MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #8

Enjoy reading and enjoy the upcoming holidays!

Yours,

Matt

We asked innovative companies like Elektron, Arturia, Novation, Erica Synths, Bastl Instruments and Verbos Electronics as well as artists and notable thinker...

Spotify pushes an Uber-like model for independent artists.

At Spotify’s last quarterly reporting session, CEO Daniel Ek talked about the company’s creator strategy, as part of the wider development of becoming a “2-sided marketplace”: “The strategy has been…

From K-pop to Bantu, pop music became truly global over the past 10 years, argues Arwa Haider.

Music tech has a data problem, and it’s not just the horrible mess of metadata. It’s the problem of user data.

Official Post from Water & Music: Hey everyone!As promised, here's the second longform essay of the day, which takes a critical look at the historic "celestial jukebox" metaphor on which much of the modern music-streaming sector has formulated its identity.It's looong, so I encourage you to find some time to sit with it properly if

We explore the data and the stories behind the success of five slow-burn hits including Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" and Post Malone's "White Iverson."

It's feverishly hyped and often misunderstood, but blockchain technology is on track to become a major source of disruption across media and entertainment.

WIPO has launched a public consultation about artificial intelligence and intellectual property. With technology moving forward at a rapid pace, the UN organization wants to know whether copyrights should be limited to human creativity or if AI-generated content can enjoy the same privilege. Similarly, can AI infringe copyrights of others?

We’ve met plenty of artists who have mastered traditional musical instruments like guitars, violins and pianos. But pretty much any object—from a stalactite ...