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Hipgnosis Song Management rubbishes criticism over its service to Hipgnosis Songs Fund – while warning it and Blackstone will deploy ‘all means necessary’ should HSF attempt to terminate its dealIt basically says... Hey, HSF board – don't even think about firing us. But just in case you do, know that Blackstone will come down on you like a ton of bricks.
SourceAI + LEGO = A Brickton of IdeasWhat if there was some magic device that could somehow scan all your LEGO and tell you what you can make with it? It’s a childhood dream come true, right? Well, that device is in your pocket. Just dump out your LEGO stash on the carpet, spread it out so there’s only one layer, scan it with your phone, and after a short wait, you get a list of all the the fun things you can make. With building instructions. And oh yeah, it shows you where each brick is in the pile.
We are talking about the BrickIt app, which is available for Android and Apple. Check it out in the short demo after the break. Having personally tried the app, we can say it does what it says it does and is in fact quite cool.
As much as it may pain you to have to pick up all those bricks when you’re finished, it really does work better against a neutral background like light-colored carpet. In an attempt to keep the bricks corralled, we tried a wooden tray, and it didn’t seem to be working as well as it probably could have — it didn’t hold that many bricks, and they couldn’t be spread out that far.
And the only real downside is that results are limited because there’s a paid version. And the app is kind of constantly reminding you of what you’re missing out on. But it’s still really, really cool, so check it out.
We don’t have to tell you how versatile LEGO is. But have you seen this keyboard stand, or this PCB vise?Thanks to [Keith Olson] for the tip!
Proper, formerly Utopia, tells shareholders: We need $6.4m from youCompany has called on its shareholders to support a round of funding
Source“We aim to make this an indispensable tool for DJs, independent artists and producers”: New AI stem separation technology secures UK government fundingAudioStrip, a company specialising in source separation technology via machine learning (AI), has been announced as one of six organisations to be awarded grant funding from the government.
A total of £1 million is being awarded to companies as part of an AI in the Music Industry Innovate UK Fund. The assessors of the competition agreed that AudioStrip’s Music-AI innovation would “greatly benefit and strengthen the UK Music Industry” and that “the rewards could be significant”.READ MORE: Imogen Heap uses her AI voice model, ai.mogen, to create a remix for the first time
According to a press release from AudioStrip, the aim of the competition is to advance the development of Artificial Intelligence products and services within the global music supply chain which benefits the UK Music Sector. Winners must collaborate with industry stakeholders to unlock the full potential of AI while supporting and uplifting the music industry to drive long term creative and commercial success.
AudioStrip is strengthening its partnership with Queen Mary University of London, which will collaborate with the brand on its project to develop new state-of-the-art AI in music source separation. This separates the individual vocals and instruments within a music file.
Basil Woods, co-founder and CEO of AudioStrip, says: “This technology is sweeping the music industry. AudioStrip will offer more advanced tools for precise separation of individual elements in audio files.
“By partnering with Queen Mary, we aim to elevate music source separation technology beyond industry benchmarks, making it an indispensable tool for DJs, independent artists, producers, and licensors. Our goal is to automatically identify musical elements from any given song – including vocal, instrumental, drums, bass, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and synthesiser – and extract them into independent tracks without losing quality.”
Simon Dixon, Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music at Queen Mary University of London, adds: “Our Centre for Digital Music has grown into a world-leading, multidisciplinary research group, responsible for numerous spinout companies and business partnerships with companies large and small.”
Find out more about AudioStrip.
The post “We aim to make this an indispensable tool for DJs, independent artists and producers”: New AI stem separation technology secures UK government funding appeared first on MusicTech.“Voice Memos are a no-brainer” for music production, says TouristCollecting gear is fun, obviously, but sometimes simplicity prevails over all. Just take a look at Fred again.. who recorded the bass sound for his track Jungle from the crackle of a bad cable, or even Tourist who stands by the idea that your iPhone mic and Voice Memos app are “unbelievably useful” tools.
The COVID-19 pandemic threw a spanner in the works for creatives all over, and for producers and musicians, it meant finding new ways to adapt in order to make music remotely and in a simplified manner.READ MORE: Omnisphere is “one of the most inspiring instruments,” says Tourist
For Tourist, he stuck with his laptop and a phone. Even now, he enjoys working with his phone so much that he chooses one to accompany his dream studio space in MusicTech’s My Forever Studio podcast, delivered in partnership with Audient.
“Would you not want a really nice recorder?” Asks co-host Chris Barker.
“Of course, but I’ll lose it and break it,” Tourist replies. “That phone is going to be used a lot, and the reason is I love sampling from my phone. I love just plugging a jack into it and then into my Mac or into another device. But Voice Memos is just absolute no-brainer.
