MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #66

Hey,

it's Friday and here comes your weekly digest with the latest music tech news.

Before you start digging through the links, I would like to share with you some exciting news. I have just launched my new company Wicked Artists yesterday. A booking agency for creative technology & new media art that connects extraordinary artists with galleries, promoters, brands, festivals, and conferences to enable curators and event organizers to get access to one-of-a-kind performances and interactive installations.

I feel very honored and pumped that our roster represents some of the most innovative and mind-blowing artists from around the world who create experiences that reach beyond common limitations. --> https://wickedartists.io/

I also curated a part of this year's Most Wanted: Music conference program, called the Hybrid Music Lab. This part of the conference will be entirely online and is all about innovation and emerging technologies which will impact the future music ecosystem.

You can get 25% discount on a ticket for the whole Most Wanted: Music conference which will happen on Oct. 27, with this code: MWM21LOVESMUSICTECH25 or by clicking this link.

Now, please enjoy reading the articles and have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

Splice chief music officer Maria Egan writes about her vision for the music industry's inclusive future.

Albums have become less of a critical component of success for the music industry. There is, however, opportunity to revive a dying format.

The music industry is experimenting more and more with the metaverse. Is this the future or a marketing-led tech fantasy?

This is a guest post by Tim Exile, CEO and founder of music-making app Endlesss, which is experimenting with some interesting projects that connect with its core business, including minting royalty-sharing NFTs and launching a label.

On July 1st 2019, Spotify announced that it was closing its system that allowed artists to upload their music directly to Spotify.

Today, MRC Data, in collaboration with Soundtrack Your Brand, released a new report that uncovers the importance of background music as a means of music promotion.

Strange Fruits, which has a distribution deal with Warner Music Group’s ADA, is racking up massive play-counts with 30-second rain recordings. Onlookers in the music industry are not pleased

UnitedMasters has just announced a new strategic partnership with the leader in building the growing crypto-economy, Coinbase

On the one hand, Web3 is going through its own decades-long development and adoption cycle. On the other hand, we see fast-moving changes in the way artists and their fans, or broader communities, interact.

New software applications are cleverly mapping audio to transport users to another space.