Music Tech

Why Thom Yorke and Digital Music News Are Completely Wrong

December 16, 2013

When Paul asked me to join the Digital Music News team and write a few articles a week, I told him that I'd love to under one condition: I'm not going to censor my opinion - even if it's completely opposite o... Read More...

16 Artists That Are Now Speaking Out Against Streaming Music

Paul Resnikoff

December 2, 2013

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There used to be one band with the courage to do this sort of thing: Metallica. Now, there are dozens of high-profile artists, with outspoken critics like David Lowery and Thom Yorke leading a previously-unt... Read More...

Google Is Now Blocking 100,000 Search Queries Related to Child Pornography…

Paul Resnikoff

November 18, 2013

Under heavy governmental pressure, Google has agreed to drastically modify its search algorithms to block child pornography. Which of course raises the question: why can't Google also modify their algorithms... Read More...

Technology Didn’t Kill the Music Industry. The Fans Did…

Paul Resnikoff

November 14, 2013

The following guest post comes from Sahpreem A. King, a multi-platinum music producer, DJ, and author of industry books Gotta Get Signed: How To Become A Hip Hop Producer and Surviving the Game How To Succeed... Read More...

What You’ve Been Waiting For: The Bitcoin Jukebox…

Nina Ulloa

October 30, 2013

A jukebox that runs on Bitcoins seems almost paradoxical, but this is exactly what was unveiled at TechCrunch's recent Disrupt Europe Hackathon. Beatcoin is an Android and iOS app that allows users to set ... Read More...

How iTunes Radio Is Single-Handedly Ending the ‘Loudness Wars’

Paul Resnikoff

October 28, 2013

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The 'Loudness Wars' in music are sort of like global warming. The problem keeps getting worse every year, but very few people have any real power to change it. But what if GM stopped selling gasoline-powere... Read More...

Twitter Is ‘Strongly Considering’ Shutting Down Twitter #Music…

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2013

And after all that hype and bulls*&t, not to mention tens of millions in pre-launch investment, Twitter is about to unplug Twitter #Music. Wall Street Journal reporter Mike Isaac reports that the company... Read More...

Want Handsfree? Split Lets You Control Your Music by Clenching Your Teeth…

Paul Resnikoff

October 1, 2013

Because cords get tangled, and Bluetooth never ironed out the kinks. Which brings us to Split, a wireless earbud system that lets you control the volume, skip tracks and perform other pho... Read More...

The Rebirth of TastemakerX

Priscilla Kim

September 20, 2013

Music discovery app TastemakerX has now launched its new version 2.0, which has been happily announced and described as a "relaunch" and "new direction" for the startup. The biggest change is a feature calle... Read More...

Tonara: The App That Flips Your Sheet Music

Priscilla Kim

September 18, 2013

Tonara, an app that listens to the music you play on musical instruments, just released updates to the iPad app that shows location of the notes being played on the score and automatically turns pages of the sh... Read More...

SoundHound Releases New Feature for a Deeper Music Discovery Experience

Priscilla Kim

September 11, 2013

Shazam competitor SoundHound has launched a new feature for its mobile app called The DNA of Music Project that allows users to go deeper with music discovery. Using WhoSampled's database of information on s... Read More...

Yahoo! Music Partners With The Echo Nest…

Priscilla Kim

August 29, 2013

Yahoo! Music is the latest to partner with the Echo Nest to tap into a system of understanding hundreds of thousands of artists to drive engagement and increase revenue. Location-based music recommendations,... Read More...

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Why Thom Yorke and Digital Music News Are Completely Wrong

16 Artists That Are Now Speaking Out Against Streaming Music

Google Is Now Blocking 100,000 Search Queries Related to Child Pornography…

Technology Didn’t Kill the Music Industry. The Fans Did…

What You’ve Been Waiting For: The Bitcoin Jukebox…

How iTunes Radio Is Single-Handedly Ending the ‘Loudness Wars’

Twitter Is ‘Strongly Considering’ Shutting Down Twitter #Music…

Want Handsfree? Split Lets You Control Your Music by Clenching Your Teeth…

The Rebirth of TastemakerX

Tonara: The App That Flips Your Sheet Music

SoundHound Releases New Feature for a Deeper Music Discovery Experience

Yahoo! Music Partners With The Echo Nest…