Music Tech
Support former Keyboard editor Stephen Fortner after a stroke
The people we work with in music and music tech are more than just colleagues: they’re friends, inspiration, and part of our lives. Stephen Fortner, long-time editor-in-chief of the former USA-based Keyboard Magazine suffered a stroke earlier this month can use some support as he heals.
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Harvestworks, NYC arts center founded in 1977, threatened by US funding cuts
Harvestworks, the storied arts center in NYC that has been a hub for electronic music and media since its 1977 founding, is making an urgent appeal. Cuts by the Trump administration’s National Endowment for the Arts threaten the space.
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Tech
Funk music history and Black liberation in a full-length documentary, online
Hip hop, new wave, techno, and house are inseparable from funk history – and any discussion of funk in the 1970s demands a conversation about Black liberation. Emmy winner and MacArthur Fellow Stanley Nelson and Grammy-nominated producer Nicole London have produced a full-length history.
Celebrate #404day with great grooves from Japan and one cute t-shirt
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2025
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Sinevibes’ YouTube account is terminated (updated: it’s back!)
Peter Kirn - February 3, 2025
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