Tech folks would like to think so. "Soon, you'll have the option to subscribe to music on demand where the ‘demand’ comes from your own biometrics, serving you music to calm you down, invigorate you for an exercise workout, help you focus at work, or treat ailments.” - Wired
For instance, for Nickel Boys, "Composers Alex Somers and Scott Alario recorded traditional instruments, children’s choirs and even the sounds of toys, then processed them into something that Somers describes as ‘slow and ambient and textural.’” - Variety
The biggest issue facing the DIY scene is simply getting noticed, such is the competition across all media – for all there is enthusiastic music journalism online and ambassadors for music on TikTok. Instagram and beyond, the weekly music press inkies who would pick up and write about these bands are still sorely missed. - The Guardian
The orchestra's 2023-24 annual report shows a sixth consecutive year of a balanced budget as well as endowment growth of 11% to $296 million; audience numbers have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. - Ideastream Public Media (Cleveland)
"Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she has a plan to reduce the popularity of 'narcocorridos.' … (She) vowed to launch a campaign to promote other, less violent musical styles that aren’t as linked to drug traffickers in an effort to stop glorifying them." - AP
The movie is energized by the emotional implications of the gap between her unflagging devotion to music and, essentially, music’s abandonment of her—the loss of many of the best qualities of her voice. - The New Yorker
“Every technology affects the way that we think, behave and interact. AI is not going away. It will become a part of our humanity, and therefore a part of our art-making.” - The Guardian
"After leading the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for seven years, CSO President and CEO Jonathan Martin has announced that he will retire on Feb. 16. He will be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Robert McGrath as the acting president and CEO." - The Cincinnati Enquirer (Yahoo!)
“We’re a tool for creators, and if creators want to use AI to enhance their music, as long as we follow the legislation and copyright laws, we want them to be able to monetise their music and pay out.” - MusicTech
Video games do better with a serious commitment to music: "The self-taught British composer David Wise, with valuable contributions from Robin Beanland and Eveline Fischer, had managed to coax a richer variety of sounds than had ever emanated from a game console.” - Seattle Times (NYT)
“We need to show our industry and music-loving public that there are consequences for inappropriate behaviour,” Katherine Needleman says. - Baltimore Banner
The longtime Toronto Star classical music critic reflects: Littler remembers the words of a former editor who told him, your job is to take us to that event. It’s about recreating the experience for your readers. And, whatever that experience was, it’s not written in stone. - Ludwig Van
They do not feel like fun experiments or celebrations of beloved albums. They feel like the onward acceleration of a culture industry that is unsettlingly dedicated — not just in our concert halls but on our screens and everywhere else it can reach us — to monetizing our nostalgic attachment to media from the past. - The New York...
