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Wired Music Week Unveils Phase 1 Line-Up 2019

Beh founded Wired Music Week – one of Malaysia’s very first music conference focused on establishing a more vibrant electronic music landscape in Malaysia. Last May, apart from the panel discussions and workshops, WMW also hosted a no-frill exclusive meet-up session between labels and unsigned artists and music producers. “Beh’s approach is the culmination of a rapidly growing demand for creative producers to create and distribute works digitally worldwide. The country and surrounding region lacks the presence of a face-to-face networking moment, hence the reason for such an event like…

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Five Reasons Why You Need To Be At Rainforest Pavilion Wonderfruit 2018

1.Save the rainforest by partying The Rainforest Pavilion founded by Alex Joy of the Joy Collective follows the ethos of saving the rainforest by creating electronic music events that raise funds and awareness for environmental issues, especially protecting the world’s rainforests. Through the rainforest saving project Vivid Kalimantan they have raised funds to aid in the preservation of 60,000m2 of…

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Futuro - X is a project in collaboration between Wonderfruit and The Waldorf Project
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Wonderfruit Trumps Music Curation of the Year

This year’s Wonderers can expect to explore and be enthralled with Wonderfruit’s six pillars: the primary theme is Art & Architecture, together with Music, Farm to Feasts, Talks & Workshops, Wellness and Family. Showcasing the festival’s sustainable ethos is the eco-design of its architectural structures, camps, and installations, whilst enjoying a handpicked selection of world-class artists sharing their talents at Wonderfruit…

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Erik Ian Walker wrote 'Climate' in a collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project.
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How Can Music Executives Fight Against Climate Change?

The interview below was initially published on The Climate Music Project’s website. Erik has been writing and recording music for theater, dance, film and television in the Bay Area since 1982. His extensive collaborations include experimental theater/dance performance, film, and rock and jazz ensembles. His latest album, Criteria Obsession with his band Castle Canyon, is an entertaining romp through the…

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Jean-Michel Jarre during US tour US Tour ©EDDA. Photo by Erik Voake
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Grammy Nominated Artist Jean-Michel Jarre Partners with VR Artist Sutu and TheWaveVR

Having sold over 18 million copies of his first solo album ‘Oxygene’ worldwide, Jarre continues to make headlines as he embarked on his Electronica World Tour beginning of this year before the release of ‘Equinoxe Infinity’. Partnering with leading social VR platform and LA-based TheWaveVR, the showcase of Jarre’s new album will enable fans to host virtual reality concerts featuring…

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The Toho Gakuen School of Music. Photography by Hanunori Noda
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Toho Gakuen Shortlisted For RIBA International Prize

The Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo designed by Nikken Sekkei has recently been shortlisted alongside three other buildings in the running for the RIBA International Prize awarded every two years to the most inspirational and significant new buildings across the globe. A new virtuoso music school designed to visually connect rather than isolate practising musicians, this new open-plan…

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WISE: What Do You See In The Future, In China?

WISE PHILIPP GREFER INTERVIEW PART 2 continues…. In this 2nd release of Barros’ interview with Grefer, founder at WISE and FakeMusicMedia – we’ve decided to include all of the Q&A from Part 1 in the hope to achieve a more impressionable storytelling of Grefer’s passion in founding WISE, how he believes these institution of brains and brands may possibly share…

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Blackpink's Ddu-Du Ddu-Du has garnered over 450 million views. Photo courtesy of YG Entertainment.
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Universal Music, Interscope Records Now Serves YG Entertainment’s Blackpink

We are just beginning to see the tip of the iceberg: Blackpink’s latest music video Ddu-Du-Dhu-Dhu released just 4 months ago on YouTube has garnered overe 450 million views. The video has not only attracted scores of fans worldwide, but also strategic interest directly affecting YG Entertainment, a Korean artist management company famed for other chart-topping artists including PSY and…

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Caption: Leonardo Antinori is founder and producer at New Vine. His membership with Music Gateway provides an A&R opportunity and ultimately access to the music market in Asia.Through this network, the single ‘Baila’ was the result of a collaboration with Jike Junyi, a Chinese pop singer and contestant of a popular reality talent show ‘The Voice of China’.
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Artist, How Do You Sign An International Partnership Right Now?

As the World keeps getting smaller and globalization continues to interconnect us with people around the globe. Tech companies that provide a vast network to connect music professionals with music creatives, at the same time provide project management tools have proven vital. There’s a growing trend to connect artist from the Far East with the West. And is only expected…

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[Caption: Image from "Tara - – A journey into identity, gender, art and noise”. Chew's last work Ferry in the Midst completed in 2015, won a Platinum Award in Houston Worldfest and had been officially selected in International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Berlin 2016.]
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“Tara” Wins “Best Picture” At Experimental Film Forum

“Tara – A journey into identity, gender, art and noise” the first feature film by Singaporean independent filmmaker Harry Chew has clinched the coveted “Best Picture” and also “Best Documentary Feature” at the Experiential Film Forum 2018- an international film and video art festival showcasing experimental film and artists’ moving image from auteur filmmakers to innovative video artists from around…

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