Music Tech
For May Day, United Musicians and Allied Workers shares wins, goals
Today is May Day, the original date for Labor Day, or a pagan date to drive away evil spirits. Actually — why not both? For today’s International Workers’ Day, United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) is sharing some optimism, as it takes on justice for musicians in the era of streaming and AI.
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Move Everything hacks Ableton Move for custom devices — and accessibility
Move Everything is a hack for Move that lets you run custom synths, effects, and controllers alongside stock Move functions. But the truly momentous development is that its creator has added screen reader support, which makes Move the first truly standalone groovebox open to blind and visually impaired users.
Peter Kirn - February 19, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Forget channel closures: watch every decade of MTV music videos online
No, MTV is not shutting down, though Paramount Skydance did shutter some all-music video channels in various markets. But never mind: the internet can best even vintage MTV. Tune into MTV REWIND and hit shuffle by decade.
Warner does a deal with Suno, Udio; what could possibly go wrong?
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025
Music Music tech Tech Web
CDJ-3000X: first CDJ to go online; expanded usability, sound quality
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2025
DJ Gear Music tech Tech
IINA, open-source Swift media player, is what macOS has been missing
Peter Kirn - April 18, 2025
Motion Music Music tech Software Tech
