Sarah Kinsley Signs to Verve Forecast and Decca Records UKVerve Forecast and Decca Records UK announce the signing of singer/songwriter, Sarah Kinsley, as she simultaneously unveils the new single “Oh No Darling!”  Built on an undulating wall of harmonic sounds, her debut track blends soaring vocals, a haze of digital blips and blops, delightful guitar riffs and a screaming guitar solo.  Underneath it all is constant almost desperate foundation of driving beats that propel you toward an infinitely satisfying end - that begs you to instantly hit repeat. Listen to the shimmering pop track here.

On her recent signing Sarah comments “I’m excited to call Verve and Decca my partners for this next phase of my life as an artist. I've loved getting to know the teams and to feel their strong support towards me and my vision as a musician and creative.”

Solely created by Sarah in her NYC apartment the track belies her age – “Oh No Darling!” is refreshingly seasoned with a nod to the 80’s and a wink to the future. Steering the production on the charming alt-pop track Sarah helms the synths, midi drum programming, guitar, and strings. Watch the fancifully imagined video here.

Sarah’s recently announced North American tour dates go on sale today and include stops in Toronto, Montreal, and Philadelphia. Kicking off June 3rd at The Drake in Toronto, the whirlwind of limited and intimate dates closes with a much-envied spot at NYC’s Governors Ball on June 10th.  She will also perform this summer at the always legendary music festival Lollapalooza.

For information visit sarahkinsley.komi.io/.

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Fugue State Audio Releases FREE Latcher Noise Box
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Track the right metrics to improve your developers’ work experience

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Alex Circei is the CEO and co-founder of Waydev, a development analytics tool that measures engineering teams' performance.


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While the past few years saw a big drive towards caring for employees, the last months have seen the pendulum swing in the other direction. The tech industry has been harrowed by layoffs and economic uncertainty — and that’s directly impacting existing employees’ morale and well-being, which in turn affects their productivity.
Digital health tools, better mental health treatment and mental health days are great steps, but they do not directly address some of the root causes of software engineer dissatisfaction at work. To counter this productivity-sapping trend, companies need to be thinking more about developer experience (DX). DX looks significantly different from general employee well-being.
Developer experience is more about how software developers feel about the work they do on a daily basis, and that’s directly influenced by the tools and processes they use. That means looking at your team’s experience of the work day itself, the resources they use, and the efficiency of their workflow. The benefit of optimizing those elements is not only happier developers — it translates directly into better business results.
Engineering leaders can do this by more effectively monitoring engineer satisfaction and performance to spot factors that are harming your engineering team’s experience. They should embrace new, holistic metrics and learn how to respond to them. Here are the steps any tech company can take to better understand and improve their developers’ experience.
Get to the root of problems in the workplace
A staggering 3 in 4 software developers globally have experienced burnout in their lifetimes, and engineering leaders everywhere should be asking themselves why. One of the problems is that we’re essentially making engineers’ lives more difficult than they need to be. We have tools to better optimize the workflows and resources software developers use on a daily basis — which would improve their day-to-day experience and help reduce the risk of burnout. However, we may be missing opportunities to make those improvements because we’re not tracking the right metrics on how our engineering teams work, or talking to them enough about their experience.
Another problem is that we haven’t been enabling software developers to engage in more fulfilling tasks. The 2019 State of DevOps report found that software developers often spend just 30 to 40% of their time actually creating features, while most of their time is consumed by delays and admin work. Fixing these time-consuming, low-reward tasks can lead to greater career development and job satisfaction.
Tools that give engineering leaders visibility into this data are widely available and can drastically improve a developer’s experience. If we harness them, each business can start identifying their own unique root causes for developer dissatisfaction at work.
How to improve developer experience: Give it SPACE
There are two things engineering leaders need to look at: the best metrics to really gain insights into DX and how to use that information to improve how software developers feel on the job.
A growing number of companies are turning to DORA metrics to measure software development performance.
These are critical indicators, which essentially measure agility and quality. However, they don’t give the full picture. Indeed, the same team that created DORA’s four key metrics went one step further, and created the more holistic SPACE metrics system. These encompass all of DORA’s metrics, while also looking at the human or emotional aspect of software engineers’ work (or “Satisfaction and well-being”).
Here’s a breakdown of SPACE:Track the right metrics to improve your developers’ work experience by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Jazz Piano for Beginners: Play “All Of You” with Rootless Chords. TutorialJazz pianists often use rootless voicings to create a more open and modern sound. These voicings allow for greater flexibility in the left hand, while the right hand can play the melody or improvisation. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to play “All Of You” using rootless voicings, and how to apply the same techniques to any other jazz standard.

