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The lowdown on Koor, the innovative app that lets choirs practice together - even when they are physically apart... Choir singing is a more common pastime, part-time job, or full-time job than most of us would think. There are an estimated 100 million choirs in the world, be they church choirs or backing choirs for orchestral pieces, pop music, rock, death metal, or those bunches of people that...
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As quarantine, social distancing and complete lack of opportunities to earn money off live music are stretching on, the question arises – can performers actually charge for online, live streamed concerts using technology? Mary Ivanova from 'music interaction ecosysytem' Show4me, shares all... Just a few days ago Facebook announced they will be unveiling functionality to allow user...
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The lowdown on Budget Music Videos, the Belfast-based startup that will help you make a music video in a matter of minutes Musicians, singers, and bands all have to start somewhere, and that somewhere is usually the bottom. Or their parents’ garage. They have a long and arduous process of clawing their way up the ladder, booking gigs where they can, negotiating with café managers, ba...
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Finding entertainment for an event just became a whole lot easier, thanks to Derry-based marketplace startup BookEntertainment. These days, we are used to getting pretty much anything we want with just a few clicks or taps. Whether it is ordering takeaway or booking a holiday, it takes a couple of minutes at most and we’re back to binge-watching something, safe in the knowledge that ...
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2020 is just around the corner, which means it’s time to look at what technology has got in store for us in the upcoming year. Here’s an overview of some of the key trends we are seeing talked about all over the web and believe will be popularized in the music industry in the nearest future. Theoretically, there can be over 30 trillion songs.  Music recognition technology ...
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Berlin-based music tech startup, Jambl secures $500,000 investment from Gismart, a leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games  Good news for Jambl, a Berlin-based music startup with the announcement that Gismart, a leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games has made a $500,000 investment. The innovative startup is aspiring to become t...
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Signal Optimiser, created by Lewis Loane, is an electronic signal device that sits between your instrument and your amp to allow maximum sound quality to transfer... Any musician who uses an amplifier - and anyone else with common sense - knows that you want the maximum amount of sound quality to reach the amp from your instrument. Using a wireless connection between, say, your guitar and ...
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Musician or fan? Record label or promoter? This music-tech startup, Show4me could be for you... London-based Show4Me is an ecosystem for all angles of the music industry, from music lovers, to budding musicians, to industry professionals. Through regular interaction with fans, artists can start a dialogue in order to gauge the demand for their music and shows prior to organizing a show or re...
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The lowdown on Studytracks, the app that's the "easiest way to learn and the smartest way to teach". Everyone likes music, we’d hazard a wild and baseless guess. It soaks into us and makes itself a part of us without any conscious effort on our part. Study, on the other hand, is something that not so many people enjoy and, perhaps for that very reason, we find it harder to absorb the inform...
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Songbook enables fans to invest in songs and earn royalty income with their unique music focused crowdfunding platform. Sounds good, so we took a look... Music makers certainly can’t all rely on big producers handing them piles of money to put out their next album. Many artists have to fund their music from their own pocket, and no matter how much of that full orchestral accompaniment they ...
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