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Soundwave Doubles Down with Desktop Music Capture Update

Discovery, Misc, Mobile & Tablet, News, Top 5 SoundCtrl March 18, 2014

By Kira Grunenberg You might wonder why a widely successful mobile-only app would expand to the stationary side of the technologic border. That’s what Soundwave has done with their most recent update, now available in the iTunes App and Google Play stores. However, the tagline for the update, “Soundwave moves to capture desktop music,” is assuredly

[Interview] Nick Klimchuk, CEO of Encore

Artist Support, Discovery, Live Music, Misc, News, Top 5 SoundCtrl March 17, 2014

By Carolyn Heneghan “Notice the sea of screens at concerts? Live music events are the number one usage occasion of smartphones, and yet there is no go-to concert app,” said Encore CEO Nicholas Klimchuk in a recent press release. “We’re trying to change that with Encore.” You probably noticed it at the last live show

Moogfest 2014: Daytime Event Highlights

By Brian Parker Moogfest, the electronic music festival honoring the legacy of music technology pioneer Bob Moog, is just over a month away. This year’s exciting, innovative festival is centered around both day and night programming, featuring panels, workshops, sound installations, and conversations during the first part of the day, and live performances, DJ sets,

The Future of Social Music, Presented by Spotify

Events, Misc, News, Top 5 SoundCtrl February 20, 2014

With Social Media Week coming to a close, Spotify is capping the week by hosting The Future of Social Music, Presented by Spotify at the Highline Stages tomorrow, February 21. Below is the rundown of the morning’s events, featuring a expert list of industry pros from some of the most influential labels, technology companies, and new sources

[Interview] Sean Glass Talks Social Media as SMW 2014 Kicks Off

Discovery, Events, Industry Commentary, Interviews, Misc, News, Top 5 SoundCtrl February 18, 2014

by Briana Cheng Social Media Week started yesterday, and in preparation of the week’s exciting media announcements, we caught up with the industry’s favorite entrepreneur, Sean Glass. Glass will be hosting the official closing party for Social Media Week with White Panda as the special performance on February 21st. You can visit the event page here

Bandcamp is Still the Best Music Streaming and Discovery Platform

Industry Commentary, Misc, Mobile & Tablet, News, Top 5 SoundCtrl February 6, 2014

By Ruben Lone I am an avid Spotify user with plenty of esoteric playlists, starred tracks, and an ongoing music sharing conversation with many of my friends. And Spotify is great for digging into classic artists whose entire discographies have been made available by their record labels. Though I haven’t given it a second thought