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It’s harder than ever to be an independent musician, new study confirmsIt's harder than ever to be an independent musician, a new study by Right Chord Music, Musosoup, and the Major Labl Artist Club confirms.
The post It’s harder than ever to be an independent musician, new study confirms appeared first on Hypebot.How To Increase Spotify Streams and Master the AlgorithmStruggling to get more streams on Spotify? Learn how to increase Spotify streams, feed the algorithm and increase visibility.
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The post Power of QR Codes in Marketing & Media appeared first on Hypebot.UJAM Beatmaker Circuits is FREE with any Loopcloud subscription
You can now get UJAM Beatmaker Circuits for free with any Loopcloud subscription for a limited time. Loopcloud is one of the most popular sample platforms for musicians and producers in any genre, and it often comes with a welcome gift for new members. Right now, until November 3rd, 2024, you’ll get the UJAM Beatmaker [...]
View post: UJAM Beatmaker Circuits is FREE with any Loopcloud subscriptionHow To Get Your Music on TV, Video Games and in Movies (Sync Licensing)I study the sync licensing realm (getting songs placed in film, tv, commercials, video games) quite a bit. On the New Music Business podcast, I’ve had as guests: Music Supervisors: Deva Anderson – Greyhound, Band of Brothers, The Pacific Jen Malone – Euphoria, Atlanta, Empire, Step Up Madonna Wade-Reed – Reign, Smallville, Batwoman Lindsay Wolfington […]
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In 3 hours, Hans Zimmer Live reminds you why AI won’t replace real musiciansHans Zimmer’s live show will leave you dumbfounded in ways that no machine-learning model ever could.
Hans Zimmer took the stage at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on 1 October, and started his show by referencing the folk tales of his homeland. “Germany takes folklore from Bavaria and other parts of the country but, tonight, all of the music — the folklore — we’re going to play is from here,” said the 67-year-old composer and producer. He is, of course, talking about Hollywood and the killer lineup of blockbuster titles he’s soundtracked here.READ MORE: San Francisco’s Portola Festival is for the music heads — but still has room to grow
And so the 20,000 attendees strapped in for an emotional, thrilling rollercoaster ride through Tinseltown’s fantastical universes.
Vocalist Loire Cotler opens the show with a stunning performance of Dune’s House Atreides — with more Dune songs heard later in the show. The remainder of the first act saw the 12-time-Oscar- and 20-time-Grammy-winner and his virtuosic orchestra rally us through Wonder Woman, Man Of Steel, Gladiator and Pirates Of The Caribbean. Zimmer, in a white shirt tucked into blue jeans, floats between synthesizer, guitar, and piano, as his fellow musicians beat drums, plucked and bowed on strings, and bellowed out haunting vocals.
The intensity and emotion each musician put into the performance was awe-inspiring — instruments played with flair, sparkling costumes and jovial dancing. As fun as it is to watch Zimmer play instruments for his musical masterpieces, the ingenuity of his band is breathtaking as they, too, float between instruments and playing styles.
Tina Guo performing during Hans Zimmer Live in 2024. Image: Mathew Tsang/Getty Images
Between each performance, Zimmer, paused to praise an individual from his multicultured band (assembled of musicians from six continents, plus an all-Ukranian orchestra). He told tales of meeting cellist Tina Guo and her crucial role in the Wonder Woman soundtrack; how flautist Pedro Eustache would create new brass and woodwind instruments with tools from Home Depot; expressed his love for colleague and longtime friend Harry Gregson-Williams; and set a wooden chair in front of esteemed guitarist Guthrie Govan and stared at him longingly as Govan shredded his way through the Man Of Steel score.
Zimmer even uses Govan’s solo to point out the perceived lack of creativity in modern Hollywood studios: “Every night…the guitar solo is different. No sequel, no remake… Just using your imagination; making something new… I think that’s what’s needed.” The Tinseltown audience cheers.
This sentimental streak continued in the second act. After a dramatic performance of the Dunkirk theme, Zimmer, now changed into pink chinos and a navy t-shirt, shouted out his sound engineer, Colin Pink, who hilariously warps and pitches Zimmer’s voice as he talks — this evolves into Paul’s Dream from Dune, which quickly turns the crowd’s laughter into silence.
