👋 Welcome to the 34th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

The neurochemistry of music

Around the web

Global Music Vault

“Spotify are the biggest criminals in the world” - OK, perhaps a little hyperbolic from Dan (I can easily think of greater criminal organisations), but the point being made is: royalties to musicians are getting smaller.

Dolby Atmos and your phone

Spotify investigating video feature

ByteDance launches music creation and audio editing app in the US

Graphic design platform Canva to provide access to music clips enabling easier insertion into content

Analysts at Goldman Sachs remain positive about future growth in the music business, however, major structural changes are likely. Especially around streaming business models and music-making AI.

YouTube’s Culture & Trends Report: Moving at the speed of culture

Listening and watching

Billow Observatory - Billow Observatory

Girl with Fish - feeble little horse

Kitana - Tamaneko

You Look So Serious I + II - Florian T M Zeisig

Feed Me Weird Things (Remastered) - Squarepusher

Almost There - ||||||||||||||||||||

From The Longest Winter - FOMALHAUT :: NIMH

Things we’re interested in

Podcast: Sound of Gaming interviews composer Winifred Philips (Assassins Creed Liberation, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Jurassic World Primal Ops)

Question

Can Spotify fix its fake artist problem? More here and here

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