New and Noteworthy: Issue 26
👋 Welcome to the 26th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
Around the web
“Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilisation’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.”
UK Music Chief Gives Evidence To MPs About Impact Of AI On Music Industry
How Sperry, the shoe maker, arrived at its sonic brand
The next wave of the creator economy
The 10 most innovative companies in music in 2013
The time is now for artists to launch their own APIs - This isn’t a new idea, but it’s really important to emphasise the value of considering use cases in advance.
EarthH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in Hackney installs L-Acoustics’ immersive sound system
It isn't harder to shout into the wind; it's just harder to hear yourself
patten’s latest album used samples created by a text-to-audio AI
Video: An interesting look at a tape-based aircraft announcement player.
Video: Turntablism is the art of using the turntable as a musical instrument. DJ Shortkut explains turntablism in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex.
Listening and watching
Fawn / Brute - Katie Gately
Flood City Trax - Nondi_
Murrrderrr - talpah
Las Camelias, Tres Equinas - Johanna Orellana
WHITE LABELS - selec
Gems and Minerals - Golden Brown
Transport - Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald
Toast - Blawan
Rush - Bendik Giske
Celestia (ft. Brian Allen Simon) - Chantal Michelle
Ombra - Violeta Vicci
Video: No Journey’s End - Michael O’Shea
Video: All Pervading (Excerpt) - Laraaji
Video: Tikanga - Fulu Miziki Kinshasa Music Warriors. And here’s their full length album from last year.
Things we’re interested in
Video: Ludwig Göransson, Academy Award-winning composer, walks viewers through his creative process for the Star Wars franchise.
Video: Unreal engine + live footage + digitally tracked environment. Very cool!
