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11 startups innovating the future of music
Techstars Music just announced their first batch. A quick look at the selected startups. It feels like we’re seeing a new wave of music startups. A lot of the excitement that marked the time around...
View ArticleComputers won’t have to be creative
Every discussion about creative AI sooner or later invites the same objection: “computers will never be able to be creative.” It’s interesting to think about. One has to define creativity. One has to...
View ArticleMy Midem wrap-up: Chatbots + marketing Run The Jewels panels
What a week. I spent it at Midem – one of the most well-known music business conferences organised every year in Cannes. Before I’m off to Sonár+D this week, I thought I’d type up a little update....
View ArticleAI-created non-human music will need human narratives
To me, it’s beyond a doubt that we’ll all be listening to AI-created music within a few decades, and probably much sooner. The most important way in for this type of music is mood playlists. After the...
View ArticleFour of the biggest opportunities for the future of music consumption
A reflection on key trends in music, tech, and user interfaces. Soundcloud is saved, for now. On top of whatever strategic decisions they make to be able to attract follow-up investments, they face the...
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The next 3 interfaces for music’s near future
Our changing media reality means everyone in music will have to come to grips with three important new trends. Understanding the music business means understanding how people access, discover, and...
View ArticleWhat is the next record? Moving beyond the recording industry
What will the next format be to usher in a new music industry, like the record did in the 20th century? The 20th century saw the rise of consumerist culture as a response to mass production causing...
View ArticleWhat the End of the App Era Means for the Music Business
The average smartphone user downloads less than 1 app per month, according to comScore. The era of apps is ending, and we’re moving in an era of artificial intelligence interacting with us through...
View ArticleFree competes with paid and abundant competes with scarce
Facebook recently launched a sound library including tracks you can use for free on videos. People criticized the concept in a music business discussion group (also on Facebook, ironically). I would...
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Postinternet Music
The third internet generation for music is here. Purpose MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE is on a bit of a hiatus. I started it 2 years ago with the goal of shedding light on topics that I felt were being...
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What playing around with AI lyrics generation taught me about the future of...
Will AI replace human artists? What would the implications be? These questions grip many in the music business and outside of it. This weekend I decided to explore some lyric generation apps and see...
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How the rise of Authorless Music will bring Authorful Music
Forty thousand. That’s the number of songs being added to Spotify every day. Per year, that’s nearly 15 million. With AI, we are approaching a world where we could easily create 15 million songs per...
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AI-powered robot rappers: a 100 year history
The word ‘robot’ is 100 years old. Czech playwright Karel Čapek coined the term in his play Rossum’s Universal Robots which premiered in January 1921. Back then, most people in Europe knew someone who...
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