Musician’s AI Handbook author Bobby Owsinki interviewed on Your Morning Coffee PodcastOn a special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with audio engineer, producer, author, and frequent Hypebot contributor Bobby Owsinski. Continue reading
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Producers: these songs are now in the public domain and free to sampleGood things come to those who wait – and while the world counted down to welcome in the New Year, many were eagerly waiting for the clock to strike midnight to see what creative treasures were being released to the public.
At the start of every year, many pieces of art enter the public domain. Public Domain Day on 1st January marks the shift, allowing masses of old literature, music and art to be used freely without fear of copyright infringement.

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Pieces are generally unleashed into the public domain 70 years after the creator’s death, and this copyright-free existence allows the creator’s work to live on through other people’s creative feats. From musical adaptations to remix sampling, there’s no end to how people may breathe new life into old songs, books and plays.
This year, an impressive amount of iconic pieces have entered the public domain. Most notably Mickey Mouse is now free to use – albeit only his original 1928 Steamboat Willie depiction. Pooh’s lovable pal Tigger is also now free to be used by the public.
Literature lovers will be happy to hear Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence is now free to use, so keep your eyes peeled for any film or play adaptations. Film buffs will also be pleased to know Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterful The Passion Of Joan Arc is also free to use – so don’t be shocked if you see of the film’s shots cropping up in music videos, or any attempts at a remake.
Musically, Cole Porter’s heartfelt Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) from Broadway classic Paris was one of the few tracks freed from the vaults. Elsewhere, the stunning jazz duet I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields is also now free to use. Songs from Bertolt Brecht’s German musical The Threepenny Opera were also freed, including Mack The Knife and When You’re Smiling.
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Songs which have entered the public domainGood things come to those who wait – and, while the world counted down to welcome in the New Year, many were eagerly waiting for the clock to strike midnight to see what creative treasures were being released to the public.
At the start of every year, masses of pieces of art enter the public domain. Public Domain Day on 1st January marks the shift, allowing masses of old literature, music and art to be used freely without fear of copyright infringement.
Pieces are generally unleashed into the public domain 70 years after the creator’s death, and this copyright-free existence allows the creator’s work to live on through other people’s creative feats. From musical adaptations to remix sampling, there’s no end to how people may breathe new life into old songs, books and plays.
This year, an impressive amount of iconic pieces have entered the public domain. Most notably Mickey Mouse is now free to use – albeit only his original 1928 Steamboat Willie depiction. Pooh’s lovable pal Tigger is also now free to be used by the public.
Literature lovers will be happy to hear Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence is now free to use, so keep your eyes peeled for any film or play adaptations. Film buffs will also be pleased to know Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterful The Passion Of Joan Arc is also free to use – so don’t be shocked if you see of the film’s shots cropping up in music videos, or any attempts at a remake.
Musically, Cole Porter’s heartfelt Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) from Broadway classic Paris was one of the few tracks freed from the vaults. Elsewhere, the stunning jazz duet I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields is also now free to use. Songs from Bertolt Brecht’s German musical The Threepenny Opera were also freed, including Mack The Knife and When You’re Smiling.
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Tidal vs. Spotify: Which is better for independent musiciansSpotify has the biggest audience of all music streamers, but is it the “best” place for artists when it comes to payments, transparency, music discovery, fan engagement, and more? In. Continue reading
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“Don’t think, just do”: Former Giorgio Moroder collaborator says the godfather of disco was “all about the melody”In a new interview, former collaborators of ’80s disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder discuss what it’s like working for the legend himself as well as the musical philosophies behind much of his creative endeavours.

