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Gerry Read’s “8Head Guide to Thanksgiving” is the Raving and Turkey Day Crossover You Didn’t Know You Needed
Since his appearance in the electronic scene in 2010, butcher-turned-producer Gerry Read has been steadily growing a reputation for his humor, hot takes and crafty lo-fi beats. Now, the British artist has prepared a visual feature exclusively for EDM.com, pulling from his time in both the food and music industries to craft a menu and playlist specially concocted for Thanksgiving. The recipes and music come paired with original art from Read’s longtime collaborator, illustrator and artist Kristofferson San Pablo, who incorporated Read’s signature 8head figures throughout. Each meal was inspired by comparisons between the aftermath of a rave and the food leftover from a big Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile, the corresponding playlist is three hours of pure fun, weaving betwee...
Artist x Artist: Sting and Shirazee in Conversation
In the latest installment of our Artist x Artist series, Sting and Shirazee, who share a mutual respect for one another, meet for the first time in this video conversation. Calling from their hideouts in Paris and New York City, respectively, Sting complimented Shirazee’s latest video, “African in New York,” which remade Sting’s “Englishman in New York.” The veteran musician said the new version made him “smile in his heart” and he touted “its lovely message.” The ex-Police singer also mused that it could be “his most popular song” or is “in the top three.” They also talk about travel, being stuck due to COVID and much more. Our previous episode saw longtime pals Jonah Ray and “Weird Al” Yankovic talk about the latter’s lengthy career in music and Hollywood. View the Shirazee x Sting video...
Stardust Stars Marc Maron and Johnny Flynn on Bowie Film, the Music That Made Them
Let’s get this out of the way first: None of David Bowie’s songs appear in Stardust. This might seem like a cinematic Achilles’ heel, particularly given the movie’s time frame: just before the birth of Bowie’s most famous alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. However, not resorting to the jukebox musical techniques, or forcing actors to sing lesser-than covers, might be the film’s greatest strength. It’s set during an ill-fated tour behind The Man Who Sold the World, where, thanks to a work visa, Bowie (played by a swaggering Johnny Flynn) is allowed to do everything but perform. Instead, the iconic singer, still more of a star on paper than in reality, is reduced to listening: Hunching over a radio in a Midwest hotel room, becoming a deer in headlights at a Velvet Underground show, clutching a...
Is Africa a Goldmine of Cybersecurity Opportunities?
Sourced from IDG Connect Africa presents a wealth of opportunities for startups and innovators looking to address cybersecurity risk across the increasingly digitised continent – according to Anna Collard, SVP of Content Strategy & Evangelist for KnowBe4 Africa. Collard goes on to say that cybersecurity presents an incredible market opportunity in Africa, with the number of Internet users soaring and demand for IT security skills growing rapidly. “Security skills and services are in high demand everywhere. The number of African Internet users will double to one billion by 2022, and global cybersecurity spend will top $170.4 billion in 2022. At the same time, cybercrime is estimated to cost the global economy a total of $6 trillion by next year, and cybercriminals’ interest in Africa is...
The Curious Case of Marc Rebillet: How “Loop Daddy” is Making Absurdity Cool Again
While Rebillet’s art may seem crude on the surface, at its bedrock is individualism—one of the most important values not only of musicians, but also humans. Marc Rebillet wasn’t always like this. As a kid, Rebillet was reserved, messing around with music in his room with no intention of ever taking it beyond its four walls. With a personality like his, however, it was only a matter of time before his broiling charisma bubbled to the surface. Rebillet is like a soda can—too much action on the inside, and it’ll explode. With his madcap brand of absurdist music, the one they call “Loop Daddy” is America’s smuttiest sweetheart. More teddy bear than he is mad scientist, the magnetic Rebillet croons about life’s dirty fantasies with a comp...
Why Responsible AI is Built Around Human-Centred Design
Responsible artificial intelligence (AI) provides a framework for building trust in the AI solutions of an organisation, according to a report from Accenture. It is defined as the practice of designing, developing, and deploying AI with good intention to empower employees and businesses, and fairly impact customers and society. In turn, this allows companies to stimulate trust and scale AI with confidence. With technology starting to become commonplace, more organisations around the world are seeing the need to adopt responsible AI. For example, Microsoft relies on an AI, Ethics, and Effects in Engineering and Research (Aether) Committee to advise its leadership on the challenges and opportunities presented by AI innovations. Some of the elements the committee examines is how fairly AI sys...
