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Monica Tong

Write Rhythm connects dance music content creators directly to labels according to specific dance genres.

Inside The EDM Content Machine in Asia

Indicators are green, there have been leaps and bounds in the development of the electronic dance music (EDM) industry in Asia in recent years. International festivals such as Ultra, Electric Zoo and others have recognized the marketspace and entered to compete with powerhouse Asian properties such as Storm (China), Zouk Out (Singapore), Wonderfruit (Thailand), and Djakarta Warehouse Project (Indonesia) to name a small handful.   One of dance music’s key industry events, the International Music Summit (IMS) has found an annual home in China to address the Asian market, as…

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Daito Manabe. Photo courtesy of Sonar Hong Kong
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Daito Manabe On Creativity As A Digital Artist

Calling Daito Manabe a DJ may just be one of the most modest things we could ever describe a digital artists. Hailed as the world’s most renowned contemporary digital artists of our time, Daito Manabe’s recent performance with nosaj thing at Sónar in Hong Kong has not only captured the abstract beats and emotive melodies of the two performers, but…

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A Sound Swarm device created by a group of friends borne from Dim Sum Lab

Music Tech Series: How To Build Your Drum Machine

At the upcoming Sónar Hong Kong festival, the founders of Sound Swarm will be running a 2-hour workshop allowing one to explore, fuse and assemble the inner workings of their very own Sound Swarm device. Dim Sum Labs tells us how sound is mechanically developed and what drives them to create such a device. Q: What is Sound Swarm and…

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Gerry Beauregard, founder of AudioStretch, is now the Associate VP , Audio Core Lead at BandLab

AudioStretch from a Tech Perspective (2/2)

page 2 continues… / Back to first page Q: Besides your skill being a software engineer, what sort of experience/knowledge do you need to understand and develop audio software like AudioStretch? I have over 30 years of experience developing software and training in electrical engineering including digital signal processing – as well as just as many years as a musician.…

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ow to effective attract music fans in the ever more increasing music sphere where consumers no longer have a long attention span

The Goldfish Syndrome is Forcing the Music Industry to Evolve

While study by Microsoft has shown that human has an attention span of merely eight seconds similar to a goldfish, the challenges in a developing and evolving industry such as the music industry remain as a challenge when it comes to feeding content and attracting loyal fan bases within a very short time frame (this is a matter of a…

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Gig Life Asia Launches Festival Travel Packages at Wonderfruit Festival 2017

Festival Travels Made Easy with Gig Life Asia

“Gathering your friends, making bookings, etc are all obstacles for those looking to attend events outside of their home country. We wanted to bridge that by creating these packages and making it easier and quicker for our customers to access these events.” The festival market in Asia has recently seen growth and gradually becoming holiday destinations and weekend affairs to…

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QRATES manages the whole pressing process of a vinyl. It is digitising the vinyl scene making headway in the music industry

QRATES Vinylises Music

Some of the best things [sounds] in life do come in the form of a vinyl held in your hand. QRATES, a crowdfunding platform for on-demand vinyl, is a startup that envisions the the power of vinyl bringing back the nostalgic moments of a retro hobby; to produce vinyl that you have always longed for or have ceased to be seen on…

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A Portrait of Laneway Festival Singapore 2017

Chet Faker appeared at Laneway Festival Singapore yesterday under his real name Nick Murphy officially performing at one of the most popular and influential lifestyle music festival in Singapore. Despite the relentless downpour that plague the festival grounds, the audience at the main festival ground at the Meadow situated within the surrounding area of Gardens By The Way went into…

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Zahid Yon [2nd from left] with DISAGREE band mates at Rock The World 2016. Image (L-R): Aziz, Zahid, David and Hamka.

The Undying Rock Scene in Malaysia

The rock scene has always been an underground affair for Malaysian fans. Over the years, festival goers have also been a selective few who grew up with the ever growing punk culture, which has been typically attractive among the youth of the country. Although the underground scene and its idealism have always remained an alternative choice, it has positively sustained…

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Google’s Interest to Acquire SoundCloud

Is Google Going To Buy Out SoundCloud?

Since the recent revelation of Sony and Universal’s stakes with the Berlin-based company, we’ve also heard about Google’s interest in snapping up SoundCloud, which now boasts more than 175m users worldwide. Earlier last year, SoundCloud was reportedly hoping to sell its entity for $1bn to Spotify, a price tag that put off Twitter (now a SC investor) from buying in…

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