FEATURE Sony Corp Opens up 360 Virtual Mixing Audio Tech to Music Creators and More Music Business Worldwide: Mandy Dalugdug The technology uses specialized headphones to recreate the acoustic environment of professional studios, allowing anyone to produce studio-quality mixes in any location. RESEARCH AND OPINION Ingredients for brilliance Aeon: Julia F Christensen An immersive ‘flow… Read more »
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Weekly Digest: The hidden power of cultural exchange, Napster as a warning for AI, how Tiny Desk Concerts became big, and more.
FEATURE The Hidden Power of Cultural Exchanges in Countering Propaganda and Fostering International Goodwill The Conversation: Nicholas J. Cull At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the world, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut by 93% the part of the State Department… Read more »
Weekly Digest: ‘Central Park Five’ Opera, interpretations of the US Constitution, total NEA Funding cut proposed, fair use through AI gets questioned, and more …
FEATURE Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump’s Cross Hairs With ‘Central Park Five’ The New York Times: Robin Pogrebin The Pulitzer Prize-winning opera features Donald J. Trump, whose 1989 full-page newspaper ad sought to demonize the young men wrongly accused of rape. RESEARCH AND OPINION A Pianist and a Law Professor Meet at the Bar …… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Orchestra equality has stalled, Kennedy Center will shape American arts, Philadelphia Orch’s new leader, Pope Francis’ playlist, and more
FEATURE Marin Alsop says fight for orchestra equality has stalled The Times: David Sanderson The world’s leading female conductor has said that there is a plateauing in the fight for equality in the orchestral pit as she prepares to bring an opera based on Billie Jean King’s epic Battle of the Sexes to Britain. RESEARCH… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Will AI be as Smart as Artists?, Trump’s American History Revolution, Augustin Hadelich is Boston Symphony’s Artist in Residence, and more
FEATURE Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: AI that is ‘as smart as the smartest artist’ will be here in 3 to 5 years Music Business Worldwide: Daniel Tencer It’s a prediction that, if true, could have tremendous consequences for music and other creative industries. RESEARCH AND OPINION Young classical musicians are disrupting the industry – by… Read more »
Weekly Digest: The Arts contribute to a vibrant society (a study), an opinion on the Met’s programming, Dudamel and LA Phil at Coachella, the saving of Atlantic Records, and more.
FEATURE How do the arts contribute to vibrant, healthy communities? A Data-Driven Study SMU DataArts ArtsFund’s latest Livability Impact Study of the Arts explores the significant role that arts and culture play in fostering civic engagement, economic opportunity, and social cohesion across Washington State. The research, conducted in partnership with SMU DataArts, reveals that communities… Read more »
Weekly Digest: US Arts & Culture is 4.2% of GDP, the dance world responds to anti-DEI pressure, NEH grants evaporate, Ralph Fiennes will make his opera debut, and more.
FEATURE Arts and culture contributed a record $1.2 trillion to United States GDP in 2023 Broadway News: Michael Abourizk The annual economic analysis from the NEA’s Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account is now available. The $1.2 trillion total accounted for 4.2% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023. This is more than… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Opera and Sustainability, AI set to revolutionize human knowledge, Smithsonian and Kennedy Center updates, and more
FEATURE Opera Has a Sustainability Problem. One Company Wants to Fix It. NY Times: Joshua Barone The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam has made dramatic moves to go green, from the materials it uses in productions to the food it serves. RESEARCH AND OPINION Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Innovative Companies Changing the Music Industry, Madama Butterfly goes VR, the Kennedy Center Artists who Didn’t Cancel, Orchestra Updates, and more.
FEATURE How these 10 most Innovative Companies are Changing the Music Industry Fast Company: Julia Selinger As music and tech become more and more intrinsically linked, a crop of companies are focused on the role of AI in the industry. For SoundCloud, that meant using an AI-powered recommendation algorithm to boost under-the-radar artists. Music AI… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Classical Music is Transforming, Protecting Artist’s Rights in AI, Lincoln Center gets $50m, Kennedy Center’s Artists React, and more
FEATURE How Classical Music is Transforming in Media Through the Lens of Maestro Cho-Liang Lin SF Weekly The convergence of classical music and digital media marks a pivotal moment in how centuries-old compositions reach contemporary audiences. The digital age has facilitated unprecedented collaborations between classical musicians and artists from other genres. Orchestras now regularly partner… Read more »