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Asheville and southeast USA, we’re thinking of you
The electronic music and music tech communities clustered around Asheville and across the southeastern USA have been hit hard by Hurricane Helene. There’s not much to report, especially with data and power being restored. But I hope we can send care and support, especially with makers like Moog, Make Noise, and others deeply impacted with […]
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Boiler Room Syria in heavy, “overtly disobedient” sounds of diaspora
Shot back in 2022, Boiler Room Syria and Sadaa Sound Syndicate captured a moment in the diasporic Syrian music scene. It’s an image of techno’s new, political, “disobedient” significance to people in exile and perhaps a glimpse of where techno may go in 2024.
Roland and Universal Music Group partner on “AI for Music”
The world’s biggest music company has now teamed up with one of the world’s leading instrument and music creation tech makers to weigh in on the growing AI boom. Mostly what we get is a set of general principles – but talking about who made music for the data sets is central, and it could be an indication of musician/instrument/music industry partnerships to come.
Peter Kirn - March 21, 2024
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Bandcamp layoffs reportedly cut deep into customer service
Peter Kirn - October 18, 2023
Music tech Tech Web
Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update
Peter Kirn - December 15, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Stories Tech
Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
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