“I love recording the sounds of nature around me, I love recording ideas melodically. I love recording soundscapes, being on the tube. That stuff finds its way into my music just because it just gives context to everything that you write, and it’s just such an unbelievably useful tool,” he states.
Although Tourist finally decides on the Teenage Engineering TP-7 field recorder after being encouraged to “upsell his dreams”, he still stands by the idea that a simple iPhone mic can hold so much charisma.View this post on Instagram
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“I mean there’s even a part of me that’s really happy with that built-in iPhone mic because it has such a character. It sounds like the year that the phone was made. And the compression, whatever they do with that compression… I think people can hear an iPhone mic. I like that.”
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Indie artist Beks bites back after falling victim $4800 Coachella ScamLA-based Australian independent dance-pop artist Beks shares how she says she was scammed by a man who claimed to be a “seven-times Grammy Award-nominated producer and artist developer.” Beks says. Continue reading
The post Indie artist Beks bites back after falling victim $4800 Coachella Scam appeared first on Hypebot.7 Eco-friendly Music organizations making the world a better placeThis Earth Day, we highlight seven organizations that use the power of music to advocate for the planet, one note at a time. by Randi Zimmerman from Symphonic Blog The. Continue reading
The post 7 Eco-friendly Music organizations making the world a better place appeared first on Hypebot.Avicii documentary, I’m Tim, to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film FestivalA new documentary charting the life of late DJ and producer Avicii is set to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The film, titled Avicii – I’m Tim, is said (via DJ Mag) to explore the early life of the Swedish music legend, whose real name was Tim Bergling, as well as the events that led to his suicide in 2018 at the age of 28.READ MORE: Official Avicii subreddit to launch podcast “from fans, for fans” and they want you to be a part of it
Directed by Henrik Burman, the documentary has a runtime of a little over two hours, and features interviews with fellow DJ David Guetta, Nile Rodgers – who played on Avicii’s 2013 track Lay Me Down – and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who sang on Heaven, the second track from his posthumous 2019 album, TIM.
“Before there was Avicii, there was just Tim,” reads the film’s synopsis on the Tribeca Film Festival website. “For the first time through his own words, witness the journey of a shy but prodigious musical talent who would soon become one of the defining artists of his generation.”
Avicii – I’m Tim was first announced in 2021, and was originally intended for release in 2023, but was pushed back.
Avicii’s sudden and tragic death in 2018 shocked the EDM community and wider music world, and his music is still hugely popular six years later. At the time of writing, his Spotify page boasts nearly 38 million monthly listeners, and his mega-hit Wake Me Up surpassed 2 billion streams on the platform in August last year.Alongside Avicii – I’m Tim, the Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place in New York City between 5 and 16 June, will also see the premiere of a documentary telling the story of legendary Detroit techno producer Carl Craig.
For more info, head to the Tribeca Film Festival website.
The post Avicii documentary, I’m Tim, to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival appeared first on MusicTech.“We aim to make this an indispensable tool for DJs, independent artists and producers”: New AI stem separation technology secures UK government fundingAudioStrip, a company specialising in source separation technology via machine learning (AI), has been announced as one of six organisations to be awarded grant funding from the government.
A total of £1 million is being awarded to companies as part of an AI in the Music Industry Innovate UK Fund. The assessors of the competition agreed that AudioStrip’s Music-AI innovation would “greatly benefit and strengthen the UK Music Industry” and that “the rewards could be significant”.READ MORE: Imogen Heap uses her AI voice model, ai.mogen, to create a remix for the first time
According to a press release from AudioStrip, the aim of the competition is to advance the development of Artificial Intelligence products and services within the global music supply chain which benefits the UK Music Sector. Winners must collaborate with industry stakeholders to unlock the full potential of AI while supporting and uplifting the music industry to drive long term creative and commercial success.
AudioStrip is strengthening its partnership with Queen Mary University of London, which will collaborate with the brand on its project to develop new state-of-the-art AI in music source separation. This separates the individual vocals and instruments within a music file.
Basil Woods, co-founder and CEO of AudioStrip, says: “This technology is sweeping the music industry. AudioStrip will offer more advanced tools for precise separation of individual elements in audio files.
“By partnering with Queen Mary, we aim to elevate music source separation technology beyond industry benchmarks, making it an indispensable tool for DJs, independent artists, producers, and licensors. Our goal is to automatically identify musical elements from any given song – including vocal, instrumental, drums, bass, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and synthesiser – and extract them into independent tracks without losing quality.”
Simon Dixon, Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music at Queen Mary University of London, adds: “Our Centre for Digital Music has grown into a world-leading, multidisciplinary research group, responsible for numerous spinout companies and business partnerships with companies large and small.”
Find out more about AudioStrip.
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The post Congress eyes AM Radio mandates while ignoring compensation for Artists appeared first on Hypebot.EDU DIY Snare Drum module from Erica Synths The latest addition to the mki x es.EDU brings some classic snare sounds to the table.
