"My 16 Years" is a ballad by a young Belarusian singer and streamer Pchёlsh.
Musically, it is a mix of all possible styles, but all of this can be described as pop-rock. It is quite obvious that Pchelsh sings about his life, and this is always interesting to listen to...

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Position Music Signs Songwriter, Producer & Musician Dave Cohen To A Global Publishing Deal(L-R): Mark Chipello (Partner and Head of A&R, Position Music), Hannah Babitt (President and Founder, BABZ), Dave Cohen, Chandler Thurston (A&R, Position Music), Tyler Bacon (Founder and CEO, Position Music)Tyler Bacon, President and CEO of Position Music, released a statement on Tursday to announce that "Dave Cohen has signed a global publishing deal with the company. The writer, producer,and musician has credits with high-profile artists such as Elle King, Shaboozey (feat. BigXThaPlug), Chris Chris Lane, Morgan Wallen, and Alli Walker.""Dave Cohen is a Nashville-based producer, songwriter, and four-time Academy of Country Music winner for Keyboard Player of the Year," they said. "Originally from Canada, Dave has built an impressive career working with some of the biggest names in music. As a highly sought-after session musician, he has played on records for Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Old Dominion, HARDY, and Ella Langley, among many others."“I’m grateful to be surrounded by a team of people who believe in the work I pursue. Chandler Thurston (Position) in partnership with Hannah Babitt (BABZ Management), is the obvious fit—the right creative family to work alongside in this new season and next chapter, within Nashville, Los Angeles, and beyond,” says Cohen."Cohen joins a Position Music publishing roster that includes Tinashe, Cannons, Audien, Polyphia, Steve Solomon, Khal Yassein, Sam Tinnez, John “Feldy” Feldmann, Jack LaFrantz, Zach Skelton, Maya K, Joe Kearns, Peter Thomas, Austin Powerz, Brandyn Burnette, Layto, Dru “Falconry” DeCaro, Judah & the Lion, KANNER, No Love For The Middle Child, Erik Ron, NoMBe, RJ Pasin, and more," they added."You'd be hard pressed to find a person in Nashville who doesn't already love and respect Dave Cohen,” says Chandler Thurston, A&R at Position Music. “I am excited to have him as our first signing out of our Nashville office. Dave is a diverse writer and producer whose talent allows him to work across many genres. I can't wait for the future as we've already hit the ground running."Cohen is managed by Hannah Babitt of BABZ Management."We are thrilled to partner with our friends at Position Music as Dave Cohen enters this next chapter of his career. As BABZ Management continues to grow our presence in the global market, we remain focused on aligning top-tier talent with the industry’s most respected publishing partners. Dave’s exceptional artistry, combined with Chandler Thurston’s impeccable reputation in Nashville and Position Music’s existing global presence, sets the stage for a powerful, multi-genre, multi-market trajectory; one that we are proud to support and help shape," says Babitt.Visit positionmusic.com for more.The post Position Music Signs Songwriter, Producer & Musician Dave Cohen To A Global Publishing Deal first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

CoinShares Q1 net profit falls to $24MCoinShares, a digital asset investment firm with offices in the United States and Europe, said its net profit fell to $24 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 42.2% decrease from the same period a year ago.Although CoinShares’s profits and EBITDA remained positive in Q1 2025, the margins declined compared to the same period in 2024. Last year, CoinShares posted a net profit of $41.5 million and an EBITDA of $35.5 million in the first three months. Year-over-year, CoinShares’s net profit dropped 42.2% and its EBITDA fell 15.5%.The firm’s ETPs contributed to the quarter's performance. For Q1 2025, CoinShares’s ETPs saw net inflows of $268 million, with $202 million coming from its Physical Bitcoin (BITC) ETP. Revenue related to assets under management increased from $24.5 million to $29.6 million, a rise of 20.8%.Year-to-date, CoinShares’s stock is down 9.4%, according to Google Finance. CoinShares disclosed a $30 million EBITDA in Q125, despite market turbulence. Source. CoinSharesIn a letter to shareholders, the company's CEO, Jean-Marie Mognetti, said macroeconomic headwinds during the quarter exceeded market movements. “What we are witnessing is not mere market volatility — it is a wholesale transformation of the global economic order.”According to Mognetti, Ether's underperformance over the quarter led to $23 million in outflows from its CoinShares Physical Staked Ethereum ETP (ETHE). "Due to broader market corrections — including a 12.1% decline in Bitcoin prices — assets under management (AuM) fell 10.7%, closing Q1 at $1.52 billion.”Related: Robinhood beats Q1 estimates despite revenue, crypto trading dipCrypto companies show mixed results during market upheavalThe first wave of Q1 2025 earnings from crypto firms suggests a broadly negative quarter, with revenue declines across sectors.Coinbase revenue, for instance, fell 10% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2025, as transaction revenue plummeted 19% to $1.3 billion. Kraken, another US-based cryptocurrency exchange, saw its revenue decline 7% from Q4 2024. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy, also missed Wall Street's estimates, alongside Bitcoin miner Core Scientific.The quarter was marked by high volatility across financial markets after US President Donald Trump unleashed global tariffs on trade partners, dragging the BTC price to lows of $78,000 over the period. Ether (ETH) also experienced a significant pullback. Magazine: Financial nihilism in crypto is over — It’s time to dream big again

New York-focused VC Work-Bench has raised a fresh $160MWork-Bench, whose portfolio includes unicorns Spring Health and Socure, just raised a $160 million Fund IV to quadruple down on backing companies in New York City. The firm announced the raise in a blog post on Monday, saying the latest fund will support seed-stage founders building enterprise software. Checks will range from $2 million to […]

5 mix automation tips: Reverb, delay, and more
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Thermal Monocular Brings the Heat at 10X[Project 326] is following up on his thermal microscope with a thermal telescope or, more precisely, a thermal monocular. In fact, many of the components and lenses in this project are the same as those in the microscope, so you could cannibalize that project for this one, if you wanted.
During the microscope project, [Project 326] noted that first-surface mirrors reflect IR as well as visible light. The plan was to make a Newtonian telescope for IR instead of light. While the resulting telescope worked with visible light, the diffraction limit prevented it from working for its intended purpose.

