MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #1

November 01, 2019

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Here comes the first edition of the MusicTech Rewinder, my thoughtfully crafted weekly digest with the latest news in music technology. From now on, you will receive an email every Friday at 12 pm (CEST) with 10 links to interesting articles and inspiring stories on music (business) innovation, technology developments, new reports & research findings, political discussions, promising startups and creative artistry in the field of musictech.

Stay informed, be inspired, enjoy, share, and have a wonderful weekend.

Yours truly,

Matt Strobel

Sonic Futures: How Technology is Guiding Electronic Music is an original mini-documentary exploring British technological innovation in electronic music.

Beyond speakers, smart assistants can now be found in cars and smartphones. What does this mean for the music business? What's the future of smart speakers?

The music industry is embracing a new standard called MEAD (Media Enrichment And Description) for communicating metadata—information about music that will make it easier to describe and find.

Entertainment Intelligence (Ei) is changing the way the music industry collects, views and utilises data. We get the inside scoop with founder Greg Delaney.

The most prolific musical artists manage to release one or two studio albums in a year. A.I. company Auxuman plans to put out a new full-length album every single month. Welcome to the world of machine creativity. Here's why Auxuman's founder is so confident he's onto a winner.

Tamara Hrivnak explains how FB is "filling a gap" in the marketplace

The Mechanical Licensing Collective's healthy startup budget is meeting resistance from at least one major streaming platform.

The multiplatinum-winning musician, who is the first male to be shot for the cover of Harper’s BAZAAR Arabia, breaks physical and virtual realities in our November issue. Will navigates the remarkable technological revolution that the Middle East and the world is on the cusp of, and sheds light on the importance of women leadership in the field of A.I. and robotics

There's growing recognition in cities worldwide that music deserves the same attention and infrastructure as more traditional amenities.

Streaming has given more artists than ever a shot at short-term popularity, but that alone is not enough to build careers.