“There’s never been a more rehearsed or fine-tuned Grimes set”: Grimes pokes fun at herself during Coachella Weekend 2Grimes saw the lighter side of her less-than-successful Coachella DJ set ahead of her performance during the festival’s second weekend.
READ MORE: Michael Bibi on playing Coachella with “mixed emotions” following cancer treatment: “It actually gives you a sense of purpose again”
For those who aren’t aware, Grimes’ set on weekend 1 of the festival was plagued by “major technical difficulties” that left her screaming in frustration. The DJ apologised to fans at the time, saying: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the math. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the rest of my set won’t be mixes but it’ll still be fun.”
Grimes later issued a statement on X explaining that the mistake occurred because she’d outsourced the bpm on her tracks, and that she’ll “personally organise all the files next week”.
Before her show on Sunday, the musician assured fans that she’ll “cap the disarray at a maximum ten seconds per song,” adding, “I don’t know if there’s ever been a more rehearsed or fine-tuned Grimes set.”Whose ready for Coachella weekend 2?
I will cap the disarray at a maximum ten seconds per song – idk if there's ever been a more rehearsed or fine tuned grimes set
And I made another blackpink remix for good measure pic.twitter.com/SKG4dqU0Ex
— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 (@Grimezsz) April 19, 2024True to her words, the DJ’s performance last weekend went without a hitch, and was even accompanied by some good old fashioned self-deprecation that poked fun at her Weekend 1 set.
A ‘Breaking News’ style video was played, featuring a bunch of masked characters mocking her screwup the week before with comments like “she can’t DJ.”
Watch the video below.#Grimes makes fun of her own Weekend 1 set in her Weekend 2 set intro.
Coachella coverage: https://t.co/QsapCPtBjF pic.twitter.com/wC9uvPBlg5
— Dorothy Elder (@dorthelder) April 21, 2024In related news, DJ Michael Bibi has spoken about playing his first show at Coachella since undergoing cancer treatment and the “mixed emotions” the experience brought on.
“It was emotional, it was intense — there was happiness, there was some sadness. And there was just a huge range of emotions coming through,” said Bibi, who was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer last Summer.
“It actually gives you a sense of purpose again, moving and coming back out into reality and seeing people,” he said. “Because I’ve been kind of sheltering a lot, because of the treatments, I’ve had to kind of isolate myself.”
“So getting back out into the world and connecting with human beings is a good feeling.”
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Michael Bibi on playing Coachella with “mixed emotions” following cancer treatment: “It actually gives you a sense of purpose again”Michael Bibi has opened up about playing his first show at Coachella since undergoing cancer treatment and the “mixed emotions” the experience evoked.
Bibi’s set at the Indio, California event last weekend (13 April) marks his first performance of the year. The London DJ was diagnosed with CNS Lymphoma, a rare form of brain cancer last Summer, and was forced to cancel all of his gigs while receiving treatment.READ MORE: Michael Bibi surprises Ibiza partygoers with DJ set amid cancer treatment
Prior to the show, Bibi posted on X: “One year ago I was given a 30% chance of survival, today I’m packing to perform at Coachella… Never give up on your hopes or dreams.”
One year ago I was given a 30% chance of survival, today I’m packing to perform at @coachella ….never give up on your hopes or dreams
— Michael Bibi (@MichaelBibi1) April 8, 2024Speaking to BBC Newsbeat after the event, Bibi said: “It was emotional, it was intense – there was happiness, there was some sadness. And there was just a huge range of emotions coming through.”
The musician added that the Coachella gig marked the longest distance he’s travelled since treatment, stating: “That was a big step in itself, just getting on a plane and coming to the US. And then adding on top of that, doing my first show and coming to a festival, it was a lot.”
“But it actually gives you a sense of purpose again, moving and coming back out into reality and seeing people. Because I’ve been kind of sheltering a lot, because of the treatments, I’ve had to kind of isolate myself. So getting back out into the world and connecting with human beings is a good feeling.”
Bibi also shared that while he’s currently “physically well”, he’s still dealing with what he’s been through “day by day”.
“It’s just a kind of a mental processing,” he said. “Just kind of mentally catching up on everything that I’ve been through. Because I think when you get into a really intense situation, you kind of go into fight or flight mode.
“And you just have to get through that moment and period of time and you’re not really processing everything that’s happening to you.”
Elsewhere, Bibi also commented on Grimes’ DJing fluke at Coachella, saying: “Everyone’s been in bad situations when they’re DJing. I’ve been in situations where everything stops working or the left deck doesn’t work and the right deck just doesn’t do what you want to do.”
“You just have to try and adapt and do the best you can with a bad situation, which is horrible when it does happen.”
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