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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 famed comic book illustrator and digital artist Sutu. “Virtual reality is part of the next frontier of music…the ‘Equinoxe Infinity’ album considers where we are going as a society, including…

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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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Studio KOTO collablorate with Red Bull Music Studio Amsterdam to release its first EP - ME 目 EP
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Studio KOTO, Rana Vatanparast First EP Release

In collaboration with Red Bull Music Studios Amsterdam, the EP boasts an international stream of artists and producers from France, the Netherlands and Japan, in line with KOTO’s aim to build a global platform bridging brands with music, culture and arts through electronic music. Rana Vatanparast is not your typical artist manager. Her experience working with artists from a diverse…

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Sound Of Crisis Portrayed by Ai Wei Wei

WHERE ITS BEST WITH NO MUSIC Why Music On Mute Isn’t So Bad After All “A Dedication to Klaus-Peter Beyer and the Sound Department at Human Flow, A German Documentary Film Directed by Ai Wei Wei, Music By Karsten Fundal” Editor’s personal hashtags: #recalibrating#unapologetic #whatcanwedo#humanmigration #change #notimetolose #fastforwardplease#nomusic Ai Wei Wei lives in an era where harsh visuals questions the power that runs the…

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MTV Asia's very first version of YO! MTV RAPS
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YO! MTV RAPS Showcase Joe Flizzow, Twopee & G2

MTV Asia is taking the lead in bringing hip hop back to the music scene. In a 30-minute special, inspired by the original YO! MTV RAPS, the show bring together 11 of the hottest names in hip-hop in the Asia region. Hosted by Jessi (Korea) and Yung Raja (Singapore), other participating artists include Young Lex (Indonesia), G2 (Korea), Joe Flizzow…

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