👋 Welcome to the 50th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

Testosterone, oxytocin and co-operation: A hypothesis for the origin and function of music

Around the web

KIT Plugins raises $1M for digital audio emulations of rare analogue equipment

Streaming is missing cultural moments, and superstars know it

Why there’s never been a better time to be a creator

How much are music producers paid

How venture capital changed the business of sampling

“The most dangerous prospect arising from the current generation of AI is not the technology, but the philosophy espoused by some of its technologists.” - Jeff Jarvis

myNoise - I’ve probably linked to this before….no matter, it’s great!

Spotify is eating the music business

Music lyrics lawsuit could set AI copyright precedent Related: Music publishers tend to win these cases. Example from 2012.

Listening and watching

Crépuscule I & II - Tujiko Noriko

Dog Dreams - Lucy Liyou

No Fixed Point In Space - Modern Nature

Family Vacation - Axel Bowman

Cremated Pets - Better Corners

Things we’re interested in

Soundverse

RoEx Automix - AI-powered mixing

MAGE - Generate audio clips from verbal prompts

Question

How to make artist centric artist centric?

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