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Monstercat Unveils IDOLS NFT Digital Collectibles, Designed to Create 3D Experiences In the Metaverse
Monstercat is planting their stake in the sand and wholly embracing the Web 3.0 revolution. On October 26th, Canada’s largest independent label is going live with the GENESIS IDOLS collection on Nifty Gateway, a project that CEO Mike Darlington says is eight months in the making. The collection of 3D models represents just the first phase of Monstercat’s novel approach to immortalize the future of their diverse artist roster in the metaverse. “This IDOL was born for your world; it is your key to the intersection of music, art and the metaverse,” Darlington stated cryptically. “The legend of RELICS is about to unfold, and you are the Explorers.” There’s still much to be uncovered as to what the IDOLS initiative has the potential to offer collectors....
Feast Your Eyes on the Mesmerizing EDC Las Vegas 2021 Drone Show
EDC Las Vegas 2021 has come and gone, and it’ll go down as the most memorable music festival of the year. As attendees decompress the surreal weekend and the memories begin to crystallize, one will go down as a timeless “you had to be there” moment: the drone show. In a music festival that featured the world’s best DJs and more fireworks than a Fourth of July bash at the White House, the unquestioned pièce de résistance was the coordinated drone performance. 600 iridescent drones took to the skies of Sin City, transforming into multiple polychromatic patterns. Gobsmacked ravers watched in awe as the machines changed from the iconic EDC owl to silhouettes of two people embracing under a glittering heart, among other configurations. The dazzling drone displa...
Watch Ducks Feast to Make Beats In Experimental Project By Benn Jordan
Oftentimes the opportunity and inspiration to make music exists where you’d least expect it, from the shockwaves of a Tesla coil to a vacuous black hole billions of miles away. Meanwhile, Benn Jordan set out to determine whether ducks could make music. On the surface, it seems like a fowl proposal, but with an Arduino tethered up to three aluminum containers filled to the brim with duck feed, Jordan was willing to test his hypothesis. Despite the odd feeding arrangement this flock didn’t try to duck the opportunity to get their bread. Around a dozen ducks gathered around the food, digging in feverishly and triggering various drum and percussion loops as they gorged. Initially the output of the ducks’ feeding process was cacophonous, off-beat, and sure to ruffle some ...
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Check Out These One-of-a-Kind Poké Ball Headphones
If you’re looking to expand your portfolio of Pokémon gear, look no further than this unique headphone collab from Grado Labs and Pokémon Center. The team at Grado Labs, an audio manufacturer known for their hand-crafted, top-of-the-line headphones, has created two new versions of their signature Prestige Series SR80x. One pair boasts an aluminum frame, available with either a Poké Ball or Pikachu silhouette on the side, while a sleek wooden pair is also available with the same specs. Grado Labs Grado Labs has also implemented new technology into this unique collaboration. The earpads feature a redesigned housing, allowing for better ventilation. The unit also uses the company’s fourth-generation X drivers, which are meticulously tuned to the housing they re...
EDC Makes History and Becomes First Music Festival Held on Roblox
Roblox and Insomniac have bonded together to bring EDC Las Vegas, one of the world’s largest music festivals, to the metaverse. The experience, dubbed “World Party,” marks the first-ever music festival held on the popular online game platform. Within Roblox, fans will be able to attend 50 performances throughout the weekend and fully immerse in EDC’s beloved stages, like cosmicMEADOW and circuitGROUNDS. “To partner and create with a metaverse leader like Roblox is an exciting opportunity for Insomniac,” said Pasquale Rotella, Insomniac’s founder and CEO in a press release. “Bringing people from all over the world together through art and experience is a goal we’re always working hard to achieve, and together wi...
Apple Reveals New MacBook Pro With Help From REZZ and Deathpact
When the folks at Apple aren’t warding off data privacy complaints, apparently they’re honing in on their selector abilities. The company recently revealed their “completely redesigned” MacBook Pro, using music by electronic superstars REZZ and Deathpact as a soundtrack. In a tech-meets-techno dream mashup, Apple opted to sync the duo’s recent single “Chemical Bond” to showcase the newest iteration of the brand’s flagship laptop. The menacing “Chemical Bond” will appear on REZZ’s upcoming spiral LP, an album she has said will “showcase an evolved version” of her music. Check out the Apple reveal below via CNBC. Recommended Articles Apple recently tied a bow on this year’s Apple Even...
