MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #16

ENJOY READING AND HAVE A FABOLOUS EASTER WEEKEND!

Cheers,

Matt

How Indigenous artists are getting even more creative during COVID-19 — www.tvo.org

Nightly internet talk shows. Streaming comedy. Ojibwe colouring books. Across the province, Indigenous creators are sharing their work — and trying to adjust to the new challenges of the pandemic.

How Does Electronic Music Respond to Climate Change? Enter the World of Eco-Aesthetics — www.electronicbeats.net

Artists like Grimes and Kelly Lee Owens are pioneering an emerging field of environmental aesthetics with their pensive, ethereal symbolism.

Pentagram’s Yuri Suzuki has designed a machine that lets you cut your own vinyl — www.designweek.co.uk

The Easy Record Maker comes with blank discs for people to record their own musical creations, and has in-built speakers to play it back.

'Hey Siri, Play Songs to Calm Me Down': What the World Is Listening to Amid COVID-19 — www.rollingstone.com

Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

Scientists have turned the structure of the coronavirus into music — www.sciencemag.org

“Sonification” could help researchers identify binding sites for new drugs

Management firm ie:music launches ie:ventures to invest in startups — musically.com

Yesterday, we reported on the launch of music-making app Endlesss. One of the British startup's investors is music management company ie:music.

Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity — digest.bps.org.uk

By Emma Young. Strength of syncronisation predicted how much the audience enjoyed a piece of music.

Why labels and artists should still release new music during the coronavirus crisis — www.musicweek.com

As the UK lockdown continues, release schedules suddenly look almost as empty as gig guides. But labels and artists should keep new music coming, says Music Week editor Mark Sutherland...

How Music Conferences Like Midem, A2IM Indie Week Will Carry On — www.billboard.com

International trade show Midem and American Association of Independent Music's (A2IM) Indie Week have opted to go digital in order to best serve their ticketholders.

Gemeinsam musizieren in Zeiten von Corona | — www.fetedelamusique.de

Die Situation gerade ist keine einfache. Besonders Musiker*innen leiden unter den fehlenden Konzerteinnahmen und abgesagten Bookings für Festivals und andere Veranstaltungen. Für viele Musiker*innen fällt dadurch eine der letzten echten Einkommensquellen weg.