Using machine learning algorithms, AI systems can analyze patterns in existing music and use that information to create new pieces that sound similar to a particular artist or genre.
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I am a junkie for news about the music business. Which band is getting signed? What executive is being hired or canned? Which labels are gobbling up the little guys and even other majors? We deliver all of that to you in the Music Business News category.
Are Analog Consoles Back?
The Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre located in Ikebukuro, Japan, recently installed a New Solid State Logic Duality Fuse, and Mr. Koichi Ishimaru, Sound Director of The Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, gave hi...Read More »
BABY SHARK CREATORS, PINKFONG, SIGNS PUBLISHING DEAL WITH SONY/ATV
Due to its massive success, Pinkfong signed a deal with Sony/ATV to publish their entire catalog of children’s songs, including the world-famous pop culture phenomenon Baby Shark.
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Big Bucks at Music Festivals using Cashless Wristbands.
The Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, will announce this week that ACL Fest will be the latest major festival offering a cashless option for concessions and merchandise purchases...Read More »
What’s the music business about?
Producer Howard Benson breaks it down on Pensado's Place.
In this interview from Pensado's Place, producer Howard Benson really lays out what the modern music business is like. Something that really ...Read More »
Studio Basics From The Universal Audio Web Site
Great Production Tips from the Universal Audio web site. Having a boatload of UA plugins myself I should review this page more often.
Thunderbolt Explained — What Does it Mean For Your Studio?
Posted by Craig Anderton on October 18, 2012 3:20:58 PM PDTIntel’s new high-speed serial protocol provides ultra-fast data transfers for audio and video data streams. Read on to learn more about this groundbreaking technology and the potential it holds for studio workflow improvements, data transfer, and more.
Ready, Set, Mix! Tips for Prepping Your Mixing Session
Posted by Bobby Owsinski on July 10, 2012 11:45:30 AM PDTIt’s time to mix, so let’s start to move some faders! Well, maybe not right away. If we really want a mix to go quickly and smoothly, there’s some preparation that needs to be done beforehand. Here's a look at the technical prep, session prep, and personal prep needed before diving into your latest mixing session.
Instrument Tuning Tips for Better Recordings
Posted by Daniel Keller on May 18, 2012 3:53:08 PM PDTWhile you’ve been working hard and paying attention to the songs, the parts, the sounds, and all the other big-picture stuff, maybe something’s just ever so slightly out of tune. Tuning is one of the little things that can end up making a huge difference in the final quality of your recordings, so here are some final things to listen for before you start your first take.
7 Ways To Stimulate Your Capacity For Creativity
I pulled this list from an article on Fast Company online. It was written by Don Peppers, the author of Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage
In it Don writes:
"If you want to generate more innovative ideas, then you should purposely expose your mind to radically different facts and unusual, often conflicting concepts."
This is great advice for musicians stuck in a creative rut. Try some of the Don's ideas on the list and let me know if they worked for you by commenting below.
- Move to a different apartment, or a different office location, or a different job. Change your environment, for no reason other than to make the change.
- Drive a different route to work or school, or to church, or to the club. Take a long cut, on purpose.
- Spend 30 minutes a day for two or three weeks with a language course from Pimsleur
or Rosetta Stone
- Brainstorm different ways to use a common tool (like a hammer, or a Phillips screwdriver).
- Go on a physical-fitness campaign. Work out until you break a sweat at least one time every day. Seriously. Every single day.
- Memorize something useless but ambitious, like pi to 100 digits, or the names of all the major chess openings, or all the U.S. vice presidents and the presidents they served.
- Meet one new person a day for a whole month. Talk to them, converse with them, get to know them. Talk with each of them frequently in subsequent days. You can easily do this online.
You can read the entire article over at Fast Company magazine.