Shifting to a Keplerian telescope design was more productive. One of the microscope lenses got a new purpose, and he sourced new objective lenses that were relatively inexpensive.
The lens sets allow for 5X and 10X magnification. The lenses do reduce the sensitivity, but the telescope did work quite well. If you consider that the lenses are made to focus cutting lasers and not meant for use in imaging devices, it seems like an excellent result.
Missed the thermal microscope? Better catch up! Do you need a thermal camera? Ask a duck.

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Music publishers file amended lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, which they say ‘bolsters the case’ over company’s ‘unauthorized use of song lyrics’Music publishers have refiled their legal complaint against Anthropic, and the AI company has once again moved to have the case dismissed
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SSL launch Meter Pro plug-in SSL have announced the launch of  a new all-in-one metering plug-in, and an update to their SSL 360 software that brings some new features and functions to the UF1, UF8 and UC1 control surfaces.

How To Upgrade A Spotify Artist ProfileYour Spotify artist profile is more than just a page, it's a powerful tool to convert casual listeners into loyal fans and boost your income. Learn how to upgrade a Spotify Artist profile to increase streams, sell more merch, and fill more seats at your shows.
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We called Despacio the “world’s greatest sound system” – here’s what to expect at Portola 2025Despacio – the mighty sound system created by James Murphy, Soulwax, and audio expert John Klett – is coming to Portola music festival this September.
The sound system is not like any other out there, and MusicTech went as far to call it the “world’s greatest” when we got to take a look inside the system itself back in 2019, prior to its appearance at Meltdown Festival.

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So, having awarded it such a grand title, it only makes sense that we refresh your mind on what you can expect from the system that Klett has called an “emotional transmission machine”.
What is Despacio?
Despacio is a high-end sound system created by James Murphy of the band LCD Soundsystem along with Soulwax’s David and Stephen Dewaele (aka 2manydjs), and designed with the expert input of audio engineer John Klett. The sound system made its debut in 2014 at the Manchester International Festival (MIF), but due to busy schedules and organisational factors, it doesn’t make an appearance all too commonly at events.
Despacio gets its name from the Spanish word for ‘slow’. The tracks played through it are often slowed down, with the intent of creating an antidote to hyper dance music and DJ sets where all the anticipation lies within waiting for drops. The three DJs behind it remain hidden away during use, “playing some of the wildest sounds out there, on strictly vinyl only”.
How does Despacio work?
Despacio is propelled by seven McIntosh-powered speaker stacks. McIntosh amplifiers made up part of the famous ‘Wall Of Sound’ The Grateful Dead created.
The concept for the stacks was based around forward-facing speakers with their acoustic centres aligned to the same vertical plane. Each stack has a five-way system with 21-inch drivers doing low bass, 15-inch drivers powering upper bass and 12-inch drivers doing low-midrange, as well as a large bi-radial horn behind upper midrange. They also each have 10KW available (10,000 Watts) per stack, but for the majority of an event, only 200 and 1,000 Watts per stack tend to be used.

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What to expect from Despacio at Portola 2025
Those heading to Portola will be in for a treat. In the words of McIntosh Laboratory president Charlie Randall, “you have to not only hear it, but experience it”: “When you get in the middle of those seven speaker stacks and James, David and Stephen start playing music at the slow speed, it’s truly amazing. It’s something each concert goer will probably remember for the rest of their life,” he told MusicTech back in 2019.
Klett also told us that Despacio “is supposed to move you”. He said, “You are not a scientific-measurement instrument… so tuning up is technical up to a point, then we just dial it in until we are all smiling.”
Head over to the Portola website to view its full lineup and find out more. You can read the full feature on Despacio right here on MusicTech.
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BABY Audio Comeback Kid Delay Plugin Now $9.99 at Plugin Boutique
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Live Music Hotel Takeovers go global with HOTEL EDC ThailandLive music hotel takeovers to create a festival experience minus the porta potties is not a new thing in Las Vegas. But now the most popular of them all - Electronic Daisy Carnival’s (EDC) immersive hotel experience is going global with a Thailand edition.
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Momo Behringer UB-Xa Editor VST and StandaloneHere are my MIDI Editor for the Behringer UB-Xa Synth. The UB-Xa Editor gives you direct access from the DAW to the UB-Xa parameters, allowing you to integrate it into the DAW project. In the PlugIn VST version you can record the controller movements and so the sound change can be saved. Editor Features: - Complex sound changes can be made easily and quickly. - Change UB-Xa Sounds directly from Editor. - All controllers can be automated. - X-Y modulation of all parameters - You can random the Controllers of the UB-Xa - You can use your UB-Xa as a sound module in the DAW! - You can create your own sound bank and use the sounds in other projects. Included are 50 new sounds. - Also compatible with UB-Xa Desktop - Compatible with firmware V2. The Editor are available for: - PC: As VST2 and Standalone for 32-bit and VST2, VST3 and Standalone for 64-bit Windows. - MAC: As VST2, VST3, AU and Standalone, compatible with MAC Intel and Silicon. Price: 6,90€ / $ 7 (Contains all versions). Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKS5eLUTvZw Read More