MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #56

Happy Friday,

One of my most favorite websites on the internet has launched a new project that will help you get out of your geographical music bubble.

Enjoy reading this week's music tech news and have a great weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

The Next Bet in Music: Artist Services — www.wsj.com

One of the biggest independent rights-management and music-services companies is moving out of the owned-copyright business, instead investing in ways to help artists distribute, market and collect royalties on their music.

How should we celebrate fame in today’s music business? — midiaresearch.com

Doom scrolling on socials is something I try to avoid, but like most 21st century humans living through the pandemic life, I occasionally fall short. Such as this weekend when scrolling through Instagram…

Tencent-backed Instrumental launches virtual music venue in Avakin Life – with over 500k attendances in opening weekend — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Our partnership with Instrumental shows that the future for live music is no longer limited by physical spaces and reality."

The Making of Fake Bands and Their Very Real Fan Bases — www.theringer.com

The masterminds behind fictional acts like Stillwater, 2gether, Pink Slip, and many others break down what went into making an inherently ridiculous concept something people could take so seriously

The Revolution Will Be Digitized: How RAC Is Using NFTs to Empower Artists — www.billboard.com

With RAC's new NFT agency, the Grammy-winning producer aims to use the buzzy new art form to "challenge this notion that music is worth 0.000-whatever cents."

The 10 most influential synths of all time — mixmag.net

TheNew book "Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and Back)" celebrates the impact of synths on music and culture by providing a comprehensive and meticulously researched directory of every major synthesizer, drum machine and sampler made between 1963 and 1995.

Is a reckoning coming to the way collection societies spend songwriters’ money? — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Stat Of The Week: Why new data from PRS For Music and GEMA may raise alarm on Wall Street…

From Stage to Blockchain: How Artists Turn Choral Music Into an NFT — www.nbcdfw.com

In the second part of this three-part series, composer Nicholas Reeves and visual artist Bryan Brinkman discuss creating a programmable music NFT and the...

Soundcloud partners with Triller on playlist integration — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Tracks are also available for Triller creators to use in their video content…

Twitter Connects With Billboard to Create ‘Hot Trending’ Music Chart — www.complex.com

In addition to the chart announcement, Twitter also confirmed a number of content deals with outlets like NBCUniversal, Genius, Tastemade, and Refinery29.