What you’ll learn in this tutorial

First, we’ll start with Abm6 chord. Instead of playing the root (Ab), we’ll replace it with the 9th of the chord (Bb). This creates a more modern and open sound. We’ll then show you 4 inversions of this voicing, and explain how to choose the right inversion based on the melody and low interval limit.

Next, we’ll move to the Ebmaj7 chord (measure 2). Again, we’ll replace the root (Eb) with the 9th of the chord (F). We’ll demonstrate how staying close to the previous chord creates a nice voice-leading, and how each voice in the voicing creates smooth lines.

Moving on to the Fm7b5 chord, we won’t use any substitutions. Instead, we’ll use the 4 notes in the chord. However, since the melody note is really low, the voicing will look like a 3-note voicing.

The Bb7b9 chord is a dominant chord that can be voiced in many different ways. We’ll replace the root (Bb) with the 9th of the chord (B natural), and the 5th (F) with the 13th (Gb). However, we need to be careful and use the correct tensions. Since the 13th is rarely shown in the chord symbol, we’ll assume it’s flat. We’ll demonstrate how to use the b9 and #9 interchangeably, and how to choose the right voicing based on the melody.

In the Abm7 chord in measure 7, we’ll replace the root (Ab) with the 9th of the chord (Bb). However, since the melody is already playing the B natural, we don’t need it in our voicing. We’ll show you how to omit the Bb to avoid obscuring the melody.

In the Db7 chord, we’ll use the two substitutions for dominant chords, 9 for root and 13 for 5. However, we won’t follow the voice-leading rule, and we’ll explain why. We’ll also demonstrate how to use tensions, and how to avoid placing them at the bottom of the voicing.

Finally, we’ll tackle the Gm7 chord, which is a tricky one. We’ll explain why using the 9th for the root doesn’t work, and why using the b9 from the key of Eb doesn’t work either. Instead, we’ll replace the 5th (D) with the 11th (C), creating a 7sus sound that works well for a iii chord.

Throughout the tutorial, we’ll also explain how to apply these techniques to any other jazz standard. We recommend checking out the “Essential Jazz Piano Voicings” course offered by mDecks. This course is designed to help jazz musicians of all levels to master essential jazz voicings. The course includes detailed tutorials, exercises, and practice sessions on rootless and root voicings, including the most common substitutions for dominant and minor chords. Students will also learn how to voice-lead and create smooth chord progressions, and how to apply these techniques to any jazz standard. The course comes with interactive tools and a comprehensive PDF book, providing a complete and thorough learning experience.

Composer Christopher Lennertz to Recieve BMI Icon AwardBMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) has named composer Christopher Lennertz a BMI Icon at the 39th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 10th in Beverly Hills, CA. The GRAMMY award-winning and two-time Emmy nominated composer will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his significant contributions to the music community and exceptional body of work across film, television and gaming. In addition, the ceremony will celebrate the composers of the previous year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable and streamed media programs. The evening will be hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, Tracy McKnight.

Christopher Lennertz has written music for some of the world’s greatest storytellers and has delved into almost every genre imaginable. His eclectic body of work includes scoring blockbusters like Bad Moms, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along and Sausage Party, as well as various TV shows like Amazon’s hit series The Boys, the cult favorite Supernatural, Netflix’s Lost in Space and Marvel’s Agent Carter, among others. Lennertz is also one of the most in demand composers in video games with hits like Medal of Honor, James Bond, The Godfather and the Mass Effect series. Some of his recent works include arranging and conducting a large orchestra for a new version of Guns N’ Roses “November Rain,” composing the score for the Netflix’s coming-of-age drama 13: The Musical and producing, arranging and conducting Wondrous Journeys, Disney’s new salute to 100 years of animation. He’s also written songs with Glenn Slater for Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae and Lizzo. Coming up, Lennertz’s work on Marvel’s Rogers the Musical will come to life during the Disney100 celebration at the Disney California Adventure Park.In receiving this honor, Lennertz joins a prestigious list of BMI Icon Award recipients including Terence Blanchard, Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard, Rachel Portman (PRS), Alan Silvestri, Brian Tyler and John Williams, among others. 

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