👋 Welcome to the 57th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

An investigation into the effectiveness of using acoustic touch to assist people who are blind

Around the web

Water & Music: Takeaways from our inaugural music marketing data bootcamp

Spotify announces layoffs, its third round this year. The next day Spotify CFO, Paul Vogel, exercised 47,859 stock options and sold the shares in a sale worth $9.38M

How to break into the entertainment business: “..you just have to do the work. The music industry doesn’t care about what you know or your fancy degrees. What they care about is what you’ve done, and only that.”

Success and longevity in music: Building quiet legend

Stephen Fry on human creativity, beautiful things, meaning, and ChatGPT

MEPs call for new streaming rules in the EU

Survey by UK-based Youth Music finds young people rely on lyrics to aid wellbeing

Who owns a voice?

Music Map

Who will be hurt by Spotify’s new payment threshold?

Alexis Petridis believes Spotify Wrapped is “creepy, meaningless and shows just how much big data tech has on you”

Vintage hi-fi sound systems are driving boutique club nights in the UK

Listening and watching

Keep Looking Where The Light Comes From - Panoram

CLOSURES - Richard Hronský

Taradiddle - Scott Tuma/Mile Weiss

HOLD ON TO DEER LIFE, THERE​’​S A BLCAK BOY BEHIND YOU​!​ - KABEAUSHÉ

Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening -  Carlos Niño & Friends

Voice Crash - Hodge

Eno Piano - Bruce Brubaker

Integrated Tech Solutions - Aesop Rock

It’s Trash Now - AshTreJinkins

Two Is Not A Number - Fantastic Twins

an honest meal - unkle G

Forgotten Tales - Wata Igarashi

I’m His Ex - Bruce

Sensible Chaos - Jakob Apelian

Proserpine - Teresa Winter

Scream If You Don’t Exist - Richie Culver

Things we’re interested in

The Game Awards 2023. Full winners list. Emphasis on: Best Score and Music and Best Audio Design

Fortnite Festival - a music video game built into the world of Fortnite.

52 things I learned in 2023

Jamahook Sound Assistant - search for musical elements for the song you are working on

Question

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