TIDAL Revamps DJ Tools With Sights on Revolutionizing How Streaming Platforms Can Aid Artists
In the highly competitive market of music streaming, TIDAL‘s strength has always been separating itself from the rest of the pack. With the recent revamp of the platform’s DJ tools, they are set to be the only one transforming the art of DJing in their own unique way. TIDAL has long offered integrations with Serato, djay Pro, Pioneer, Denon, and Virtual DJ, but now offers DJUCED and edjing as well. This means DJs will be able to select music from their TIDAL library and stream high-fidelity tracks directly to a myriad of DJ software. In continuation of their pursuit to influence the art of DJing, they’re offering curated playlists for DJs to choose from, such as rap instrumentals and afrobeat hits. Guest playlist curators like D-Nice also offer their own p...
Tech Startup Stage11 Raises €5 Million, Partners With Martin Garrix, David Guetta for Metaverse Activations
Tech startup Stage11 is looking to reimagine music in the metaverse. The Paris-founded startup today announced it has raised over 5 million euros €5 million in a seed round led by Otium Capital, a venture capital fund owned by music industry veteran and Scorpio Music founder Johnathan Belolo. Stage11 also announced a handful of notable backers as well, including partnerships with Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Akon, and Salif Gueye. “I’m super excited to partner up with Stage11 and work on amazing virtual experiences together,” Garrix said in a press release. “We’re currently working on my first virtual show with Stage11 and I can’t wait to share more about this very soon!” Recommended Articles Stage1...
How UMEK’s Viberate Platform Is Putting the Artists First
Right now there are over 60,000 tracks uploaded to Spotify each day, and every artist’s new release competes with nearly 100 million others for attention. In other words: good luck getting discovered. To help artists increase their chances of standing out and to enable labels to find and sign them faster, legendary DJ and techno producer UMEK and his team at Viberate have created a comprehensive tool. Viberate is a research and analytics platform that monitors all major social, streaming and music channels (radio, Spotify, Beatport, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) in one place. “We wanted to turn data into useful insights,” UMEK told EDM.com. “We as artists need this kind of info to grow our streaming and radio numbers, engage our fans, find potential gigs and markets, and also...
Mathematician Creates Music Synthesized From Black Holes 14 Billion Miles Away: Listen
Electronic music artists and enthusiasts tend to have a fascination with showcasing the darkest elements in the universe. We’ve seen everything from Vantablack-covered stage setups to beats made from NASA X-rays to… music generated from a black hole? You may be thinking to yourself, “How does one create music from space where there is no sound?” Well, that little limitation wasn’t going to stop Belgian mathematician Valery Vermeulen, who thought outside the box to create a three-track project called Mikromedas SrgA+. Vermeulen leveraged data gathered by Voyager Satellite, a space probe located over 14 billion miles away, to synthesize electromagnetic radiation waves being emitted from black holes and turn them into musical composition...
Fans Will Soon Have the Opportunity to Invest In KSHMR’s Music
The underlying investment thesis underpinning the red-hot NFT movement is starting to become a whole lot clearer. Republic, a New York based investment platform founded in 2016, is joining the NFT movement with the introduction of its newest vertical, Republic Music. Historically, Republic has been a conduit for startups across a myriad of sectors to raise capital. Since its inception, Republic has held a competitive edge compared to other investment platforms due to its ability to offer access to startup investing to retail investors, a field that has historically been available exclusively to accredited investors (individuals with income exceeding $200,000 annually, or high net worth individuals with over $1 million). With Republic Music, the company is once again empower...
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Fans Can Decipher Encoded Secrets In Alesso’s NFT Debut, “Cosmic Genesis” [Exclusive]
Alesso is going big for his NFT debut, taking fans on an audiovisual journey through the cosmos. The forthcoming series, dubbed “Cosmic Genesis,” arrives via the eco-friendly NFT startup OneOf, a platform specifically tailored to meet the red-hot demand for artists and musicians joining the digital collectible revolution. For fans who choose to embark on Alesso’s non-fungible token journey, the promise of free, limited edition drops await. The Swedish dance music luminary will use social media to reveal cryptic clues, which will need to be decoded through the use of a special decoder NFT. The decoder, your guide to unlocking Chapter 1 of the Cosmic Genesis story, can be attained by opting in on the OneOf website. Fans who successfully decode the message will have the Chapter 1 token ...
