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TribeXR to Incorporate Beatpork LINK for Virtual Reality DJing
Beatport LINK subscribers will now be able to access their libraries in the virtual realm after a new partnership with TribeXR was announced. For those unfamiliar with the program, TribeXR is a virtual reality DJing platform where players can interact with simulated mixers and create their own DJ sets with nothing but a virtual reality-enabled device. While users can upload their own music for their digital sets, the new partnership will give subscribers instant access to the music platform’s entire library without the need for a storage device as the tracks are streamed from Beatport. The TribeXR program is a one-time purchase of $29.99 while Beatport LINK is a monthly subscription that comes in three packages with a variety of added features. Users who own a virtual rea...
You Can Now Learn Spanish, French, and Other Languages With New Deezer Playlists
Need to refresh the foreign language skills you haven’t tapped into since high school? Deezer‘s latest playlist series may be for you. The streaming platform is betting on listeners’ openness to the idea of learning their next language through the power of music. A survey conducted by the company appears to have revealed exactly that, as over 90% of respondents confirmed they believe music assists with language mastery. The company has retained language expert Susanna Zarysky to help curate and launch five separate playlists, each designed to enhance the listener’s understanding of a particular language. The playlists, consisting of 20 tracks, are broken down into four segments, each having a specific purpose. The first five tracks are designed to enhance the l...
AIAIAI’s Black Friday Sale Will Get You 30% Off Sitewide
Sustainable audio design brand AIAIAI‘s TMA-2 model has made a name for itself as one of the industry’s top-shelf headphone offerings. Favored by renowned DJs and performers worldwide, including Richie Hawtin, KAYTRANADA, Charlotte DeWitte, Skream, Yaeji, and many more, the fully modular TMA-2 headphone is now even available in an HD Wireless model. For those looking to score a “preset” version of the TMA-2, or to build their own custom pair from the ground up, there isn’t a better time than now. On Black Friday, AIAIAI will host a sitewide sale giving customers 30% off any purchase. That means that the TMA-2 HD Wireless configuration will be priced at $245.00, rather than its typical retail price of $350.00. Over $100 off of retail is incentiv...
Kryder Enters the VR Space With Launch of New “Kryteria Metaverse”
Having moved forward with a jam-packed year of releases, the launch of his own music production coaching service, and now the debut of his new VR experience, Kryder has not allowed the pitfalls of 2020 to get the best of him. With the launch of “Kryteria Metaverse,” the renowned English DJ and producer has rendered himself into CGI-character form for his exciting VR concept, which brings fans along for a 60-minute monthly show. The episodes will showcase the best new music from his trio of labels: Kryteria, Sosumi, and Cartel Recordings. To bring the stunning performance to life each month, Kryder is working with full-body motion capture technology to mimic his DJing and superimpose the movements onto a custom avatar in his new virtual world. The...
Pioneer’s DDJ-FLX6 Controller Boasts Impressive New Mixing and Scratching Functions
There is a reason why Pioneer DJ‘s equipment is industry standard. For the past 25 years, the renowned audio company has issued the most top-shelf products for DJs, including their iconic CDJs and DJM mixers, which can be found at just about every club worth its salt worldwide. In September, Pioneer DJ unveiled the coveted CDJ-3000, and now, they’re back with a brand new DJ controller designed with user-friendliness in mind. The Pioneer DDJ-FLX6 is the latest controller to be released from the fabled brand, crafted for those using rekordbox or Serato DJ Pro software. It’s also specifically made for those taking a more performance-based approach when DJing, with a slew of features that suit DJs of all styles. So what’s new? For starters, the Merge FX featur...
deadmau5 Joins Innovative Livestreaming Platform StreamVoodoo as Equity Partner
The partnership sets out to revolutionize the remote live entertainment experience. LiveHD video streaming platform StreamVoodoo has announced new equity partner Joel Zimmerman—better known in the EDM community as —deadmau5, as the company’s “Supreme Overlord,” joining the executive team alongside CEO Sam Feuer, CTO Dr. Richard Smrt, and COO Marcelo Moyano. The mission at StreamVoodoo is to power streaming for a new generation of content consumers, and to connect multiple HD video feeds with studio-quality sound in real-time with nearly zero latency from anywhere in the world. With his performances being some of the most dynamic and technologically integrated in the industry, deadmau5 has been at the forefront of music and tech for quite some time and has been a maj...
