New and Noteworthy: Issue 23
👋 Welcome to the 23rd issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
Around the web
UK Music launches This is Music Creators Survey 2023
As a pianist strikes a chord, visualisations of the notes appear in real time
“Many pop songs today are dashed out quickly by a committee of a dozen writers. They are so far removed from the authentic life-experiences of a single writer or partnership that they may as well have been written by a word-aggregator - which is essentially what an AI is.”
What BBC cuts mean for classical music
Is the most famous flier in hip-hop history fake?
How the shuffle button came to define modern-day media consumption
A Wyoming YouTube channel is helping to drive the Americana music resurgence
The Case For -- and Against -- Higher Streaming Subscription Prices
SoundSource - Sound control for Mac
SOUNDRAW - Royalty-free music, AI generated
Boomy AI - Make music with AI
Lo-fi Air Traffic Control - Lo-fi tracks mixed with live air traffic control
“functional music is the thin end of a dangerous wedge”
From the Financial Times: Streaming services urged to clamp down on AI-generated music
Listening and watching
when glass is there, and water, - Lia Kohl
Birdy Island - Howie Lee
Capacity - SELVEDGE
Ocean - Symphony for Electric Violin and other instruments in 10+ parts - Valentina Goncharova
Lush In End (Drum Version) - Andrea
Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom - The Drin
Leather Blvd. - B. Cool Aid
Video: Run, Run, Run - McKinley Dixon
Video: I Eet - Bremer/McCoy
Video: Dengue Dengue Dengue - Yaama
Video: Yosi Horikawa live at Daichuji temple in Numazu City, Shizuoka, Japan
Video: Van by Clown Core (wait for their special order at 0:59)
Video: Avril 14th - Aphex Twin. A song released 20 years ago which continues to inspire. And here it is in reverse.
Podcast: The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome - A story about spycraft, technology, and the brain, and all in the context of a mysterious sound
Podcast: Mastering a new skill - How do people learn new skills and become real experts?
Things we’re interested in
Soundsnap - We’ve recently been working with the excellent folks at Soundsnap, providing our students with access to their sound effects library for application in post-production and sound design for games/film contexts.
