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More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35BAs venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.How to make future house music in 15 minutes
Learn how to make future house music via this tutorial where we explore the key tools, music theory, and production techniques of the genre.If You Want An Expensive Chair Just Print Your OwnThe Magis Spun chair is a weird piece. It’s basically a kind of seat with a round conical base that stops it from sitting still in one place. Instead, it rolls and pivots around when you sit on it, which is apparently quite fun. They’re expensive though, which gave [Morley Kert] a neat idea. Why not 3D print one instead?
Obviously 3D printing a sofa wouldn’t be straightforward, but the Magis Spun is pretty much just a hunk of plastic anyway. The real thing is made with rotational molding. [Morley] suspected he could make one for less than the retail price with 3D printing.
With no leads on a big printer, he decided to go with a segmented design. He whipped up his basic 3D model through screenshots from the manufacturer’s website and measurements of a display model in a store. After print farming the production, the assembly task was the next big challenge. If you’re interested in doing big prints with small printers, this video is a great way to explore the perils of this idea.
Ultimately, if you want to print one of these yourself, it’s a big undertaking. It took 30-50 print days, or around 5 days spread across 15 printers at Slant 3D’s print farm. It used around $300-400 of material at retail prices, plus some extra for the epoxy and foam used to assemble it.
The finished product was killer, though, even if it looks a little rough around the edges. It rolls and pivots just like the real thing.
We don’t feature a lot of chair hacks on Hackaday, but we do feature some! Video after the break.Warner Music Japan Chief Operating Officer Kazuhiro Shimada exitsShimada joined Warner Music Japan in November 2022
SourceFLOSS Weekly Episode 791: It’s All About Me!This week David Ruggles chats with Jonathan Bennett about his origin story! What early core memory does Jonathan pin his lifelong computer hobby on? And how was a tense meeting instrumental to Jonathan’s life outlook? And how did Jonathan manage to score a squashable brain toy from an equipment manufacturer? Watch the whole show to find out!
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RSSAmplifyWorld launch Artist Fund scheme AmplifyWorld have announced the launch of a $500,000 Artist Fund programme that aims to support forward-thinking musicians worldwide.
Lenzo Yoon, one of the key execs behind the rise of BTS, is leaving HYBE (report)Exec joined the company in 2010 as Head of Strategic Planning
SourceRigid Audio Releases FREE Kontakt Library Stompbox
Rigid Audio has released Stompbox, a set of 32 cinematic/hybrid drum and percussion kits for Kontakt 6.4.2. The need for deep, foreboding drums sometimes presents itself when you’re deep into composing cinematic scores. Thankfully, if you can’t afford a hugely expensive cinematic drum library, Rigid Audio has you covered – Stompbox retailed for $39, but [...]
View post: Rigid Audio Releases FREE Kontakt Library StompboxHow to plan your next release 2024 [Jay Gilbert]Veteran music marketer Jay Gilbert offers an updated how-to guide for every musician, label, and music marketer on planning your next release.
The post How to plan your next release 2024 [Jay Gilbert] appeared first on Hypebot.Maximize your Ad Budget as an Independent ArtistThis ultimate indie guide covers strategic planning and targeted marketing to maximize your Ad budget as an independent artist or label. by Tim Jack, CEO @ RiseLA, posted on Symphonic. Continue reading
The post Maximize your Ad Budget as an Independent Artist appeared first on Hypebot.Music Tectonics launches 2024 Music Tech Startup CompetitionApplications are now open for the 2024 Music Tectonics Startup Pitch Competition. This multifaceted event empowers startups to gain exposure and get feedback from investors and industry experts.
The post Music Tectonics launches 2024 Music Tech Startup Competition appeared first on Hypebot.“Groundbreaking” Brian Eno documentary film is different every time it’s shown in cinemasA documentary film about Brian Eno is landing in the UK this summer, and each cinema screening will showcase a different version.
