a copper board, which will resist etchant. But [Squalius] shows us how to do a similar trick with 3D prints in a recent video, which you can see below.
The example used is a QR code, although you can use anything you can print in a mirror image. Of course, heat from a clothes iron isn’t going to be compatible with your 3D-printed plastic. The trick is to use some acrylic medium on the part, place the print face down, and apply more medium to the back of the paper.

Once the acrylic dries, you can use water to remove the paper, but the toner pattern will remain. Once it dries, you’ll need to remove bits of paper still left. Be careful, though. The image is now pretty fragile. To make it more durable, the process calls for a clear varnish overcoat. Some commenters on the video mentioned that a UV clear coat would probably work, too.
This is an easy technique to experiment with, and the results look great. Seems perfect for keycaps or front panels. Let us know how it goes!

Daniel Ek has cashed out over half-a-billion dollars in Spotify stock to date, banking another $28m this weekEk's latest transaction involved the sale of 60,000 shares
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MASSIVE X: Key features, how it sounds, and a free preset pack
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Retrotechtacular: Soldering the Tek WayFor a lot of us, soldering just seems to come naturally. But if we’re being honest, none of us was born with a soldering iron in our hand — ouch! — and if we’re good at soldering now, it’s only thanks to good habits and long practice. But what if you’re a company that lives and dies by the quality of the solder joints your employees produce? How do you get them to embrace the dark art of soldering?
If you’re Tektronix in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the answer is simple: make in-depth training videos that teach people to solder the Tek way. The first video below, from 1977, is aimed at workers on the assembly line and as such concentrates mainly on the practical aspects of making solid solder joints on PCBs and mainly with through-hole components. The video does have a bit of theory on soldering chemistry and the difference between eutectic alloys and other tin-lead mixes, as well as a little about the proper use of silver-bearing solders. But most of the time is spent discussing the primary tool of the trade: the iron. Even though the film is dated and looks like a multi-generation dupe from VHS, it still has a lot of valuable tips; we’ve been soldering for decades and somehow never realized that cleaning a tip on a wet sponge is so effective because the sudden temperature change helps release oxides and burned flux. The more you know.
The second video below is aimed more at the Tek repair and rework technicians. It reiterates a lot of the material from the first video, but then veers off into repair-specific topics, like effective desoldering. Pro tip: Don’t use the “Heat and Shake” method of desoldering, and wear those safety glasses. There’s also a lot of detail on how to avoid damaging the PCB during repairs, and how to fix them if you do manage to lift a trace. They put a fair amount of emphasis on the importance of making repairs look good, especially with bodge wires, which should be placed on the back of the board so they’re not so obvious. It makes sense; Tek boards from the era are works of art, and you don’t want to mess with that.

Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued for alleged copyright infringement over 2023 hit ‘Telekinesis’Victory Boyd claims they ripped off her song 'Like The Way It Sounds' to create their 2023 hit, 'Telekinesis'.
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