But there was a lot more laughter. Zimmer’s charisma and dry (but warm) humour throughout the show sent chuckles around the stadium. From joking about LA traffic as several latecomers looked for their seats some 12 minutes into the show, to cheekily referencing the poor box office performance of X-Men: Dark Phoenix before erupting into the main theme — “You won’t know this one because none of you came to see it.”
Hans Zimmer at Hans Zimmer Live in 2024. Image: Mathew Tsang/Getty Images
Ultimately, Hans Zimmer Live is a spectacle of human entertainment. In 2024, many producers, artists and musicians have become unnerved by the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and its invasion into their studios. You’ll find machines at Zimmer Live — modular synthesizers, immense lighting rigs, high-resolution screens — but only ones that serve to enhance the organic, incomparable performance that’s only made possible by human musicians.
Generative music platforms might try to ingest our music and regurgitate back at us. But, as Zimmer and his orchestra prove with not only their playing but the warmth, playfulness and creative connection between them, it’ll be musicians — humans — that create and inspire the next blockbuster hit. If we’re not making music, we’re making the instruments from brass and wood; we’re making the stage from steel and circuitry; and we’re building the stadiums brick by brick and filling them with our friends. If you get the opportunity, we highly recommend you join the crowd.
“You want more!?” asks Zimmer before his finale. The stadium shakes with thunderous applause.
Hans Zimmer Live is currently on tour in North America, with a Europe tour set to take place in 2025. Learn more at hanszimmerlive.com
The post In 3 hours, Hans Zimmer Live reminds you why AI won’t replace real musicians appeared first on MusicTech.Classical Highlights for September 2024In September, our classical editors discovered new recordings of well-known pieces including piano quartets by Brahms, featuring the late Lars Vogt on piano in his final recording. Albums of new music included Solos featuring compositions by The National's Bryce Dessner and Anna Clyne: Shorthand, with Eric Jacobsen (pictured) leading his orchestra, The Knights.
Four-legged robot learns to climb laddersThe proliferation of robots like Boston Dynamics’ Spot has showcased the versatility of quadrupeds. These systems have thrived at walking up stairs, traversing small obstacles, and navigating uneven terrain. Ladders, however, still present a big issue — especially given how ever present they are in factories and other industrial environments where the systems are deployed. […]
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Rotor by LyricFind Helps Creators with Spotify Canvas VideosDefining your creative identity can be tough, especially when the tools you have aren’t built with your unique needs in mind.
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Witch’s Staff Build is a Rad Glowing Costume PropLet’s say you’re going to a music festival. You could just take water, sunscreen, and a hat. Or, you could take a rad glowing witch’s staff to really draw some eyes and have some fun. [MZandtheRaspberryPi] recently undertook just such a build for a friend and we love how it turned out.
The concept was to build a staff or cane with a big glowing orb on top. The aim was to 3D print the top as a very thin part so that LEDs inside could glow through it. Eventually, after much trial and error, the right combination of design and printer settings made this idea work. A Pi Pico W was then employed as the brains of the operation, driving a number of through-hole Neopixel LEDs sourced from Adafruit.
Power was courtesy of a long cable running out of the cane and to a USB power bank in the wielder’s pocket. Eventually, it was revealed this wasn’t ideal for dancing with the staff. Thus, an upgrade came in the form of an Adafruit Feather microcontroller and a 2,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery tucked inside the orb. The Feather’s onboard hardware made managing the lithium cell a cinch, and there were no more long cables to worry about.
The result? A neat costume prop that looks fantastic. A bit of 3D printing and basic electronics is all you need these days to build fun glowing projects, and we always love to see them. Halloween is right around the corner — if you’re building something awesome for your costume, don’t hesitate to let us know!FLOSS Weekly Episode 803: Unconferencing with OggCampThis week Jonathan Bennett and and Simon Phipps chat with Gary Williams about OggCamp! It’s the Free Software and Free culture unconference happening soon in Manchester! What exactly is an unconference? How long has OggCamp been around, and what should you expect to see there? Listen to find out!
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