5 Links to Consider | June 17, 2025
A round-up of this week's compelling and considered clicks, compiled from The Absolute Sound's veteran staff of experts and reviewers.
The Next New Thing in Music Will Not Come from New York, Los Angeles, or London…
These businesses are no fools. I spent many years in Silicon Valley. I dealt with a lot of private equity people. But I know these kinds of people. They’re smart. They know what they're doing. And now people with these kinds of backgrounds are getting into entertainment. They're treating it like a serious endeavor. But they're making a mistake. And it's the mistake big businesses always make... Read full article here...
They use every possible tweak to the formula. It’s the same reason why, when you go to the market, you find 42 different flavors of potato chips on the shelf. But at a certain point, the market reaches exhaustion. AUSTIN, Texas and BERGEN, Norway, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Music Group Technologies (MGT) has achieved a historic industry breakthrough: the first commercial music release co-created by a Certified AI Music Producer (CAMP), partnering with a professional songwriter, studio producer and recording artist. This pivotal moment for both music and tech highlights how responsible AI usage in pre-production — led by a certified AI music producer — can elevate songwriters and recording artists through ethically grounded, artist-led studio collaboration. Read the full article here..
Why live music gatekeeping is due for a comeback…
"...What social media has done, which is perhaps more subtle, is remove all gatekeeping – something that has traditionally been a cornerstone of ardent fandoms. Exclusivity has always been a premium, be it a favourite underrated restaurant no one else knows about or being the first person to hear exciting news. Social media has removed all degrees of closeness; everyone hears about the same things at the same time. Virality is a fickle thing, and can suffocate a culture just as quickly as it started. Long-term fans no longer feel special if they missed a pre-sale announcement on Instagram by a few minutes; meanwhile all the tickets are bought by people who heard the music for the first time in an instagram ad. As a result, artists who choose to go through more limited channels (and go slower) seem to grow more sustainably, and keep their crowds intimate no matter how big they become..." Read full article here...
“Success takes time, and filling a venue is not just about the numbers,” writes MIDiA’s Hanna Kahlert.
This Is the Oldest, Weirdest Instrument On Earth
This musical instrument is 400,000+ years old and still growing...
Villa-Lobos: Complete Works for Solo Guitar
Fanz Halász is a Latin Grammy-winning classical guitarist, born in Chicago in 1964, he is renowned for his electrifying performances and extensive discography, including works by Turina, Takemitsu, and Henze, he has been head of guitar studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich since 2010.
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