Brought to life by filmmaker Gary Hustwit, Tigerlily Productions and Film First, Eno will launch on Friday 12 July and will play in Picturehouse Cinemas across the country, with a different version of the film played each day. This is said to have never been done before.READ MORE: Brian Eno: “‘Why do we like music?’ is as interesting as ‘How did the universe start?’”
The documentary film consists of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music, and “employs groundbreaking technology” to deliver a different version at each showing, for a runtime of 90 minutes. The official soundtrack will also be released available to stream or purchase on CD/vinyl on 12 July via Universal Music Recordings.
Hustwit and UK-based creative technologist Brendan Dawes developed generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit’s original interviews with Eno and his rich archive of footage and music especially for the unique run of each film.
Hustwit’s collaboration with Eno originally began in 2017, when Eno created a score for Hustwit’s film Rams. “Much of Brian’s career has been about enabling creativity in himself and others, through his role as a producer but also through his collaborations on projects like the Oblique Strategies cards or the music app Bloom,” comments Hustwit.
“I think of Eno as an art film about creativity, with the output of Brian’s 50-year career as its raw material. What I’m trying to do is to create a cinematic experience that’s as innovative as Brian’s approach to music and art.”
Screenings will be available in the following locations:Bath
Brighton (Duke Of York’s)
Brixton
Bromley
Cambridge
Central London
Chiswick
Crouch End
Ealing
Edinburgh
Epsom
Exeter
Greenwich
Hackney
Liverpool
Norwich
YorkTo find out more or book tickets, head over to Picturehouse.
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“Once tech like stem separation is inside the CDJ, people will get a bit more creative”: Richie Hawtin on how real-time stem separation will impact live showsRichie Hawtin has shared his thoughts on the impact real-time stem separation might have on contemporary DJs, especially their approach to live sound manipulation.
Hawtin debuted his new concert series, DEX EFX XOX, at this year’s Movement Festival Detroit and Sónar Barcelona. The show sees him focus less on grandeur and visual spectacle, and far more on the most important element – the music.READ MORE: Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin’s Bullfrog Drums will “teach you drum programming and sampling”
For DEX EFX XOX, Hawtin uses Traktor, Bitwig, his own MODEL 1 mixer, two A&H Xone K2 MIDI controllers, a Novation Launchpad, and a bunch of “custom scripts” that allow on-the-fly control over a suite of Roland software emulations, including the TR-808, TR-909, and the SH-101.
In the future, the use of stem separation – something he’s avoided up til now – may also make its way into his sets. In a new interview feature for MusicTech, he explains, “My shows are all pretty spontaneous. I’ve been reluctant to use any stem separation because it all has to be done beforehand. But real-time, high-quality stem separation is coming very shortly, and I’m excited because that will allow for even more fluid mixing.”
With his shows, Hawtin wants to revive that hypnotic state that immersive sound and lighting can induce alone. He wants his shows to feel more like a club experience, rather than concert which may focus more on feeding the eyes than the ears. Of the current DJ sphere, he says, “On one level, I see that the scene has exploded with the TikTok DJ generation who maybe think that DJing is just two CDJs and a mixer, but I’m starting to see some of the DJs who’ve been around longer really jumping into these hybrid setups.View this post on Instagram
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“Once tech like stem separation is inside the CDJ, people will get a bit more creative — but will we see a whole generation of DJs working on their own unique setup? I’m not sure that that’s going to happen.”
He adds, “I don’t want to sound like I’m slagging off the new-school DJs. Really, the production etiquette and technique of young, modern producers is fucking mind blowing. The music they’re making crosses and combines genres more than ever before — there used to be the house lane, the techno lane, the minimal lane. Now, it’s all going back into the melting pot and that’s where a lot of the energy and excitement is coming from.”
So, why does he feel rising DJs are not experimenting with their setup as much as they perhaps should? “Part of it is just the convenience of jumping on a plane with a USB stick and jamming out some great tunes,” he says. “I would have been excited if I could have done that 30 years ago, instead of dragging around three 50kg cases and a friend to help me.”
Find out more about Richie Hawtin, or view all of his scheduled live dates.
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