Google Streaming Music Service Rumored By Fall
Google plans to preempt the iTunes “Cloud” launch with its own streaming music offerings and store.
Carol Of The Cells
This unique and interactive art installation uses mobile phones to get you in the Christmas spirit!
Using Math To Judge your Songs’ Hit Potential
Can a computer predict whether or not your song could make you famous?
VIDEO: New Danielson Project
Check out these videos to get a glimpse into the production mind behind indie rock guru Daniel Smith.
Audionamix Source Separation – Undo To Create
We’ve always heard the same example, “A final mix is like a cake. Once you bake it, you can’t get your eggs back.” Well, Audionamix claims to give you all of your ingredients back, so that you can make a new dish with them.
VIDEO: Moby Shows Off His Drum Machine Collection
Check out this video of Moby’s Manhattan studio and his ridiculous collection of analogue toys.
VIDEO: The Talking Piano
Check out this bizarre system that enables a piano to replicate human speech.
Electron Luv Amps – HG Wells Makes Amps?
I’m not really sure whether to play it, fly it to the moon, or just put it in the corner and stare at it, but first things first, let’s mop up that puddle of drool.
Tim Exile’s Live Reaktor Rig
Check out this video of Tim Exile showing off his Reaktor-based live setup.
VIDEO: Imogen Heap Live Set Up
Here’s a video from Future Music on Imogen Heap’s live rig, including a beautiful custom “piano” of sorts.
Mackie Cracks The Digidesign Code
Can we finally be unchained from Digidesign hardware, or will it all go down in legal flames?
FREE POD Farm Plug-In
If you’ve got an iLok or are a registered Line 6 user, you can snag POD Farm for free through the month of September.
Spotify Overthrows iTunes… for UMG… in Sweden…
It’s being reported that Universal Music Group, the largest label in the world, has earned more money from Spotify in the past 5 months than it has from iTunes Sweden.
Creepy “Concert Hands” Teaches You To Play Piano… via Electrocution
No word yet on whether or not the creeper teacher is included.
Imogen Heap On Recording “Ellipse”
Check out this video from Billboard, in which Imogen Heap talks through the recording process of Ellipse a bit.
The Album Is Dead, Long Live the App
There has been no shortage of news with regards to the future of the album here. How can artists sell more than just singles now that our culture seems to be so quick to acquire and discard whatever music is “hot right now?” Perhaps the answer is in the App Store.
Percussa AudioCubes
Percussa initially released the AudioCube over a year ago. The unique interfaces provide a creative means to playback samples, manipulate effects, and even generate audio based on proximity to other cubes, rotation, and a myriad of other features. Beyond everything else though, they just look cool.
SOUR’s 日々の音色 (Hibi no Neiro) Music Video
Here’s a creative little music video I saw a few days ago that I thought might put you in a happy mood for the weekend.
Music Video Shot On iPhone 3Gs
Guess who just gained exposure to tens of thousands of new listeners that would have never heard his music otherwise?
Music Making Gets Social – Indaba Music Now Open
Indaba is a DAW that works with Java within your internet browser. We’ve all seen a million little audio flash apps, but this is the first browser-based Java audio tool that shows a bit more promise because of the high quality audio, non-destructive editing, and integrated social element.