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Amadeus Code: Sleek Mobile AI App Turns Centuries of Song into New Melodies and Chords for Greater C

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Mar 27, 2018

Amadeus Code: Sleek Mobile AI App Turns Centuries of Song into New Melodies and Chords for Greater C

Imagine you have thousands upon thousands of melodies, going back to the 17th century, to create a vocabulary of song to help inspire...

Syncing the Video Revolution: Cinamaker Empowers Professionals to Get More from Multi-Camera Shoots

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Mar 26, 2018

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Syncing the Video Revolution: Cinamaker Empowers Professionals to Get More from Multi-Camera Shoots

Popular video series Jam In The Van gets musicians of all kinds to come and play in a colorfully renovated vintage Winnebago. These...

Where the Fans Are: CD Baby’s Show.co Puts Major Label-Strength Spotify Marketing Campaigns in Easy

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Mar 21, 2018

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Where the Fans Are: CD Baby’s Show.co Puts Major Label-Strength Spotify Marketing Campaigns in Easy

Spotify has proven vital to emerging and independent artists for distribution and income--and now as a launch pad for serious marketing...

Play Ball!: Virtex Arena Launches New AR Games for Baseball Fans

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Mar 12, 2018

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Play Ball!: Virtex Arena Launches New AR Games for Baseball Fans

It was the top of the inning, and everyone had their turn at bat, all 20,000 fans in the ballpark. This is what new augmented reality app...

Bose Introduces Audio-Only Augmented Reality at SXSW; Announces $50 Million Fund for Startups

Dmitri Vietze

Mar 11, 2018

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Bose Introduces Audio-Only Augmented Reality at SXSW; Announces $50 Million Fund for Startups

The company that put noise-cancelling headphones on the map was my most notable discovery at SXSW Interactive so far.

LyricFind and BPI Partner to Showcase the Power of Song Lyrics Through The BRITs, Mercury Prize and

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 27, 2018

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LyricFind and BPI Partner to Showcase the Power of Song Lyrics Through The BRITs, Mercury Prize and

In licensing lyric displays, LyricFind will guarantee the legal use of artists’ work while contributing royalties to songwriters and rightsh

Love me, Love me not: Top Love & Heartbreak Song Lyrics This Valentine's Day

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 27, 2018

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Love me, Love me not: Top Love & Heartbreak Song Lyrics This Valentine's Day

LyricFind is the world’s leader in licensed lyrics and has licensing from over 4,000 music publishers in 100 countries, including all the ma

Switched on Pachelbel: How a Music Teacher Found Her Groove Thanks to Electronic Beats and Online Ed

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 27, 2018

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Switched on Pachelbel: How a Music Teacher Found Her Groove Thanks to Electronic Beats and Online Ed

When Beloit, WI, teacher Lisa Reshkus’ school got tablets for every teacher and student, the music instructor had no idea that her life was

Video Tech Startup, Vydia, Debuts on Entrepreneur 360™ List, Named One of the Best Entrepreneurial C

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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Video Tech Startup, Vydia, Debuts on Entrepreneur 360™ List, Named One of the Best Entrepreneurial C

Vydia, the fast-growing video technology company, has been named to the Entrepreneur 360 list of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies in

Augmenting the Big Game: Virtex Arena Lets Fans Compete Virtually Onfield Via Smartphone App

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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Augmenting the Big Game: Virtex Arena Lets Fans Compete Virtually Onfield Via Smartphone App

Viewers can participate in their own engaging halftime entertainment via multiplayer AR competitions. Using your smartphone, you can see the

AVL Digital Group Acquires AudioMicro, AdRev, and DashGo: CD Baby’s Parent Company Expands Music B2B

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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AVL Digital Group Acquires AudioMicro, AdRev, and DashGo: CD Baby’s Parent Company Expands Music B2B

AVL Digital Group, parent company of CD Baby and Disc Makers, already one of the largest distributors and service providers to independent a

A Maturing Market: BookBaby Invests in Indie Authors as Self-Publishing Comes into its Own

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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A Maturing Market: BookBaby Invests in Indie Authors as Self-Publishing Comes into its Own

One of the biggest transformations of a creative industry has happened slowly but surely, without a great deal of media attention: the rise

From Vintage Guitar Shops to After Show Food: Eventric’s Master Tour Mobile Rolls Out New Crowdsourc

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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From Vintage Guitar Shops to After Show Food: Eventric’s Master Tour Mobile Rolls Out New Crowdsourc

When you’re a road warrior, it’s inevitable that at some point, you’ll need last-minute backline rental, a 24-hour laundromat, or a walk-in

Real Good: How Reissue Experts at Real Gone Music License Lost Gems Thanks to Loudr

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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Real Good: How Reissue Experts at Real Gone Music License Lost Gems Thanks to Loudr

Music goes missing more often than you think. Great recordings go out of commercial circulation and never get onto digital platforms. This i

Soundfly Launches Headliners Club, the First Online One-on-One Musician Mentoring Program

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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Soundfly Launches Headliners Club, the First Online One-on-One Musician Mentoring Program

Musicians often have big dreams and ambitious goals, from pulling off that first recording session in a professional studio to crafting a hi

Covers Up: The Maturing Social Media-Powered Cover Movement Fuels Greater Creativity and Real-Life C

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Feb 9, 2018

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Covers Up: The Maturing Social Media-Powered Cover Movement Fuels Greater Creativity and Real-Life C

Covers have had a decidedly mixed reputation for several decades. They are seen as the easy way out, the stuff of middle-of-the-road bar ban

Tristra Newyear Yeager

Jan 29, 2018

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From Friends to Collaborators: Bandbasher Amplifies Users’ Skills and Ideas via Connections, the Pla

Bandbasher, the career management platform for musicians, wants to help its users amplify their impact by connecting. Its latest suite of fe

The Last Mile to Music Streaming and the Mother-in-Law Test: VOICE!

Dmitri Vietze

May 10, 2017

Features

The Last Mile to Music Streaming and the Mother-in-Law Test: VOICE!

Do you remember a couple of years ago when music streaming services started to look viable and we all were still scratching our heads at...

The Question: What Will Music Look Like in a Decade?

Music Tectonics

Mar 2, 2017

Features

The Question: What Will Music Look Like in a Decade?

We asked a half dozen leaders in the music and technology field: What do you think the music industry will look like in five years? How...

The Question: Will Blockchain Solve Our Problems?

Music Tectonics

Feb 23, 2017

Features

The Question: Will Blockchain Solve Our Problems?

We asked a half dozen leaders in the music and technology field: Do you believe that a blockchain solution will come into being? What...