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Rainforest WMF 2023 returns in June. Music Press Asia
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Sarawak Cultural Village To Host Rainforest World Music Festival

The iconic Rainforest World Music Festival marks its legendary return, featuring a cast of world-renowned performers never seen before in Sarawak. The annual three-day music festival celebrates the diversity of world music in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with daytime music workshops, cultural displays, craft displays, food stalls, and main-stage evening concerts. This year’s festival will be making a ‘physical’ comeback from 23rd to 25th June at Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching. The festival’s line-up will feature a total of 199 musicians from 12 countries, across more than 3 continents to perform a…

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Cliburn Intl Junior Piano Competition winners 2023. Music Press Asia
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Seokyoung Hong 홍석영 Plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Wins 1st Prize at Piano Competition

Supported by Texas Ballet Theater made possible by a generous grant from Anne T. & Robert M. Bass. SEOKYOUNG HONG 홍석영 from South Korea turns 15 this year. He is also the Bernice Gressman Meyerson first prize winner at the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition & Festival this year. The video below shows the LIVE performance of the 2023 Cliburn…

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Editor’s Top Art & Music Books This Season

Music Press Asia and its staff has been reading some latest release of books in Southeast Asia, we’ve come out with this list so you don’t have to. Enjoy it! I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKIby Sehee BAEK / Anton HUR (Trn.) The South Korean hit therapy memoir recommended by BTS’s RM [Hardcover]. The phenomenal Korean…

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Gaming trends Oct 2022. Music Press Asia

Fan platform Fandom releases new trends & issues in gaming

Last month, Fandom released its 2022 State of Gaming report. It dives into the hottest topics, trends and issues facing the gaming industry today. Covering issues like NFTs, Metaverse, Subscriptions & Bundles and Competitive Gaming. The study highlighted some concerns: the negative perception on NFTsconsumer buzz around the metaversetruth on subscription and bundling, andkey drivers for eSports Key findings in…

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startup news. Music Press Asia

Vietnam Promotes Startup Ecosystem

The National Program “Initiative for Startup Ecosystem in Vietnam until 2025” (Program 844) aiming to promote the startup ecosystem has gained initial achievements. In 2021, the Prime Minister approved a number of new contents to expand the scope of startup ecosystem activities internationally. Since then, many activities have been designed to connect the Vietnamese ecosystem with experts, and advisors and…

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Amanotes music game publisher. Music Press Asia

Music Game Publisher Amanotes Passed Great Place to Work Certification

Amanotes, a Singapore-based music tech company, has recently passed the Trust Index™ Survey certification at Great Place to Work. The certification is based on the independent and confidential survey designed and validated by Great Place to Work – a global authority on workplace culture. As a result, Amanotes was evaluated by 87% of employees as a positive working environment. And…

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Drizzly release new song. Music Press Asia

Youthful Rendition of Love By East Javanese Band Drizzly

The newest single from Drizzly an all-female band formation. Love at first sight journey that spirals into suffering. It should be East Javanese’s birthright to have the best talents of all-female bands, considering that their predecessors like Dara Puspita in the 60s and 70s had made achievements in their homeland and abroad. Heading towards a similarly creative direction such as…

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Technoly Learn with AI. Music Press Asia

Learn & Earn with Artificial Intelligence

Kena.AI, a San Francisco-based startup, is focused on creating Artificial Intelligence that helps music creators monetize their content. By allowing the AI to teach on their behalf, its ‘Music Neural Engine can also simplify complex music to levels of proficiency suited to individual needs. With the recent release, Kena claims a 96% accuracy in giving nuanced, human-like feedback to music…

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DakhaBrakha to perform at Global Arts Live 2022. Music Press Asia

5 Top Acts At Global Arts Live

Tinariwen, DakhaBrakha To Perform At Global Arts Live Global Arts Live is making an appearance this year with another list of a spectacular lineups. Opening with Adriana Caloanhotto, its calendar of events spreading across 4 months (Sept-Dec) will feature 18 demanding musical items. These international artists are curated for their specialised sound and fine artistry. There is no such thing…

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Musiio by Soundcloud now detects 41 musical moods sp. Music Press Asia

Musiio by SoundCloud: Now Detects 41 Music Moods, An Update Of V1 Moods

Musiio by SoundCloud, the industry leader in AI-powered music metadata, today reveals Moods 3.0: a vastly expanded version of its tagging product that describes musical moods with greater accuracy and nuance. This major update to Musiio’s tag offering has been in high demand for industry leaders who understand mood-based music recommendations are the future. In 2022, Musiio was acquired by…

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