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Recalling his time in the studio with Moroder, Ross Hogarth – an engineer from the artist’s team at Oasis Studios – says one lesson he learnt was “to never lose your sense of humour in the studio ’cause any time one of us take ourselves too seriously, you lose perspective on what you’re doing.”
“He would come in, and the first thing he’d go ‘Are we working?’”
As Hogarth explains, Moroder’s mantra in the studio could be summed up with the producer’s oft-used phrase: “Don’t think, just do.”
“That was the key of it,” says Hogarth, adding that Moroder’s songwriting “was all about the melody; he didn’t write the lyrics, he wrote the melodies, and these melodies are the core of what his hit songs were all about.”
Beside him, arranger Anthony Marinelli concurs: “It was all melody driven music,” he says, citing the case of Kenny Loggins’ Meet Me Halfway, the 1987 hit written and produced by Moroder.
“[Loggins] wanted to change the chords and so Giorgio just said ‘get on the phone with him. I’m not sure what he’s talking about, but make the chords work.’ And by then I kind of knew what he meant by ‘make the chords work’, which was: don’t mess with the melody — do the chords he wants but don’t let him mess with the melody too much.”
“Most of the great writers I learnt stay away from writing too much on an instrument. They just hear the melody and then everything else kind of comes from that,” Marinelli concludes.
Elsewhere in the chat, the pair also talks about Moroder’s love for reverb on, well, pretty much everything including hi-hats, kicks, and bass: “With Giorgio we put a ton of reverb,” says Hogarth.
Check out the full conversation below.

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UK’s music streaming market hit record high in 2023, per report by British trade bodyThe British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has published its 2023 report on music consumption, with the results showing a ninth consecutive annual rise in the UK’s consumption of recorded music.

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According to the report, the UK’s streaming market hit another record high last year with 179.6 billion audio streams accumulated across the 12 months – a 12.8 percent increase from the previous year and nearly double the total achieved five years earlier.
Streaming now accounts for 87.7 percent of the UK music market, compared to 63.6 percent in 2018.
Meanwhile, overall music consumption – with sales and streams combined – increased by 10 percent to 182.8 million albums (or their equivalent) in 2023.
Notably, data revealed that female artists fueled the growth in streaming consumption, having spent a record-breaking 31 out of 52 weeks at No.1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart in 2023 – the highest since the charts launched in 1952.
Leading the way is Miley Cyrus’s Flowers, which topped the charts for 10 weeks; the song also proved to be the year’s biggest hit, clocking in at a whopping 198 million streams.
In addition, nearly half (48.5 percent) of the tracks that reached the Top 10 of the weekly Official Singles Chart last year were by women, either solo or in collaboration with other artists. This represented their highest annual share of Top 10 hits this century.
“Whilst work continues towards achieving full representation for women across the music industry, 2023 has been a brilliant year for women in the Official Charts,” BPI Chief Executive Dr Jo Twist OBE says of the achievement.
“Women spent more weeks at No.1 on the Official Singles Chart than in any previous year, while seven of the ten biggest tracks were by women. This should be celebrated, but without complacency, and our work in the music industry continues to ensure that this becomes the norm.”
Read the full report at BPI’s website.
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Sonible smart:EQ 4 now available smart:EQ 4 is capable of applying processing across multiple tracks from a single window to quickly tackle frequency masking issues.

Recent Classical Highlights for December 2023We're catching up on some Grammy nominees and, of course, there were the holiday music releases, but along with all of those are some stand-out performances worth sampling. French mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre recorded a wide-ranging program of love songs. Speaking of French music, Xavier Phillips (pictured) and Cédric Tiberghien collaborated to cover all of Fauré's music for cello. Two other noteworthy new releases cover music by Arvo Pärt, one by Cappella Romana and one by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Enjoy!

Twitch attire policy update shuts down the viral topless metaTwitch is effectively banning the “topless meta” and other implied nudity streams with another update to its attire policy. Under the new policy, announced on Wednesday, streamers are no longer permitted to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude,” and may not show a visible outline of their genitals, even if they’re […]
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Give Back Through Music Announces Leslie West Tribute Concert To Benefit MusiCaresGive Back Through Music (GBTM) is producing its first annual American Classics concert, celebrating legendary American music icons who have left us. Scheduled for January 23rd at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, CA, the show pays tribute to Leslie West, co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain.

One of the most admired pioneers of rock guitar, Leslie has influenced many of today’s artists some of which are performing in this concert. The night will be hosted by Eddie Trunk and includes performances by Steve Lukather, Orianthi, Richie Kotzen, Jesse Hughes, Stephen Perkins and over twenty more artists.

