Music technology and production Archives

Pete Rock teams with Tracklib to find the next great hip-hop production master

Pete Rock, sample master and producer for Run DMC, Public Enemy, Nas, Jay-Z and Kanye West, is offering a remote, one-on-one masterclass in a competit…

MUSIC:ED November 22, 2021

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UK music ed startup SYNKii launches new online teaching platform

A young British company has developed an enhanced peer-to-peer video system for hosting music lessons online to support teachers in the wake of the Co…

MUSIC:ED November 15, 2021

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Music Mark announces hybrid music education conference in December

Music education charity Music Mark’s 2021 conference will take place on 2-3 December under the theme of Technology and Music Education.

MUSIC:ED October 19, 2021

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Music Production scholarship opens for creative young people with disabilities

Denis Sulta and DJ Mag have launched a DJ and production scholarship in conjunction with Point Blank Music School, the DJ, production, broadcasting an…

MUSIC:ED October 5, 2021

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Orchestral Tools launches gentle wind instruments sample library

The German music software company Orchestral Tools has released a new creative soundpack called Whisper, featuring a palette based around four softly-…

MUSIC:ED October 3, 2021

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Artists to receive streaming royalties in 24 hours via Artist Wallet

A new pilot involving Revelator's Original Works, a leading blockchain-based digital asset management and distribution platform for creative IP, and F…

MUSIC:ED September 15, 2021

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Orchestral Tools creates orchestra sample set in partnership with Berklee

The Berlin-based technology company Orchestral Tools has announced the release of Berlin Orchestra: Created with Berklee, a full-featured symphony orc…

MUSIC:ED September 14, 2021

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Native Instruments’ Community Drive backs Girls Make Beats to empower women producers, engineers and DJs

Working with 13 frontline artists, including Sofi Tukker, !llmind and Flohio, Native Instruments has committed US$30,000 to helping the non-profit org…

MUSIC:ED September 10, 2021

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Apple buys classical music service

Apple has announced it has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service launched in Amsterdam in 2014.

MUSIC:ED August 31, 2021

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Steinberg releases Absolute 5 collection of instrument plug-ins

Steinberg has announced the immediate availability of a new collection of 28 standalone or plug-in instruments for VST, AU, and AAX hosts.

MUSIC:ED August 30, 2021

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CPD conference programme now launched for Music & Drama Education Expo

Details of professional development sessions at September's Music and Drama Education Expo | London 2021 have been an…

MUSIC:ED August 6, 2021

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BandLab to sponsor music tech startup competition

Music technology conference Music Tectonics is partnering with Singapore-based BandLab to host a startup pitch competition during the 2021 Music Tectonics event, which runs from 25-27 October online…

MUSIC:ED August 3, 2021

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Dorico for iPad launches

Steinberg’s music notation software is now available for the iPad as a free download from the App Store.

MUSIC:ED July 28, 2021

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DCMS Committee Report recommends severe regulation of music majors

The cross-party committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has published its report into the enquiry about the failure of streaming income to fil…

MUSIC:ED July 15, 2021

MUSIC:ED readers get a free pass as CogX Conference prioritises arts in Global Leadership Summit

Nile Rogers, Robert Downey Junior, Sir Andre Geim and UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden are among a host of VIPs speaking at the fifth CogX Global Le…

MUSIC:ED June 12, 2021

The future of music is community and communication, says BandLab CEO

Music technology startup founder Meng Ru Kuok spoke to MUSIC:ED about the future of collaborative music-making as his Digital Audio Workstation app Ba…

MUSIC:ED June 2, 2021

Enote sheet music app launches on App Store

Berlin-based music technology startup Enote has just opened public access to its digital sheet music app, which is available to download now

MUSIC:ED May 31, 2021

Guy Chambers shares secrets behind Robbie Williams hits on MusicGurus

Online music education platform MusicGurus has announced the release of Song Studies with Guy Chambers

MUSIC:ED April 29, 2021

Orchestral Tools launches Estonian choir, strings, and organ sample set for composers

Tallinn, the latest offering from the German music technology company Orchestral Tools, offers a pure, minimalist, distinctively Nordic sound recorded…

MUSIC:ED April 27, 2021

Soundtrap drives an online revolution in UK students’ music learning and mental health

The Covid crisis has created opportunities for innovation in music education and affirmed music’s essential contribution to the health and wellbeing…

MUSIC:ED February 22, 2021