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I’ve been invited to present a three-part seminar on the history of electronic music by the continuing education department at McMaster University. Art of Noises: A Century of Electronic Music runs Nov. 7, 14 and 21. Here’s a quick blurb: Generally associated with modern pop styles, electronic music has a fascinating history that dates back…
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New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is now webcasting episodes of The Moderns Monday to Friday at 8 pm (ET). The non-profit media arts organization features a range of excellent programming at naisa.ca. The NAISA North Media Arts Centre and Café is in South River, Ontario. It offers exhibitions, webcasts and performances year-round, focused on…
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We shouldn’t be surprised by Spotify’s decision to stop paying artists that don’t achieve 1,000 streams per year. From a purely business perspective, the move solves two problems. It dissuades artists unlikely to hit that mark from uploading their work, which in turn saves Spotify data storage costs. And it means a better customer experience…
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Today is the fourth annual Juneteenth Fundraiser over at bandcamp. The retailer will donate 100% of its share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. That represents bandcamp’s 15% cut on digital sales and 10% on physical item sales. The fundraiser runs until midnight tonight, Pacific Time. Epic Games purchased bandcamp in 2022.
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The team curating this year’s Unsound Festival will include an “artificially intelligent artistic director (AIAD).” The DADA-themed program is scheduled to run Oct. 1 to 8 in Kraków, Poland. “More than a century after its birth, we’re interested in Dada as a force guiding the festival,” says Mat Schulz, Unsound artistic director and cofounder. “This…
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A 21-track house music compilation has been released to raise money for those areas of Turkey and Syria hit by earthquakes earlier this month. All proceeds will go to AHBAP, a non-governmental organization working in the region. “Now more than ever is a time for unity, solidarity and to support a nation that has been…
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