New and Noteworthy: Issue 33

June 29, 2023 Greg

👋 Welcome to the 33rd issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

"Don't Stop the Music," Please: The Relationship between Music Use at Work, Satisfaction, and Performance

Around the web

Success in the music business is all about selling physical objects - the vinyl revival is more than a passing craze. Physical media offers a multidimensional experience far more intimate than a streaming playlist. Streaming will not pay the bills, but artists who embrace a variety of physical music merchandise will earn more.

EJECT

From Ableton, AI and Music-Making Part 1 and Part 2

Wonky - An exploration of rhythm and grooves that break the rules. A nice tribute to J Dilla

Submit a field recording to the Music For Sleep project

The Creator’s Guide to Data - understand the different bits of data that artists need to generate and provide every time they write a new song.

Some thinking around the ethics of making music with AI

The Beatles will release a new song later this year. AI was used to extract John Lennon’s voice from a demo cassette.

Video: Mic The Snare looks at AI in music