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The End of Artist Development: Why Labels Now Collect Music Artists Instead of Making Them
In the age of streaming, catalog gold rushes, and AI music sludge, the record business has quietly changed its job description. For most of the ... -
This city is the best for concerts. Too bad it sucks for musicians.
The Cities Are Buzzing. The Real Question Is: Where Should an Artist Build? Every so often, a piece of research comes along that does more ... -
The Japan Pipeline: Vintage Synths Transition from Workhorses to Asset Classics
Spend ten minutes browsing Reverb or eBay and a pattern emerges: a striking number of vintage synthesizers—especially Yamaha—are coming out of Japan, often described as ... -
Reverb.com and the Future of the Musical Instrument Business
Over the past decade, Reverb.com has evolved from a niche online marketplace into a central pillar of the musical instrument ecosystem. For musicians, it has ... -
Special Report Part 2: The Gear That Didn't Get Away
This year’s NAMM Show has come and gone, and while we approached this year’s show with a certain sense of excitement and apprehension, we’d be ... -
The Current State of Atmos in Music
A Format Comes of Age Over the past several years, Dolby Atmos has evolved from an experimental curiosity into a visible pillar of the modern ... -
Special Report Part 1: What We Learned at The NAMM Show
There’s a particular kind of optimism that only exists inside a convention center. Under the bright lights in Anaheim, the music industry runs on handshakes, ... -
Humans Make Art. Artificial Intelligence Cannot. The prescription for “combating” AI music.
Michael Whalen is a two-time Emmy Award-winning composer and music supervisor, recording artist, producer, and music industry career coach through his company, Artist Expansion. Learn ... -
The 2023 NAMM Show Report: a Triumphant Return
Additional reporting by Matt Abrams, Jason Buchwald, Dominic Guss, Bruce Sokolovic, Angel Sokolovic The 2023 Post-NAMM Show Wrap-Up. What Really Impressed Us? After the Pandemic ... -
2020: State of the Mac
2020: State of the Mac is MusicPlayers.com's overview of the Macintosh platform landscape from the perspective of selecting the right Apple hardware for your needs ...
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