Published
Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 08:00
- We round up five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Welcome to our weekly news round-up. Every Friday, we'll share five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Alland Byallo has died
Friday, August 11th
Carlos Hawthorn
Alland Byallo, long-running DJ, producer, promoter, label owner and art director, has died aged 44. The Los Angeles-born artist cofounded well-known San Francisco party [KONTROL], which ran from 2005 through 2012.
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Autechre release seven live sets from 2022
Monday, August 14th
Carlos Hawthorn
Autechre have released seven recordings of live sets from 2022. Up now on the AE_STORE, the sets range between 60 and 80 minutes and were recorded in six European cities: Milan, Athens, Helsinki, London (twice), Bergen and Turin.
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Timehri Records develops 'digging assistant' tool for Discogs
Monday, August 7th
Anu Shukla
The UK label has developed a new machine-learning tool to help you dig for vinyl on Discogs. Timehri Dig Assistant is currently at beta stage and can be used to search for pre-January 2022 records, covering electronic music genres such as house, techno, jungle, hardcore and dubstep.
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New music platform lets artists licence and monetise their own AI voice model
Wednesday, August 16th
Michael Lawson
A new music platform is giving artists the opportunity to clone, protect, license and monetise their voice. myvox is a legal alternative to voice-mimicking AI technology. It's the first platform of its kind to allow direct distribution of licensed AI voices to all streaming platforms, and is aimed at making music creation more obtainable for those who lack access to state-of-the-art studios.
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New club and listening bar to open in Barcelona
Thursday, August 17th
Michael Lawson
A new multi-purpose music venue is opening in Barcelona this weekend. Touted as an "audiophile social club," Studio Stereo incorporates a club and listening bar. The luxurious space takes over a 19th-century Catalonian estate on La Rambla.
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