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Sega's annual festival attracts a huge following in Japan. Music Press Asia.

SEGA Group Invest In AI Powered Music Discovery Platform Flutin

Flutin recently announced an investment partnership with SEGA Group as part of its expansion into gaming and digital entertainment. The investment will enable Flutin to further strengthen its user base in key markets like the US. Based in India but growing across the globe, Flutin offers listeners recommendations that purposefully surface emerging artists they’ll love, based on their activities, locations, and musical loves.  Using AI, Flutin tracks music listening behaviour of the users and recommends the most relevant tracks from emerging and independent artists, thus helping them discover new music…

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Wired Music Week returns for the 3rd edition this March 2020. Music Press Asia.

Malaysia Underground Electronic Music Conference Launch New Segment “Connect: China”

When the congregation of electronic music enthusiasts in Asia found a temporary home with the International Music Summit (IMS) which ran Asia-Pacific’s leading electronic music conference, our hearts skipped with roaring excitement. The key element to any ‘niche’ conference is sustainability. And as the annual event shifted its location from Singapore to Shanghai, China, we felt it was only a…

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“Stumps, Alder Lake, Nisqually River, Washington” by Hal Gage, United States of America, Shortlist, Open, Landscape (Open Competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Sony World Photography Awards 2020 Launched New Category: Environment

Now in its 13th year, the Awards’ Professional competition rewards a remarkable body of work for technical excellence and a fresh perspective on contemporary subjects. A new Environment category has been introduced this year in recognition of the growing importance of this topic in both fine art photography and photojournalism. Over 345,000 images from 203 territories were submitted across the…

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David Stouck is Warner Music's newly appointed A&R regional director for Asia. Photo credit: Tripp Street Studio & Steve Krongard. Music Press Asia.

Warner Music Has A New A&R Regional Director For Asia

To oversee the A&R operations covering 10 music markets in Asia-Pacific (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand), Warner Music has decided that David Stouck may just be the man for that. David Stouck takes up his new role after working for five years in New York at WEA, Warner Music’s pioneering distribution and marketing…

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Sony World Photography Award 2020 announced shortlist grant and finalist recipient. Music Press Asia.

List of Finalist, Shortlist & Grant Recipient: Sony World Photography Awards 2020

Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most important fixtures in the global photographic calendar. Now in its 13th year, the free-to-enter Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary photography today. For both established and emerging artists, the Awards offer world-class opportunities for…

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Parasite Official Original Soundtrack Review by Music Press Asia.

Parasite: Jung Jaeil’s Film Scoring A Satire

Parasite, the first-ever South Korean film to win best picture at the Academy Awards, officially turned Korea’s film industry into a global phenomenon.When all attention is on Bong Joon Ho’s buoyant words at the red carpet, and later, on stage receiving the trophy, we see the excitement of a reserve man – an expression of a boyish pride we recognize…

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Midemlab winners in 2019: Jambl, ClicknClear, Legitary, Tunefork. Music Press Asia

Midemlab Announced Music Startup Competition Jury 2020

Midem, the home of the global music community, recently unveiled the jury for Midemlab 2020, the leading music startup competition, that will now include a Live Music category – an addition introduced to reflect today’s music market and to spotlight the most innovative solutions for bands, fans, venues, producers and promoters. In the streaming age, live is one of the…

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Yola a client of Downtown Music was nominated by the GRAMMY Awards in 2019. [MPA]

AVL Digital Group of Downtown Music Acquired FUGA: “It is a perfect fit,” – FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn

Global music company Downtown Music Holdings (Downtown), announced recently that its subsidiary, AVL Digital Group (AVL), has acquired FUGA®, the Netherlands-based B2B music technology and services company. Joining Downtown Music Holdings’ portfolio of music distribution, artist and label service businesses, FUGA a B2B music technology and services company will continue to function as a standalone business within Downtown’s suite of…

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Midemlab Music Startup Competition calling registration from startups. Music Press Asia

Midemlab Music Startup Competition Is Now Open For Registration

Midemlab, the leading music tech startup competition, is calling startups to register and pitch their innovative solutions for the music and entertainment industry. The competition, over the last 12 edition, has seen the participation of over 250 music startups from 36 countries. And provides finalists with valuable exposure to industry decision-makers and potential investors. Startups can now apply for free…

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Asia's Best Music Albums: 21-30. Music Press Asia.
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Asia’s 50 Best Music Albums of 2019: 21-30

21A-Lin – OST (Original Sound Track)This OST compilation has made it onto this list just because A-Lin sings and writes some of the most heart rendering romantic songs in Mandarin and Taiwan history. Down to earth and yearning her crisp voice has been the trademark to her success today. A Kind of Sorrow, the theme song of film ‘More Than…

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