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The lowdown on Symphony, the startup that'll give you a front row seat to enjoy the finest live performances by some of the most famous orchestras in the world... It comes as no surprise to anyone that the last few years have not been great for anything that requires people getting together in large groups in enclosed spaces. Theatre, cinema, the orchestra… For a long time, these shut do...
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    SPOKE, a new app that provides music with mindfulness benefits, has secured a £1.1m pre-seed investment led by Ada Ventures. Based on 18 months of research and development with artists and scientific advisors, the Spoke app combines music with the therapeutic technique of mindfulness, where you focus on awareness of the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and acceptin...
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Local musicians and bands in Northern Ireland! Here's a paid opportunity to have your video featured during the Work: In Progress hybrid event. NI based musicians and bands are invited to submit their videos to be played at Work: In Progress, a one-day hybrid event, exploring the future of work and workspaces, talent planning, diversity, inclusion and social purpose and the hiring demands of th...
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Local musicians and bands in Derry & Strabane! Here's a paid opportunity to have your video featured during the LEVELUP Enterprise Week events LEVELUP is a 2-day hybrid event taking place during Derry and Strabane Enterprise Week.  Delivered by Startacus, a startup focused platform, programme and event facilitation company and in partnership with Derry City and Strabane District Counc...
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The accolade this week goes to MusicGurus, an on-demand music tutor enabling you to get easy, affordable lessons and feedback from professional musicians If you’ve ever tried to learn an instrument, you’ll know that tuition is a must. After all, in practical terms, books can never replace the insight and tips that can be gained from a 121 lesson.  However finding a good local t...
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Uppbeat is an innovative music platform for content creators to find the perfect tracks for their videos, without any copyright issues or challenges... If you’re a video content creator, a podcaster or a YouTuber, chances are you’ve had a challenge finding the right track to accompany your videos. There are of course the copyright issues, so you’ve probably had to either pay a...
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AlphaBeats is a startup that's created an innovative way to help us all us fight stress while we unwind listening to our favourite music... In our modern, always-connected world, we often mistake for relaxation time what is actually just sitting in a more comfortable chair to stress about things, perhaps on our phone instead of our laptop. We finish work and let out that relieved work’s-o...
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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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