This week's MusicTech News - The MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #83

Hey,

I am still devasted by the fact that the European continent is in a war again. It's heartbreaking that families in the Ukraine have to leave their husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers and uncles and their homes with nothing but a suitcase and no assurance that they will any of that see ever again. Many of the people who are fleeing will most likely have to start a new life in a country they don't know, don't speak the language of and never wanted to live in. For many of us, who we are reading this from the comfort of our warm homes, this is an unimaginable situation.

You may not have the time or personal bandwidth to actively help people who are fleeing from that war in Ukraine or the financial ressoures to donate to help organisations but there are also other ways to help. Many ressources can be found on the web. Like this or that one. If you live in Berlin and you have a room to spare, please register here. It's on priviliged people like us to show emphaty now and join forces with others to collect the ressources that we can to help our fellow human beings who didn't do anything to become a refugee.

Here are two web discoveries of last week:

Write something and hear it turned into music.

Enjoy reading this week's news and have a good weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

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