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The 69 year-old grandmother is rocking the most prestigious dancefloors in Paris and Cannes with her mix of techno and old-school hits.
[via BBC news]
Alicia Keys shows her upcoming signature piano software
Native Instruments has announced Alicia’s Keys, a new software instrument that recreates Alicia Keys’ personal grand piano with authenticity and playability. Developed in close collaboration with the Grammy-winning artist, the software is used as the primary instrument on her new album and on the current world tour.
read more on KVRaudio.com
In this fun, 3-min performance from the World Science Festival, musician Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired.
Midmer-Losh Pipe Organ
“This is the console of the worlds lagest and loudest musical instrument, the Midmer – Losh pipe organ.
It has over 1,200 stop tabs and over 33,000 pipes.
It took 4 years to build (1929-1932) at a cost of $500,000 at the height of the Great Depression. [...]”
Official website / Flickr. [via andreaxmas.com]

The Pleasurize Music Foundation launched a wide-ranging initiative for ending the “Loudness War”
In January 2009, The Pleasurize Music Foundation launched a wide-ranging initiative for ending the “Loudness War” being waged by successive music releases. This initiative aims to introduce a dynamic standard through several phases.
TT Dynamic Range Meter (free download) makes it possible to provide releases with a whole-number dynamic value to be printed on the recording medium as a logo, giving consumers an immediate means of knowing the dynamic quality of a recording.
An online database is planned for furnishing information on music already released with the standard. Read more »

Artist funding platform Sellaband has been offline for several days with its front page declaring, “We’re currently down for maintenance…we expect to be back up tomorrow by the end of the day.”
But documents filed in an Amsterdam court yesterday show that the company has been declared insolvent, a Dutch legal status similar to bankruptcy in the U.S. An English translation of court documents reads simply:
The fate of funds being held for fan investors or for artists like Public Enemy, who were using the platform to raise funds for a new album or for fan investors is unclear. Company officials have not yet responded to an morning inquiry.
[via hypebot ]
EMI want to retain ownership of the iconic studios

The struggling record label EMI has issued a statement about the future of its Abbey Road recording studios in west London – saying it does not intend to sell the site.
After days of speculation about the fate of the iconic locale, the label released the statement saying it believes the studios should remain under its ownership.
Read more »

Ever wonder what your website or blog would sound like as bad electronic music?
Now you can find out with CodeOrgan – an online service that generates music out of the content of Web pages.
CodeOrgan analyzes the text of pages and turns it into music using an algorithm that determines the key, synth style and drum pattern.
[via synthtopia ]
I don’t think it would be presumptuous of me to think that readers of this site probably spend quite a lot of time at gigs. Whether on stage or in the audience, musicians spend plenty of time in loud environments.

ETY-Plugs (TM) earplugs use patented technology that replicates the natural response of the ear canal so that sound heard with these earplugs is as clear as the original, just quieter. ETY-Plugs earplugs have nearly the same fidelity as Etymotic’s Musicians Earplugs (TM) (custom earplugs worn by professional musicians) and are a low cost alternative.
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