Orchestral Tools Berlin Brass - Muted Brass https://youtu.be/AWcOa8WLlmI A new shade of brass Played with a mute, brass instruments take on a whole new color. Berlin Muted Brass captures this color in the... Read More

TuneCore and Beatport strike partnership to extend self-releasing artists’ reach to DJs, dance music producersTunecore artists using Unlimited distribution plans will be able to send their music to the Beatport platform for an add-on fee of $7.99 a month
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All-important percentage of Spotify paid vs. free users keeps fallingSpotify added 26 million users in the first three months of 2023, hitting a record 515 million active monthly users. Paid subscribers grew by 5 million to 210 million. Both. Continue reading
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50% of Vinyl buyers DON’T own a record player: Music as a SouvenirAs the massive multi-year vinyl resurgence continues, it would be fair to assume that most of those hundreds of thousands of record buyers owned something to play their purchases on.. Continue reading
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3 ways to get more fan email addresses at showsWhile this post was originally written for radio broadcasters, these three tools also provide musicians and venues with smart ways and simple ways to capture all important fan email addresses.. Continue reading
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Akai Pro unveil MPC X Special Edition Akai are celebrating 35 years of their MPC platform with the release of a new version of their flagship instrument that boasts a retro look along with increased processing power and storage. 

Audix to launch PDX720 Signature Edition dynamic mic Audix's latest dynamic microphone has been optimised for vocal recordings, promising smooth, natural-sounding vocals with great low-end extension along with a strong output level.

FTX sells LedgerX for $50M to affiliate of Miami-based exchange holding companyThe futures and options exchange was purchased by FTX.US in 2021 to expand its spot trading services. Three other FTX assets remain up for sale.

Bill Ackman thinks there’s a lot of growth ahead for Universal Music Group. These analysts agree.Ahead of Universal's Q1 results tomorrow, a number of Wall Street watchers are reiterating their faith in music's biggest company
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Spotify confirms it’s working with labels to quell copyright threat from AIIf Spotify keeps growing at its current rate, it will have a billion global users by the midpoint of 2027. That was one of MBW’s major takeaways from the firm’s Q1 2023 quarterly earnings today (April 25), which confirmed that SPOT’s monthly active user (MAU) count hit 515 million at the end of March this … Continued
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Google Cloud turns profit for the first timeGoogle Cloud may be chasing Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud game, but it has something big to boast about after earnings came out today. The company has turned a profit on its cloud unit for the first time since it began reporting cloud income several years ago.
The company reported cloud revenue of $7.4 billion in Q12023, that’s up from $5.8 billion in the year ago period, up 27.5%. But that growth is not the primary news nugget here. The company also reported an operating income loss of $706 million a year ago. This year it reported a $191 million gain. That’s huge for a company that has struggled in third place in the cloud market.
Yet even while Google Cloud revenue grew 27.5% this quarter, that growth is slowing from 32% last quarter and 38% the one before that. Cloud spending in general has been slowing as companies look more carefully at their cloud spend and cut back where they can.
Ray Wang founder and principal analyst at Constellation Research says that it shows how long a time horizon it requires to get to this point in this market. “It’s a significant milestone for Google Cloud, which started in April 2008. Fifteen years later, it’s now profitable. This shows how hard it is for new players to enter the space and what’s required to achieve escape velocity for cloud adoption,” Wang told TechCrunch
Insider Intelligence senior analyst Max Willens says that the slowing growth tempers the profitability news. “Its cloud segment turning a profit is notable, and a testament to management’s diligence in steering Cloud toward profitability. But the reality is that Google Cloud remains comfortably behind its two most important competitors, and its growth is slowing,” he said.
It’s worth noting that Google Cloud includes both the infrastructure and platform as a service pieces — which competes directly with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure — along with Google Workspace, its productivity software package that includes corporate GMail, Docs, Calendar and so forth.
So that combined income means it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison with its competitors, but it is still significant nonetheless, especially when you consider that the company reported losing a whopping $5.6 billion in the cloud unit in 2020. That’s quite a turnaround in just three years.
Even as it reports this positive quarter, the company laid off 12,000 people in January. It also reported it was buying back $70 billion in stock. Meanwhile CNBC reported that Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai made $226 million in total compensation last year.
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PRS Guitars Introduces "Sunflower" Finish for Mark Lettieri’s Signature Fiore ModelAt the end of March, Mark Lettieri took to the stage with his signature Fiore to put on a show for visiting dealers at PRS Guitars headquarters in Stevensville, MD. There, attendees got the first look at the new "Sunflower" burst finish. This classic new color option is a departure from the previous solid colors available for the Fiore, adding an extra touch of style to an already impressive instrument.

The Fiore, a signature bolt-on guitar model designed in collaboration with acclaimed guitarist Mark Lettieri, has quickly gained popularity among players for its swamp ash body, 25.5” scale length maple neck, and versatile pickup and electronics arrangement. The Sunflower finish not only adds a new aesthetic to the guitar but also embodies the spirit of artistic exploration that Lettieri and PRS Guitars have cultivated in the Fiore.

The Sunflower finish was named in the tradition of all Fiore model colors, reinforcing the model’s name (Fiore means flower in Italian) and the model’s signature truss rod cover design (designed by Lettieri’s very own mother).

The Fiore Sunflower, along with the other color options in the series, is available for purchase through PRS Guitars authorized dealers and distributors. For more information about the Fiore guitar and the full PRS Guitars lineup, visit the company's official website and YouTube channel, where you can find detailed product demos and updates.

About PRS Guitars:

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments in Stevensville, Maryland and has provided some of the world’s most renowned musicians with instruments since 1985. The PRS team of highly skilled craftspeople design and build a wide variety of musical instruments and gear for worldwide distribution, including electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as boutique-style guitar amplifiers and effects pedals. The PRS SE Series complements the Maryland-made PRS line by offering highly approachable and more affordable electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. Carlos Santana, Mark Tremonti, John Mayer, Jimmy Herring, Myles Kennedy, Zach Myers, Mark Holcomb, Tim Pierce, Orianthi, David Grissom, Mark Lettieri, and Rhonda Smith are among the artists currently playing PRS instruments and/or amplifiers.

PRS Guitars Info: www.prsguitars.com

PRS Guitars YouTube: www.youtube.com/@prsguitars

Toontrack Music Stockholm SDX Sweden is one of the largest music exporters in the world. How a country of some ten million people has managed to become a cogwheel in the international hit-making community is a slight... Read More

BooTweak Sounds The Preset Project Arturia Software Synthesizers Random preset selection! This Google Sheet has all of the Arturia soft synth factory presets as well as many other sound banks that have been available for free from the Analog Lab store.... Read More

The Cold Start Problem and What Spotify Algorithms Mean for MusiciansSpotify recently shared how its recommendation algorithms work in great detail. But what does it mean for artists and labels hoping to stand out from the 99,999 other new tracks. Continue reading
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