MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #59

Happy Friday,

there has been quite a lot of news this week in the music tech sector but before you dive into it, here are three other articles I came across which I found very interesting.

1) Chris from the Kniteforce Revolution wrote about the problem for independent and small labels to get vinyl records produced as the demand for vinyl massively outstrips the availability within the pressing plants.

2) The German Parliament has adopted new legislation that will implement the EU Copyright Directive into local law. It will become the first Article 17 implementation with over-blocking protections built-in, which could set an example for other EU countries that have yet to implement the text into law.

3) The International Federation of Musicians has released an online statement with recommendations for an online music ecosystem that would guarantee the payment of a fair remuneration to music performers for the value transfer from their work.

Enjoy reading and have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

The Apple Designer You’ve Never Heard of Is Making Noise — www.wired.com

Plus: The iPod’s cultural importance, the fate of Loon’s balloons, and the price of an SNL appearance.

Hi-Res audio: It’s all about a maturing market — midiaresearch.com

Apple and Amazon made a splash this week by integrating Hi-Res Dolby Atmos audio into the basic tiers of their streaming services . The timing, i.e. just after Spotify started increasing prices, is –…

Big Music Needs to Be Broken Up to Save the Industry — www.wired.com

A year without live music has been a disaster. So has corporate power in streaming, recording, and ticketing. Antitrust may be the only solution.

‘In some ways, I think the label model as we know it is dead.’ - Music Business Worldwide — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

How French company Throne Music plans to sign, innovate and partner its way to success in the States…

Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Today’s Music Business — lefsetz.com

You’ve got to watch the HBO “Generation Hustle” episode on scam rap, on Teejayx6. The music is terrible, he can’t rap on the beat, yet he signs a big deal with Atlantic Reco…

How Japanese Technology Shaped Dance Music — www.attackmagazine.com

There’s no denying that Japanese hardware - synthesizers, drum machines, and DJ gear - has exerted a huge influence on dance music. How did this island nation come to dominate music production and playback?

The History of Reverb (The Effect, Not Us) — reverb.com

How did the sound of space turn into so many sonic gadgets?

AI musicians are coming soon to your Spotify playlists — mashable.com

The technology is officially here to make fully digital musicians. The plus side? They're never late. The downside? Creepiness, obviously.

We’re losing sight of how valuable music is. I’m trying to carve a new path

By selling my songs to fans directly, I’m getting agency back in a world where music is undervalued by streaming companies and the UK government

If You Care About Rap, Don’t Release Your Album in a Museum — pitchfork.com

Why Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and others are misguided in their reach for artistic bonafides