Maarten

@maarten

I operate at the intersection of music, technology, and education

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Music Critics Converge

Michelle Santiago Cortés dirt.fyi

MUSIC x and Media

For anyone who likes to think about music instead of just playing it in the background - read this

Is AI making us dumb? | TechCrunch

Amanda Silberling techcrunch.com

MUSIC x and AI music

Not if we understand how it works

'It's a credit crunch': Why are so many festivals cancelling again in 2024? · News ⟋ RA

Michael Lawson ra.co

MUSIC x and Fandom

More generally, it’s not beginnings and ends that count, but middles. Things and thoughts advance or grow out from the middle, and that’s where you have to get to work, that’s where everything unfolds.

– Gilles Deleuze, On Leibniz

Community building

‘We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go?

theguardian.com

MUSIC x

James Blake’s music subscription model is a fantasy that disadvantages fans and musicians

theguardian.com

MUSIC x and Crypto music

The conversation should be around the value of music

An (Opinionated) Critical Guide to DIY Digital Publishing

medium.com

Music Tech / Future of Music

The End of the Subscription Era is Coming

Nick Hilton nickfthilton.medium.com

Media

Can we imagine what will come after the subscription economy? Will it just be a case of bundeling everything up again?

Limp Bizkit’s $200 Million Lawsuit: Copyright Claims Against Universal Music Group Can Move Ahead in Federal Court

Thania Garcia variety.com

MUSIC x