https://newatlas.com/wearables/google-ultrasound-heart-rate-anc-headphones/ I was never into the mindfulness thing. When my friends were all downloading apps and listening to soothing voices telling them to count their breaths, I just took a deep breath and got on with it. Sure, my biometrics weren’t as green as theirs, as my appraisal noted but… But now I’ve no choice. … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/researchers-developed-3d-printed-sensors-that-can-record-brain-activity-on-earbuds-150000043.html?src=rss Musicians? They’ve always been a pain. We’re the ones who make the music. Fifth Beatle? Remember that? We know how to turn their inarticulate, often tuneless ideas into hits. And we know what people want to listen to. Egotist rock stars! They’d be nowhere without us. There’s no point showing them the data… they … [Read more…]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/heres-how-ai-can-predict-hit-songs-with-frightening-accuracy/ People sometimes call us Lennon and McCartney. Flattering but not inaccurate. We’re not as naturally talented perhaps but we do have an instinctive relationship. My Lennon knows me so well. Maybe the Gallagher brothers is nearer the mark though. We have a “stormy” relationship. Inevitable really. We have our particular ideas about the music … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/a182c0f6-3f1c-4850-88de-9924daf343a6 The tickets weren’t cheap. But so worth it. Even though we were miles away from the stage, the screens and sound were so well set up… He’s never going to play a small, intimate club again. Most of us will always be far away but there: like him, watching a screen, catching a glimpse. … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/over-100-artists-boycott-venues-that-employ-face-scanning-tech-164554404.html I used to try and talk to them before their encore. Pointless really. Even before they get stuck into the ‘refreshments’ they demand are in their dressing room, they are so hyped they don’t want to listen to me. I try to get them the following day – afternoon obviously – before the next … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/12/meta-open-sources-an-ai-powered-music-generator/ He pressed his nose against the virtual shop window and dreamed. There it was, the axe his hero had used on that album. If he could just get one, he could make it. It was when his hero had plugged that one in – that very one – that was when he’d found his … [Read more…]
From New Atlas: “Ever wanted to throw together Cardi B, Michael Jackson, and Jay-Z to create the perfect party starter? Now you can, thanks to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Music Technology, who’ve developed an app that makes a mashup of your favorite songs – no DJing experience required.” https://newatlas.com/music/mashups-ai-new-remix-app/ The mixtape was … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/bumble-users-can-share-their-favorite-music-artists-with-spotify-feature/ It’s an investment I guess. You’d spend money on a new outfit for an important date, you’d use filters to help your profile pictures on a little. Heh, my parents told me they’d try out different chat-up lines before going out – not an image I really wanted TBH. So getting a bit of … [Read more…]
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/musicians-are-already-using-ai-more-often-than-we-think/ It had to happen, I suppose. Sooner or later, every band breaks up. Usually acrimoniously. We never had a garage like American kids but we had our rehearsals in front rooms and church halls. There’s an origin story: our version of the garden fete at St Peter’s Church. You know the rest – the … [Read more…]
https://the-media-leader.com/spotify-and-youtube-launch-radio-style-features In case you’re wondering who this funny old bloke is, I’m the one who comes on late at night and plays records made by sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB. Listening on mobile? don’t worry: somebody tried to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any … [Read more…]