Underground Vibes | 059
Josefine, NICOLAS, On Planets, and more are featured in this week’s installment of “Underground Vibes.” “Dreamin’” – Josefine Out independently, Josefine’s latest single “Dreamin’” is a stunning dance-pop vibe, filled with subtle electronic hints and an infectious top-line from the Swedish singer-songwriter. “Test Drive” – NICOLAS Sharing his debut single, NICOLAS is already showing immense promise as a producer, combining analog-sounding arpeggios, breathtaking atmospheres and psychedelic vocals. “Don’t Think So Hard” – On Planets Making his debut on San Holo’s bitbird banner, Vancouver-based producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist On Planets hits the mark with his latest single “Don’t Think So Hard,” creating a lo-fi indie-electronic hybrid tune. “...
Anya Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit” Once Starred in a Skrillex Music Video
She was a familiar face in the EDM scene long before she wiped the chess floor with her male counterparts as the badass Beth Harmon. Long before she wiped the chess floor with her male counterparts as The Queen’s Gambit‘s badass Beth Harmon, Anya Taylor-Joy starred in a Skrillex music video. Back in 2016, Taylor-Joy, whose magnetic performance in the critically acclaimed Netflix drama miniseries skyrocketed her to household name status, stunned in the official music video for Skrillex’s remix of GTA‘s “Red Lips (feat. Sam Bruno).” In retrospect, her performance is the antithesis of Beth’s stoic etiquette behind the chess board, where she calmly stares down her opponents with her signature icy glare. Instead, the “Red Lips” vid...
Celebrate Miley Cyrus’ Birthday With Five of Her Best EDM Remixes
In honor of the superstar’s big day, we picked five of our favorite remixes from her and some of dance music’s biggest stars. For nearly her entire life, Miley Cyrus has been in the spotlight. From her incredibly popular TV and movie roles to her chart-topping musical career, she’s compiled an impressive résumé for someone still in their 20s. In honor of her birthday today, we’ve gathered five of the best EDM remixes of Miley’s track’s by some of dance music’s biggest stars. “Malibu (Tiësto Remix)” In 2017, Cyrus’ sun-kissed single “Malibu,” became a bit of an unofficial festival anthem due to the amount of play it received on the festival circuit. A couple of months after its release, dance music legend&nbs...
Alex Winter on His New Frank Zappa Doc, Why He Still Hasn’t ‘Cracked’ the Composer
In 2016, Alex Winter launched the grueling quest of his latest documentary with one clear question: “Who the fuck is Frank Zappa?” After four years, a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, numerous interviews and a mind-boggling “deep dive” into the late musician’s archives, he’s still no closer to an answer. And he’s satisfied with that result. “I’m gratified that I’ve gone through this insane [endeavor] but feel like I haven’t cracked Zappa,” he tells SPIN. “Because he elicits such a strong reaction from fans and detractors, I’ve met so many people who feel like they’ve got his number. I don’t have judgment against them — I just don’t feel like I’m one of those people.” If an...
Top 3 African Countries Hit by Mobile Fraud
Kenya, South Africa and Cameroon are said to be the top three hot spots for mobile fraudsters – according to cybersecurity company, Evina. These African countries face suspicious mobile-based billing transactions of 51%, 30% and 10%, respectively. “Africa’s youthful population that is mostly unbanked and using some 900 million mobile money accounts is particularly hard-hit by professional cybercriminals from around the world, who together cost Africa some $4 billion every year,” says David Lotfi, CEO of Evina. Fraudsters are impacting the long-term sustainability of the digital advertising and mobile payments industries, in particular, by perpetrating thousands of mobile-based fraud attempts daily. Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) where users are billed for purchases directly on their ph...
5G Consumer Market to Reach $31 trillion by 2030
The 5G consumer market is expected to grow to $31 trillion by 2030, according to the Harnessing the 5G Consumer Potential report from Ericsson ConsumerLab. The report estimates that communications service providers (CSPs) could earn $3.7 trillion of that total – a figure that could increase further as new adjacent digital services opportunities arise. It also says that CSPs could generate up to $131 billion by 2030 from digital service revenues alone, by proactively bundling and marketing 5G use cases. About 40% of these revenue projections are attributed to consumer spending on enhanced video, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and cloud gaming over 5G networks. The report projects that AR is likely to drive more than half of all consumer spending on immersive media by 2030 – st...
