Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is a Virtual-Only Engagement; Mdundo Predicts 35m Users; Spotify Looking at Full-Length Music Videos in App
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— Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is a Virtual-Only Engagement
The Oscar-winning composer died earlier this year at 71, but you can watch him play his piano once again by slipping on a Magic Leap headset.
— Spotify reportedly wants to add full-length music videos to its app
The move might help it compete against Apple and YouTube.
— The Intersection of Art and Technology in Modern Music Production
The concept of music recording rooms or studios as we know them today emerged in the early 20th century with the development of audio recording technology. Prior to this advancement, live music performances were the only way to hear music, and any attempts to capture and preserve these performances were limited to basic methods such as sheet music, phonograph cylinders, or flat disks.
— African streaming service Mdundo predicts growth to 35m users
Mdundo is one of the fast-growing music-streaming services in Africa, and because it’s a public company we get more insight on that growth than from its rivals.
— A brief history of AI and music.
A new wave of AI mimicry has artists and record labels worried about what the latest advances in music-generating technology could mean for copyrights and their businesses.
But it’s not the first time that experts have wondered about the implications of computer capabilities for human musicians.