A new survey by Pirate reveals that 30% of artists use AI for songwriting and composition A new study has found that ChatGPT is the favoured artificial intelligence (AI) tool for musicians with 30% of artists using AI for songwriting and composition. In a new survey carried out by Pirate, it asked 1000 musicians on their top 10 AI [...]
The streaming service reportedly plans to raise the threshold for royalties payments to 1000 plays per track Spotify has announced it will be changing its royalties structure, with reports claiming it will pay less royalties to less-popular artists. This new structure reportedly introduces a minimum streams per song requirement for artists to gain [...]
The Cloud Library is now available to use with the latest version of rekordbox A new update to Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox allows users to access their Google Drive. The Cloud library is now available via rekordbox which could previously only access Dropbox. As part of the new update - version 6.7.4 - Mac and Windows users can find [...]
Danny Tenaglia has announced that he will be completing his Global Underground trilogy with a new compilation, ‘GU45: Brooklyn’ The Global Underground series started for Tenaglia in 1999 with ‘GU10: Athens’ and his second release came the following year with ‘GU17: London’. Now, over 20 years later, the final compilation sees him return to his home town of Brooklyn. [...]
Just 28% of participants in a survey by distributor Ditto Music said that they would avoid using AI to make music WORDS: BECKY BUCKLE | PICTURE: ANTONIO ROBERTS New research from music distribution company Ditto Music has revealed that 59.5% of artists are already using AI to create music, while a further 47% are inclined artificial intelligence (AI) for [...]
A hair salon is being used as a place for LGBTQ+ members to get ready before a night out in the city WORDS: BECKY BUCKLE | PICTURE: SERGEY ASHMARIN 23 JANUARY 2023 A new scheme is trialling a safe space location for the LGBTQ+ community partying in Amsterdam. The pilot project named Dress & Dance has transformed a hair [...]
This new generation of DJs are rising to prominence and shaking up the dance music landscape WORDS: PATRICK HINTON, MEGAN TOWNSEND, GEMMA ROSS, BECKY BUCKLE, ISAAC MUK | NOSTRA FONT DESIGNED BY LUCAS DESCROIX 20 DECEMBER 2022 The first full year of events since 2019 has given a new cohort of DJs the chance to [...]