“It’s wonderful to see all of our friends joining-in to pay tribute to Leslie and to support a great cause that Leslie felt so strongly about,” said Fabrizio Grossi, co-founder of GBTM. “We are building an immersive experience for the fans and especially for our high-level donors, who will have the opportunity to meet the artists.”

Give Back Through Music has chosen MusiCares as the beneficiary of this fundraiser. MusiCares has done so much towards the wellbeing of musicians, and was a favorite charity of Leslie’s.

“We love and embrace the MusiCares mission, ‘to help the humans behind music because music gives so much to the world’,” says Marc Reiser, co-founder of GBTM. “We’re so aligned as partners, because we empower music fans to give back and with this concert, to raise money for artists in need. We are especially drawn to the work they are doing to help fight hardship, by offering mental health and addiction recovery programs”.

Yamaha International is a founding sponsor of GBTM, and Dean Guitars is also helping to sponsor this show. GBTM will display items that will be included in an online auction in the weeks following the show, and the nonprofit will give away swag and gear during the show, to round-out the fan experience.

To purchase tickets:

Give Back Through Music Presents American Classics: Honoring Leslie West

About Give Back Through Music

We are a Los Angeles based nonprofit with the mission of producing exclusive music and event experiences that empower music fans to help charities advancing human and animal welfare.

Andreessen Horowitz’s thoughts on AI shows what the music industry will be up against in 2024The company's views place it squarely on the opposite side of the issue from much of the music industry
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The UK recorded music market saw 179.6 billion audio streams last year – up 12.8% YoYThe BPI has previously confirmed that there were 159.3 billion audio streams in the UK in 2022
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Ronan Fed Releases FREE Pneuma Pro Synthesizer For Windows
Ronan Fed releases Pneuma Pro, a freeware polyphonic synthesizer plugin for Windows. Happy New Year to you and yours, dear readers! Hopefully, you’re recovering from the festivities with minimal issues. We’re back in the fray today with a new synthesizer from developer Ronan Fed. Pneuma Pro is a fully-featured polyphonic synthesizer for Windows computers. So, [...]
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LG’s new DukeBox speaker has vacuum tube audio and a transparent OLED displayLG has revealed an intriguing new smart speaker, the DukeBox, set to be on display at Las Vegas’s CES 2024 consumer tech show next week.

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As CES 2024 nears, LG has started teasing a range of cool gadgets, such as an AI-powered ‘smart home assistant’ that plays music based on your mood. The DukeBox, however, has the potential to be the most attractive piece of kit to audiophiles.
The DukeBox smart speaker merges vintage vacuum tube audio with a modern transparent OLED panel. Vacuum tube audio, for those that don’t know, refers to using vacuum tubes (electron tubes) in amplifiers or sound systems. These tubes, largely replaced by transistors today, enhance audio signals by controlling the flow of electrons. Vacuum tube audio is renowned for warm, harmonic sound.
The technology blends with front-facing bottom and top 360-degree speakers, creating “an immersive audio experience that surrounds the listener”. The device’s retro jukebox-esque look showcases the visible vacuum pipes, while its OLED display offers adjustable transparency.
The DukeBox, a mix of nostalgia and modernity, functions like a smart speaker but extends beyond music, capable of playing movies or, for example, a cosy fireplace on its transparent OLED display.
This is by far no the only piece of kit being unveiled at CES 2024. The brand recently unveiled the Smart Home AI Assistant, a small AI-powered two-legged robot that, as well as acting as a pet monitor that can interact with smart home appliances, can play you music based on your mood when you come home.
LG hasn’t yet disclosed release dates or prices for its DukeBox smart speaker, but LG says more details will come during CES.
Find out more about the DukeBox via the LG Newsroom and buy tickets for CES 2024 at CES.
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How much do Content Creators earn? Here is the Top 50 [Infographic]How much do the top content creators earn from TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram? A new study looked at June 2022 to June 2023 and found that the 50 most affluent. Continue reading
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