Archive: Industry Commentary
Archive: Industry Commentary
Can Pono Change the Face of Mainstream Audio Quality?
By Jason Epstein “WE’RE NOT CHANGING MUSIC. WE’RE LETTING MUSIC CHANGE YOU”, is the message emblazoned across Pono’s landing page. PonoMusic promises to take artist-approved master recordings and put them in the listener’s hands, with fidelity anywhere from 6 to 30 times that of a regular MP3 file. This is Neil Young’s (a man who is
Happy Birthday, Twitter! Oops.
Twitter, the social media site and micro-blogging platform responsible for some of the most salient advances in media and technology, as well as some of the most contemptible offenses in culture, has turned eight years old today. To celebrate, Twitter has launched #FirstTweets, which will dig up your very first Tweet from its archives (hope
[Infographic] Eventbrite Releases New Report on the Anomalous Fan Base of EDM
In a data report entitled “The EDM Fan Social Media Listening Study,” the online ticketing service Eventbrite profiled the listening, social, and lifestyle habits of fans of electronic dance music (EDM). EDM’s popularity has risen in the last few years, as mainstream iterations of electronic styles such as dubstep, trance, electro-house, and progressive house have
[Interview] Shehzad Daredia, CEO of Bop.fm
By B. Parker The newly launched Bop.fm isn’t the next new music streaming service — it’s every streaming service in one place. In an age when every new startup seems to have the final answer in the business of something as abstract as music, Bop is leveraging the larger interests of the fan-pleasing platforms to
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,
5 Finalists From SXSW’s Accelerator Competition With Musical Potential
By Carolyn Heneghan Each year, SXSW contributes to music and tech innovation, particularly through its Accelerator Competition. This year, more than 500 startups applied to participate in the competition, and these were then whittled down to 48 finalists. A panel of experts will then choose the 18 best startups to present their product or service