In quarantined China, concerts and clubs are going online as a safe place to meet

Even in the capital Beijing, once-crowded streets are now empty, as the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak forces people at home. The solution for live musicians: turn to streaming.

Watch KORG Gadget on Nintendo Switch prove music can be multiplayer fun, too

In many, many languages, the word for “playing” music is the same as “playing” a game. So it’s fitting KORG has invaded the Nintendo Switch console with music-making – and that you can share with friends.

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2019

We need to discuss race in electronic music, and we need a new way to communicate

A social media meltdown reveals some deeper issues in the electronic dance music world – and the ways in which online media are amplifying divisions. These do need to be things we work on, if we believe in what we’re doing in music, and listening to issues around race is something us white people need […]

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2019

A free, shared visual playground in the browser: Olivia Jack talks Hydra

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2019

Conversations and an overflow of music, streaming from Ableton Loop

Peter Kirn - November 9, 2018

Streaming music is coming to DJ software, but one step at a time

Peter Kirn - October 23, 2018

Hacking and 3D printing the future of violins, in a growing community

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2018

Behringer sued Dave Smith Instruments, forum posters, and lost

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2018

Minds, machines, and centralization: AI and music

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2018

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