Learn About the Revolutionary Moog Modular Synthesizer in New Virtual Moogseum Tour
All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Moogseum, which was forced to shutter due to the impact of COVID-19. After its debut in 1964, the Moog modular synthesizer single-handedly revolutionized music production as we know it. However, despite its ubiquitous presence in the electronic music zeitgeist, its usage remains somewhat of a lost art in today’s dance music landscape. The Moogseum, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, was developed and launched in 2019 to educate music fans about the history of the seminal synth created by Robert Moog. It features an array of exhibits dedicated to Moog’s pioneering work, including a one-of-a-kind visualization dome that invites attendees to see how electricity translates into sound. Despite its initial success, howe...
TrueFire Studios to Offer World-Class EDM Production Tutorials After FaderPro Acquisition
The guitar lesson giant has entered the dance music space and will offer exclusive production courses with Mark Knight, UMEK, and more via FaderPro. TrueFire Studios, the leader in online guitar lessons, has acquired EDM’s top production tutorial database, FaderPro. The acquisition, announced today exclusively via EDM.com, makes TrueFire Studios the undisputed top destination for all things music education. TrueFire Studios has been offering lessons since 1991 and, with more than 600 prestigious educators and over one million users to date, has emerged as the preeminent service for musical education for guitarists. With such an illustrious reputation, it was naturally time for the company to expand. TrueFire Studios now grants users access to production lessons an...
Kill The Noise Used an AI Tool to Rework His Song “Salvation”: Listen to a Preview
The prescient producer sees value in AI-assisted music production. As artificial intelligence continues to play a major role in the music industry and tools become more accessible to artists, many prescient producers have harnessed its power to create and manipulate music. Kill The Noise, a polymath when it comes to the technical side of music production and synthesis, recently decided to plug one of his tracks into OpenAI‘s groundbreaking music tool, Jukebox. Jukebox is a neural network that uses machine learning to generate musical elements, including vocals, as raw audio to use in compositions. The program astonishingly went on to spit out new vox for Kill The Noise’s May 2019 single “Salvation,” a pulsating, Mija-assisted electronic tune tha...
Major Lazer is Performing a Groundbreaking Concert in Social VR for Oculus’ “Venues”
Major Lazer is on a mission to shatter the boundaries of music and VR. Thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the live music industry has mutated into a Frankenstein-like monster of drive-in shows, Black Mirror-esque bubble concerts, and quasi-legal raves. Since live music literally has nowhere to go, it has invaded the livestreaming and immersive tech fields, which have emerged as fortuitous bolt-holes as concert venues across the globe navigate the convoluted process of reopening. Ergo, artists and event promoters have been forced to adapt to a digital lifestyle in order to reach fans during a time when they are simply unable to connect via live music. Barnstorming, Latin Grammy Award-nominated dance music trio Major Lazer is the latest act to do so by testing the white-hot waters of th...
TrueFire to Offer World-Class EDM Production Tutorials After FaderPro Acquisition
The guitar lesson giant has entered the dance music space and will offer exclusive production courses with Mark Knight, UMEK, and more via FaderPro. TrueFire, the leader in online guitar lessons, has acquired EDM’s top production tutorial database, FaderPro. The acquisition, announced today exclusively via EDM.com, makes TrueFire the undisputed top destination for all things music education. TrueFire has been offering lessons since 1991 and, with more than 600 prestigious educators and over one million users to date, has emerged as the preeminent service for musical education for guitarists. With such an illustrious reputation, it was naturally time for the company to expand. TrueFire now grants users access to production lessons and tutorials by artists from electronic mus...
This New Device Beams Music Straight Into Your Head With No Physical Connection
A disruptive new listening device is anticipated to hit the market in 2021. A prototype device that could shape the future of listening to music has launched, and stunningly, it requires no physical connection. The Noveto Systems SoundBeamer has the ability to create a personalized sound bubble by broadcasting music directly into the listener’s head. That means no one around the user can hear the sounds beaming from the device. Understandably, the experience often leaves users in disbelief because, according to feedback from early demos, the sound feels as though it is occupying a complete 360° space. During a recent demo held by Product Manager Ayana Wallwater, one tester was playing a war game using the device, and all the while she was completely unable to hear th...
