AI Compositions Catching On
Jukedeck is one of a number of companies using artificial intelligence to compose music. The New York Times reports. Read about it.
‘La La Land’ Nabs Song, Score Globes
In a full-throated endorsement of classical Hollywood musicals, La La Land took home the Best Song and Best Score at the 74th Annual Golden Globes tonight, picking up a record seven wins, including Best Picture Comedy or Musical, and acting trophies for stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Accepting the honor for Best Score, composer Justin Hurwitz, extended […]
3 Music Predictions That Flopped
Free streaming and albums are still around, while hi-res audio not so much, according to this pithy account by Forbes columnist Cherie Hu. Read her insightful piece piece 3 Music Predictions That Flopped.
LG First to Unveil Dolby Atmos TVs
LAS VEGAS — Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and LG Electronics today announced that LG 2017 OLED TVs will support Dolby Dolby Atmos, marking the first turnkey consumer display units for the immersive sound technology. The new LG models also support Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range, or HDR, visual technology. The Dolby Atmos audio experience — which allows sound to be placed […]
Tidal Offers Master Class
Music service Tidal this week begins providing MQA audio to subscribers, promising a “studio-quality” sound streaming experience for subscribers to its Tidal HiFi package. The MQA, or Master Quality Authenticated, experience will be available only via desktop app, to those who pay $19.99 a month for Tidal HiFi. The MQA streams will be 96 kHz/24 bit, about double the standard Tidal HiFi […]
Simaudio Debuts $118,000 Moon Amp
For the audiophile who has everything, and wants more, theMoon 888 monoblock amplifier from Simaudio is just the ticket. The $118,888-a-pair power source debited at the 2017 CES this week, boasting the same manufacturing process used for high-performance racing engines. Monoblock amps have amplification for a single channel, so one per speaker is required. Hefty in more than […]
Billboard Best Photos of 2016
Not to be missed: Billboard magazine’s “Year in Music: Best Original Photography of 2016.” To call this an impressive portfolio is understating it by quite a bit. It is exceptional work, a lovely testament to many talented working photographers, the art directors and editors who paired them with just the right subjects, and of course the artists […]
Music From the Feet Up
The streets of Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles have much to say, and 21-year-old Isaac Treece, professionally known as Swisha, is listening. The electronic musician, who received arts training at the charter school CHAMPS in Van Nuys, combines his Philadelphia roots with the synth beat of hometown Los Angeles, choreographing it all around juke and footwork for an […]
Ferrell and Wiig Seek Musical ‘Profits’
Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig are teaming on a musical send-up of corporate motivational presentations. Inspired by the book Everything Is Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals, the score will be written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the team behind the tunes of Broadway’s smash hit Hairspray, as well as the 2013 […]
Internet Radio Rundown
Our favorite legacy service, Pandora, made the list, as well as newcomer TuneIn, both among the top five internet radio apps reviewed by CNET. In an age where streaming is the new normal, no one should be more than one-click out from one of the lifelines on this list. While that has been a disruptor for terrestrial radio, some […]