New and Noteworthy: Issue 54
👋 Welcome to the 54th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
Music based brain-computer interfaces - an interview with Stefan Ehrlich and Kat Agres
Around the web
Global value of music copyright up 14% to $41.5B
The sonic landscape of post-apocalyptic drama Finality of Dusk has been shaped by increased bass and rumble to allow deaf moviegoers to feel the film vibrating through their bodies. READ
LeVar Butron is teaching the art of listening in a comic mystery podcast: Sound Detectives
A Guide to Smithsonian Folkways' Best Science and Nature Recordings
Spotify will not offer payouts to songs with fewer than 1000 plays
“Often the most accurate signposts are emotional, not intellectual. Excitement tends to be the best barometer for selecting which seeds to focus on. When something interesting starts to come together, it arouses delight. It’s an energising feeling of wanting more. A feeling of leaning forward. Follow that energy”
Video: How to truly listen
Listening and watching
Angels and Watermarks - Howard Hersh
In The Cell of Dreams - Shackleton & Zimpel with Siddhartha Belmannu
Ground - Fosse
Wall Of Eyes - The Smile
Mia Gargaret - Gia Margaret
LP2 - Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann
II - Spread Joy
Injection Basic Sound - Matmos
Where the Bough Has Broken - Hilary Woods
Fading farther from me - Felisha Ledesma
Diaries Beneath Fragile Glass - Martyna Basta
Ich sehe Vasen - MM/KM
Video: Interstellar - Maya Shenfeld
Video: Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg (Performed by Kassa Overall)
Video: Stan Qualen - The Southern River Band
Video: Golden Days - Chris Brain
Video: Sleaford Mods cover West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys. All proceeds go to Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity
Things we’re interested in
Sound - reimagining the relationship between artists and their fans
Data poisoning tool enabling artists to break generative AI models
Video: ShowMIDI by Geert Bevin
